List of professions reserved for Saudi Nationals

While coming to KSA on work visa, always read your contract very carefully specially see the profession provided by your employer because your profession is very important. Many benefits are based on your profession like

1. Travelling to Gulf countries
2. Visit visa for family
3. Family permanent visa

Other than these benefits very important point is , if your profession is in the list of reserved professions for Saudi Nationals, any time you can be terminated from the job once any Saudi National is available for that job

Following professions are reserved for only Saudis in Saudi Arabia;

1. Cashier
2. Chief administrator of human resources at government and private sector companies
3. Complaint Clerk or Claims Clerk
4. Custom Broker or Custom Clearance Employee
5. Director of personnel relations
6. Director of labor affairs
7. Duty Clerk or Attendance Control Clerk
8. Employment clerk
9. Executive HR Manager
10. Female Sales Specialist for Ladies Shop
11. Head of Personnel Department
12. HR Manager
13. Key Specialist
14. Labor Affairs Manager
15. Receptionist (general)
16. Receptionist (hospitals)
17. Receptionist (hotel)
18. Recruitment Clerk or Employment Clerk
19. Representative or Broker
20. Security Guard
21. Staff Affairs Clerk or Personal Affairs Clerk
22. Staff Relations Manager
23. Staff Relations Specialist
24. Individual Affairs Clerk
25. Time-keeper
26. Typist

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Procedure to cancel the final exit

Accordingly to MOL laws , your final exit can be cancelled withing the given time period. You employer can request to cancel the final exit.

You need to follow below steps to cancel the final exit

 

• First of all you need to fill the form to cancel the final exit visa. Copy of form can be obtained from the agents sitting in front of Jawazat office.
• This form needs to be signed and stamped by the Kafeel /Employer who processed your Final Exit Visa.
• Your employer will have to write a letter requesting Jawazat to cancel the final exit visa. All your relevant details should be mentioned in that letter. This letter needs to be attested by the Chamber of Commerce of the city from where your employer is registered. 
• If expiry date of your Iqama has been passed, you need to pay fee for the renewal of Iqama as well.
• Attach two photographs with white background
• Attach copy of the final exit visa
• Attach copy of the Iqama
• Attach copy of the Passport

 

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Final Exit Procedure / Process

What is Final Exit

Final exit means when you leaving Saudi Arabia permanently. Either you resigned from your employer or your employ terminate the contract with you or if you violate any law here , govt can send you on final exit. 

Procedure for Final Exit

Follow the below steps while you going on final exit

Resign and Notice Period

If you are terminating the contract or resigning , always put one month notice period to your employer to get EOS benefits and to avoid any issues

Notice period to house owner

Give notice period to your house owner, sale your house hold items and clear your all house related issues

Disconnect Landline and Other Post Paid SIM Cards

Disconnect your landline and post paid sim cards, if you defaulter of any connection you will face issues on airport. 

Traffic Fines

f you have any traffic fines or tickets under your name, try to clear them as soon as possible. Pay your traffic fines before leaving , else you will face issue at airport

Sale and transfer your Car Ownership

You must sale your car and confirm your car is transferred to new owner. Other wise you will not able to exit from Saudi Arabia airport

Pay off Electricity Bill

 Pay all electricity bills , electricity bills have no impact on your final exit but ethically you should pay the bills

Surrender Your Credit Cards

Payable amount at your credit card can stop your departure from the airport. It is very important that you pay off all the bills on the credit card and deactivate them. Before leaving make sure that your all credit cards are de activated because some times banks shows you card are de activated but in actual they are not de activated 

Withdraw you money from bank

Withdraw your money from the bank , because after that your account will be frozen

Send extra money to your home country account

before leaving , you must send extra money to your home country because you can not carry more that 10,000$ with you

End of Service Benefits

End of Service Benefits will be given to you after processing the final exit visa from Saudi Arabia. It is better to think before remitting your End of Service Benefits to your native country.

Get the Police clearance certificate

Its advisable before leaving the kingdom , must get your police clearance certificate  becuase you will need this in future while you travelling to any country.

Now , once you did every thing, ask your employer to give you final exit paper. Clear your every thing with your employer before issuing final exit paper. 

Once you received the final exit paper, you have limited time mentioned on your final exit paper to leave KSA. You must leave the Kingdom before that date other wise you will face so many issues. 

Once you reach to airport, you will surrender your Iqama at airport and they will stamp the final exit stamp on your passport. 

Keep the final exit paper on safe place , because next time if you will come to KSA your agent will ask for this paper.

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Rights of employees accordingly to labor laws - Know your rights under labor law of Saudi Arabia

Most the employees don't know about their rights which govt has provided them. Most of employees specially expats employee even feel scared to talk about their rights. Every one must know the rights that MOL have provided to the employees.

Simply You can only claim your right if you know about it. We have mentioned below all employee rights that every one must know.

Employment or Recruitment Expenses

Accordingly to MOL , all recruitment expenses should be beard by your employee un till unless its mentioned on your contract that you will bear the cost and you accepted the contract.

• Visa expense
• Travel Expense 

Iqama Expense

Its your right that your employer provides you Iqama on your arrival to KSA withing 90 days starting from the arrival date. Employer will bear all the expenses related to this (According to Article 40.1 of Saudi Labor Law). If your sponsor does not provide you Iqama within three months of your arrival to Saudi Arabia, you can search another job and transfer your sponsorship without permission of employer.

