The Saudi Ministry of Labor and Social Development has issued new rules for expatriate work licenses and levy.
Under the new regulations, a fee of SAR 100 will be paid by companies per foreign worker to issue a one-year work permit.
Fees will be collected annually upon issuing or renewing work licenses, the ministry added.
Starting 2018, companies, where expats outnumber Saudis, will pay a monthly levy of SAR 400 per expat worker, which will be gradually increased by SAR 200 annually to SAR 800 in 2020, the ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
The "fiscal year" method will also apply to entities with unified numbers. The fiscal year for a unified number entity will begin with the first license issued or renewed, after implementing the new fees.
The unified-number entities, with work licenses issued before the end of this year will only pay the required fees for the period falling in 2018.
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Expat. Workers Fees (SAR) |
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Date of Implementation |
Less than the number of Saudis |
More than the number of Saudis |
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Annual |
Monthly |
Daily |
Annual |
Monthly |
Daily |
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Nov. 14, 2012 |
- |
- |
- |
2,400 |
200 |
6.6 |
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Jan. 1, 2018 |
3,600 |
300 |
10 |
4,800 |
400 |
13.3 |
|
Jan. 1, 2019 |
6,000 |
500 |
16.6 |
7,200 |
600 |
20.0 |
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Jan. 1, 2020 |
8,400 |
700 |
23.3 |
9,600 |
800 |
26.6 |
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