Helped out 14 lakh Indians in Saudi Arabia: MEA
11 years, 4 months ago

Helped out 14 lakh Indians in Saudi Arabia: MEA

The Hindu  

The government on Wednesday claimed that its proactive policy in Saudi Arabia helped avoid the deportation of 14 lakh Indians who managed to get their work documents regularised before the second deadline ended on November 3. While 1.3 lakh Indians had to return, India campaigned among its expatriates in Saudi Arabia to impress upon them need to have proper visa and work documents. The government engaged intensively with the parents of about 50,000 children studying in 10 Indian schools in Saudi Arabia. “While several countries have asked for yet another extension of the deadline of the Nitaqat policy, we did not do so because we ensured the orderly return of 1.3 lakhs and regularisation of over 14 lakhs without any one knowing about it.”

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Indian students in US must follow local laws, says government amid deportations
4 days, 19 hours ago

Indian students in US must follow local laws, says government amid deportations

India Today  

Indian students in the US should comply with American laws, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday following the detention of a postdoctoral fellow at the Georgetown University and self-deportation of another student to Canada. The Indian embassy and consulates in the US will help students facing any difficulties, Jaiswal said at his weekly media briefing while responding to …

9 Indians killed in road accident in Saudi Arabia, EAM Jaishankar offers condolences
1 month, 3 weeks ago

9 Indians killed in road accident in Saudi Arabia, EAM Jaishankar offers condolences

Firstpost  

As many as nine Indian nationals were killed in a road accident near Jizan in western Saudi Arabia, the Indian Consulate in Jeddah said on Wednesday As many as nine Indian nationals were killed in a road accident near Jizan in western Saudi Arabia, the Indian Consulate in Jeddah said on Wednesday. We deeply mourn the tragic loss of 9 …

‘Will take them back provided…’: India amid Donald Trump’s crackdown on ‘illegal immigrants’ in US
2 months ago

‘Will take them back provided…’: India amid Donald Trump’s crackdown on ‘illegal immigrants’ in US

Live Mint  

The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday insisted that India would take illegal migrants back if their nationality could be verified. The development came even as the newly appointed Donald Trump administration deported hundreds of migrants and arrested another 538 amid a massive crackdown. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal insisted during a briefing on Friday that New Delhi remained vehemently against …

Looking For A Job In Saudi Arabia? Work Visa Rules Tightened For Indian Workers. Details Here
2 months, 1 week ago

Looking For A Job In Saudi Arabia? Work Visa Rules Tightened For Indian Workers. Details Here

ABP News  

Saudi Arabia has tightened the rules for a work visa for Indian workers planning to apply for jobs in the Gulf country. The pre-verification requirement was first proposed last year as part of labour reforms in Saudi Arabia, in line with the Kingdom's Vision 2030 plan. In a post on X, Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Passports announced that dependents …

Saudi Arabia implements stricter work visa rules for overseas workers from January 14
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Saudi Arabia implements stricter work visa rules for overseas workers from January 14

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Six months after proposing the idea, Saudi Arabia has issued a circular requiring the pre-verification of professional and academic qualifications of Indian workers for all work visa applications from January 14. As of 2024, over 2.4 million Indian workers live in Saudi Arabia, including 1.64 million in the private sector and 785,000 in domestic work. Indian workers, including …

Saudi Arabia's stern message to Pakistan: Don't send your beggars, pickpockets under guise of Hajj pilgrim
1 year, 5 months ago

Saudi Arabia's stern message to Pakistan: Don't send your beggars, pickpockets under guise of Hajj pilgrim

India TV News  

In yet another embarrassment for cash-strapped Pakistan, Saudi Arabia has raised concerns with Islamabad as a majority of people who travel to the Kingdom are involved in either begging or pickpocketing. 90% of Pakistanis involved in pickpocketing in Saudi In a shocking claim, Rana Mahmoodul Hassan Kakar in the chair told the forum that almost 90 per cent of Pakistani …

India announces restoration of e-Visa services for Saudi nationals
2 years ago

India announces restoration of e-Visa services for Saudi nationals

Firstpost  

Riyadh : India announced that the facility of e-visa has been restored for nationals of Saudi Arabia with immediate effect. “The Embassy is happy to announce that the facility of e-visa has been restored for the nationals of Saudi Arabia with immediate effect in all five sub-categories i.e e-tourist visa, e-business visa, e-medical visa, e-medical attendant visa & e-conference visa,” …

Indians no longer need police clearance for Saudi Arabia visa. Details here
2 years, 4 months ago

Indians no longer need police clearance for Saudi Arabia visa. Details here

Hindustan Times  

Saudi Arabia on Thursday announced that it will be exempting Indian nationals from submitting a police clearance certificate while applying to travel to the country. The Saudi embassy released a statement underlining the “strong relations and strategic partnership between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of India”, saying that it has removed the earlier visa requirement. “The PCC …

Indian nationals no longer need Police Clearance Certificate for Saudi visa
2 years, 4 months ago