 Passport Right

Accordingly to MOI Its your right to keep passport with you. MOL have announced a heavy plenty on employer if they hold your passport

End or Service Benefits

Accordingly to MOI your employer have to pay you EOS benefits on your final exit , if you completed service for two years except any exceptions mentioned in your contract

Contract Copy

Accordingly to MOI its your right to have a contract copy with you signed by your employer and you . Its MOL rule that contract will be in Arabic you can request for English copy too

Working Hours and over time

Accordingly to labor law you can work maximum 48 hours in a week, if you employer ask to work more than that hours , you are eligible to get over time benefits(1.5 times of normal time wages) Except any exception case if any thing mentioned in your contract.

Entitled leaves

You are entitled the leaves accordingly to the MOL, except the exception if its mentioned in your contract. Read our article to know the leaves policy by mol

New changes in vocations or leaves policy for saudi workers

Termination / Resignation 

An employee needs to give proper notice to his employer if he wants to leave the organization and same goes with the employer. 

Death or Disability at work site

If an employee dies or gets permanent partial or full disability on the work site, he is entitled to compensation for Work Injury under Saudi Labor Law  from sponsor 

Relocation Of employee by employer

As per the changes in Saudi Labor Law approved by Ministry of Labor, an employer cannot transfer an employee to another location without written permission of the employee.

Payment Schedule

An employer cannot change the payment schedule (monthly, weekly, daily, hourly) of the employee without having written consent of the employee.

Additional Work

As per Article 38 of the Saudi Labor Law, an employer cannot assign the work to an employee in addition to what has been agreed upon between them. In case of emergency, even if he has to assign it, it will not be more than 30 days in a year.

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Procedure to check the traffic voilations under your Iqama from absher

Always pay the traffic voilations within one month of voilation other wise you will face many issues. Below are few examples

1. You cannot transfer the car
2. You can not get final exit visa
3. Plenty of not paying fine on time

Some times when you violate some traffic rule, no SMS is is received due to some technical issues. So always check if if you have any traffic violations

Steps to check Health Insurance Status

Go to http://moi.gov.sa/

Change the language from Arabic to English


Click on Electronic Inquires > Public Query Traffic Violations






Enter Iqama Id, Image code and click on view button. It will show you the violations if you have.

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How to check your vehicle insurance status - Procedure to check the expiry of Vehicle insurance

While living in KSA, vehicle insurance is compulsory for all vehicles. If you don't have insurance or your insurance is expired and you caught up in an accident there will be heavy penalty and might be prison if you can't afford the accident expense.

Always check your vehicle insurance its expired or not. You can easily check the vehicle insurane by following below easy steps

Steps to check Vehicle Insurance Status

Go to http://moi.gov.sa/

Change the language from Arabic to English


Click on Electronic Inquires > Public vehicle insurance validity

Enter Iqama Number, Plate Number , Image code and click on view button. It will show you the status of your vehicle.

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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology MS and PhD Scholarships 2016 for National / International Students

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology MS and PhD Scholarships 2016 for National / International Students

Kaust-scholarship-2016

Applications are invited for KAUST Fellowship for enrolling in PhD and MS/PhD program for Fall 2016

Subjects offered

Fellowship is awarded in all subjects offered at KAUST.

Field of study

MS program.

PhD program

Number of Scholarships offered

Many number of scholarships offered

Duration of Degree

Standard duration for MS and PHD program

Scholarship Description

KAUST aspires to be a destination for scientific and technological education and research. By inspiring discoveries to address global challenges, we strive to serve as a beacon of knowledge that bridges people and cultures for the betterment of humanity. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is offering PhD and MS/PhD Fellowship for fall 2016.

Scholarship Benefits
Full tuition support
Monthly living allowance (ranging between $20,000-30,000 annual, depending on qualifications and progression through degree programs)
Housing
Medical and dental coverage
Relocation support

Eligibility Criteria

MS Eligibility Criteria

KAUST requires a minimum TOEFL score of 79 on the IBT (Internet Based Test) or 6.0 on the IELTS (International English Language Testing System). The KAUST admissions code is 4107. Only official TOEFL or IELTS scores will be accepted. TOEFL or IELTS scores for tests administered by an educational institution for admission to that particular institution are not acceptable.

A TOEFL or IELTS score is not required if the applicant received a degree from an accredited institution in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, or New Zealand.

KAUST does not require the GRE exam for admission. However, we strongly encourage students to take the GRE general test. A high quantitative score on the GRE will enhance a student's application. Official test results should be sent directly from ETS. The KAUST admissions code is 4139. The average GRE quantitative score for admitted students is currently 774 out of 800.

PHD Eligibility Criteria

Ph.D. program requires the successful completion of at least 96 credit hours, (inclusive of previous Master’s Degree coursework). Qualification and advancement to candidacy are contingent upon

Successfully passing Ph.D. coursework

Designating a research advisor

Successfully passing a qualifying exam

Writing and orally defending a research proposal. Possible outcomes include pass, failure with complete retake, failures with partial retake, and failure with no retake. Students not permitted to retake the exam, or who fail the retake, will be dismissed from the University. The maximum allotted time for advancement to candidacy for a student entering with a M.S. degree is two years; three years for students entering with a B.S.

How to Apply/Documents Required/Application Form Download

Applications should be submitted online.

Click on the link to apply now Online Application

Attach all documents like university Transcript/ Mark sheets/ Graduation Certificate/ Academic and other necessary documents

A scan of the official transcript provided by the university in the native language must be uploaded into the online application along with the certified English translation.

Your transcript must include the university grading scale for all documents submitted. If offered admission, an official final transcript must be sent to the Office of Admissions prior to arrival (during the on boarding process) in a sealed envelope via post.

Last Date to Apply/Application Deadline

1^st January 2016.

Contact us

Mailing Address
Graduate Affairs
Engineering Building (Building 9), Suite 4328
4700 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Thuwal 23955-6900
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

admissions@kaust.edu.sa

Official Site

For more information’s and details visit university official website Official Site

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