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How to transfer Iqama sponsorship in KSA 2022?

In Order to transfer Iqama Sponsorship orKafeel Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia, expats have to go through a lengthy procedure which is explain below. As per Article 39 of Saudia Labor Law, an expatriate employee is not allow to work for anyone other than his Kafeel or sponsor.

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Note: As per the new rules for the transfer of sponsorship in Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia, the employee transfer is done through Qiwa. The below procedure has become obsolete now.

Recommend: How to transfer employees through Qiwa Website in Saudi Arabia-2021?

Do you have a transferable Iqama?

If Have First of all, you need to check if your Iqama is transferable. An iqama is transferable if your employer has agreed to transfer your sponsorship.

– Can your new employer transfer your Iqama?

Before you accepting the job offer, you need to check if your new employer can transfer your sponsorship in Saudi. The new sponsor needs to meet all of the following conditions to accept the transfer:::

  • All employees should must have a valid Iqama.
  • There is no employee who hasn’t received Iqama within 3 months of arrival in Saudi Arabia.
  • Salaries are paid on time through the Wage Protection System.
  • The Niqat Category Of The Employer must be green.
  • The citizens of some countries are not allowed to transfer their Iqama example Thailand.

How to process online Iqama Transfer:

– First Create Request For Your Iqama Transfer

Your new employer will create a request to transfer the sponsorship through the Ministry of Labor account.

– Required Document: Copy of your Iqama.

Accepting the Request in the system

Ask your old employer to accept the Iqama transfer request in the MOL system.

After the acceptance, your Iqama sponsorship is transfer to the new employer in the Labor System.

Pay the fee for the transfer of sponsorship

– Pay the fee to transfer Iqama sponsorship within 12 days of acceptance of the request to complete the process in Jawazat.

– As per Article 40 of Saudi Labor Law, the employer is responsible to pay the fee.

– Once the transfer is complete, you can check the new of your new Kafeel through Absher.

– Once it is complete, you can visit any Jawazat office to get the print of your new Iqama.

Cancellation of Request

As per iqama transfer rules, there are two possible ways canceling an online request for the transfer of sponsorship created in the MOL system;

  • Leave the request without acceptance, it will automatically be canceled after 90 days.
  • Withdrawal of the request by the new employer.

Two requests for Iqama transfer cannot be create at a time for one expatriate worker.

Manual Process to transfer sponsorship

In case you want to transfer your sponsorship to an individual who does not have the MOL account. You will have to follow the manual procedure of Iqama transfer.

  • Request a Demand Letter from your new employer. (Sample Letter)
  • Request two letters from your current employer addressing to the Labor Office and Jawazat. (Sample Letters)
  • The new employer will visit the labor office and Jawazat along with the above-mentioned letter to complete the process of Iqama transfer.

Iqama transfer under Huroob

As per iqama transfer rules, it is ban to transfer the sponsorship of an employee whose status has set as Huroob. Here are different ways to remove Huroob.

Iqama transfer of Domestic Workers

The transfer of sponsorship of a domestic worker from an individual to an establishment has been ban.

The transfer of sponsorship establishment or companies Individuals is still ban.

The government of Saudi Arabia allow the transfer of sponsorship of a domestic worker to establishment or companies in 2020 after 7 years if the following two conditions meet;

  1. His Iqama was renewed for not more than one year last time.
  2. He will have to change his profession.

Source: LISA

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