Indian nationals no longer need Police Clearance Certificate for Saudi visa

India TV News  

Saudi Visa Rules for Indians: The Saudi Arabia embassy in New Delhi on Thursday said that Indians would no longer need a Police Clearance Certificate to apply for Saudi visa. "In view of the strong relations and strategic partnership between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of India, the Kingdom has decided to exempt the Indian nationals from …

Indian government's welfare and development steps in J and K praised by Saudi daily
3 years, 11 months ago

Indian government's welfare and development steps in J and K praised by Saudi daily

Op India  

Taking note of the positive initiatives taken by the Modi government in Jammu and Kashmir, the Saudi Gazette, a newspaper based out of Saudi Arabia, had praised the Indian government for carrying out various development activities and public welfare initiatives, in the wake of the abrogation of Article 370. The Saudi daily stated that the youth in Kashmir have positively …

State intervention sought for Indian immigrants in West Asia
7 years, 1 month ago

State intervention sought for Indian immigrants in West Asia

The Hindu  

With Saudi Arabia and other West Asian countries tightening visa norms and recruiting locals to many jobs, there will be an exodus of Indian immigrants to the country. Like the Kerala government, Karnataka should forthwith take steps to address the concerns of the large number of immigrants hailing from Dakshina Kannada and other neighbouring districts, said Muneer Katipalla, State president, …

Gulf diplomatic crisis: MEA says local authorities assure support for welfare of Indians
7 years, 9 months ago

Gulf diplomatic crisis: MEA says local authorities assure support for welfare of Indians

Firstpost  

India said it is closely monitoring the situation in West Asia and that the countries have assured continued support for the welfare of the Indian diaspora New Delhi: India on Saturday said it is closely monitoring the situation in West Asia where several countries led by Saudi Arabia have cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar, and that the countries have …

Saudi crisis: Indians' repatriation still on
8 years, 5 months ago

Saudi crisis: Indians' repatriation still on

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: No timeline has been fixed for the repatriation of Indians in distress in Saudi Arabia, according to a Right to Information reply given by the embassy of India, Riyadh. The RTI reply given by the Riyadh embassy to Dominic Simon working in Riyadh said that the claims submitted by the workers to the embassy have already been handed over …

Return by Sep 25 or make your own arrangements: Sushma Swaraj to laid-off Indian workers in Saudi Arabia
8 years, 7 months ago

Return by Sep 25 or make your own arrangements: Sushma Swaraj to laid-off Indian workers in Saudi Arabia

India TV News  

Return by Sep 25 or make your own arrangements: Sushma Swaraj to laid-off Indian workers in Saudi Arabia Appealing to the Indian workers who have lost their jobs in Saudi Arabia to return to India by September 25, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday said that they will have to make their own arrangements for boarding, lodging and return …

Stranded Indian workers in the Gulf need more than a return ticket
8 years, 7 months ago

Stranded Indian workers in the Gulf need more than a return ticket

Live Mint  

Bengaluru/New Delhi: Finding a way to fly back home is just the tip of the iceberg as far as the problems faced by the unemployed Indian workers stuck in the Gulf are concerned. Singh’s visit last week, Saudi Arabia agreed to give exit visas to hundreds of jobless Indian workers to go back home at its own expense. In New …

Saudi Arabia to send stranded Indian workers back at its own expense
8 years, 7 months ago

Saudi Arabia to send stranded Indian workers back at its own expense

Live Mint  

New Delhi: In a diplomatic victory for India, Saudi Arabia has agreed to give exit visas to hundreds of jobless Indian workers there and will send them back home at its own expense. Making a suo motu statement in the Rajya Sabha, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said Saudi Arabia has also agreed to provide free medical facility and food …

Stranded Indian workers in Saudi Arabia recount ordeal
8 years, 7 months ago

Stranded Indian workers in Saudi Arabia recount ordeal

Live Mint  

Bengaluru/New Delhi: “I just want to go home,” Rajeshwar Kumar, 30, said over phone from a labour camp in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah city. On Wednesday evening, minister Singh put out a statement saying the claims regarding unpaid salaries of Indian workers stranded in Saudi Arabia will be “honoured” by the Saudi government. The minister said he had “a very good …

10,000 Indians stranded in Saudi Arabia to be brought back, says Sushma Swaraj
8 years, 7 months ago

10,000 Indians stranded in Saudi Arabia to be brought back, says Sushma Swaraj

Firstpost  

: The government is making all efforts to bring back the 10,000 Indian workers rendered jobless in Saudi Arabia and is also providing them food in camps. New Delhi: The government is making all efforts to bring back the 10,000 Indian workers rendered jobless in Saudi Arabia and is also providing them food in camps, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj …

Govt will bring back 10,000 Indian workers left jobless in Saudi Arabia: Sushma Swaraj
8 years, 7 months ago

Govt will bring back 10,000 Indian workers left jobless in Saudi Arabia: Sushma Swaraj

Firstpost  

The government is making all efforts to bring back the 10,000 Indian workers rendered jobless in Saudi Arabia, said Sushma Swaraj. New Delhi: The government is making all efforts to bring back the 10,000 Indian workers rendered jobless in Saudi Arabia and is also providing them food in camps, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said in the Lok Sabha on …

1,000 from Karimnagar languish in Saudi camps
8 years, 7 months ago

1,000 from Karimnagar languish in Saudi camps

Deccan Chronicle  

KARIMNAGAR: The families of people who have gone to Saudi Arabia for work are anxious over the plight of the migrants due to the crisis in the Islamic nation. Union external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj’s tweet that over 10,000 migrants were facing hunger in Saudi Arabia has created anxiety in the district. About 10 per cent of the total population …

Govt looking to evacuate Indian workers from Saudi Arabia
8 years, 7 months ago

Govt looking to evacuate Indian workers from Saudi Arabia

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India is looking at evacuating a large number of its expatriate workers facing an uncertain future in Saudi Arabia after job cuts in the construction industry, a government official said on Sunday. More than 10,000 Indians working in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are estimated by India to be without jobs after low oil prices forced governments in the …

S Arabia puts condition to let maimed maid return to India
9 years, 4 months ago

S Arabia puts condition to let maimed maid return to India

Hindustan Times  

There is no end in sight for the ordeal of an Indian maid whose hand was chopped off by her Saudi Arabian employer last month for complaining against poor work conditions. Family members of Munirathinam Kasthuri, the Indian maid whose hands were chopped off by her Saudi Arabian employer for complaining against poor work conditions. External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj …

Of human bondage
10 years, 8 months ago

Of human bondage

The Hindu  

THE flow of low-wage workers from India to West Asia, which began with the oil boom in the Gulf countries in the 1970s, has all along brought with it concerns about human rights abuses that migrant workers are subjected to in many host countries. The report, “Exploited Dreams: Dispatches from Indian migrant workers in Saudi Arabia”, based on interviews with …

India cautions women workers in Saudi Arabia not to go on strike
11 years ago

India cautions women workers in Saudi Arabia not to go on strike

India TV News  

Riyadh: India has warned its nationals in Saudi Arabia against nefarious attempts by "self-styled social workers" to instigate Indian women workers to go on a strike. "It has come to the notice of the Embassy that some self-styled social workers and illegal agents have been instigating some Indian female workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to go on strike. …

Indian expats in Saudi not worried about new labour policy
11 years, 2 months ago

Indian expats in Saudi not worried about new labour policy

Firstpost  

Expatriate Indians in Saudi Arabia feel that the new labour policy of that Gulf nation will not affect them as they are generally law-abiding citizens. New Delhi: Expatriate Indians in Saudi Arabia feel that the new labour policy of that Gulf nation will not affect them as they are generally law-abiding citizens. “Indians are law-abiding people and the Saudi government …

7 Indians deported from Saudi Arabia
11 years, 2 months ago

7 Indians deported from Saudi Arabia

The Hindu  

Seven Indian workers have been deported from Saudi Arabia for visa violation, reports said on Sunday. Of a total of 22 Indians in the Abha detention centre, only seven were eligible to return home, said Indian social worker Ashraf Kutichal. The Abha chapter of the Overseas Indian Cultural Congress paid 1,000 Saudi riyals each for the release of the expatriates …

Saudi Arabia seeks to allay fears in India over new labour law
11 years, 4 months ago

Saudi Arabia seeks to allay fears in India over new labour law

The Hindu  

In its first reaction since the controversial drive under a new labour law, Saudi Arabia today said that over 1.4 million Indians have regularised their job status and asserted that action was taken against illegal workers irrespective of their nationality. Amid concerns over return of large number of Indians following implementation of the ‘Nitaqat’ legislation, the Embassy of Saudi Arabia …

Nitaqat: Govt watching situation in Saudi
11 years, 4 months ago

Nitaqat: Govt watching situation in Saudi

The Hindu  

With 1.34 lakh Indian workers already returning to the homeland, Government is closely watching the situation in Saudi Arabia which is targeting illegal foreigners under its new labour policy, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi on Tuesday said. “1.34 lakh Indians have already come back from Saudi Arabia,” Mr. Ravi said. Asked if the move will adversely effect India’s remittances, …

Over a million Indians secure their stay ahead of Saudi deadline
11 years, 4 months ago

Over a million Indians secure their stay ahead of Saudi deadline

The Hindu  

Anxiety has gripped a section of foreign workers – mostly in the blue collar category – who face a Sunday deadline to either find new jobs or complete formalities for their exit from Saudi Arabia as the Arab state has embarked on a new set of labour laws to generate more employment for its own nationals. The Indian embassy in …

13,048 Keralites return from Saudi since July
11 years, 5 months ago

13,048 Keralites return from Saudi since July

The Hindu  

Nearly 90,000 Indians have returned from Saudi Arabia so far during the grace period granted by the Kingdom for undocumented workers under its Nitaqat rules, say officials of the Indian Embassy in Riyadh. The Embassy, on Monday, urged Indian nationals in Saudi Arabia to correct their legal status before the grace period ends. Many Indians have made use of the …

6,000 Indians in regular jobs since Saudi amnesty
11 years, 6 months ago

6,000 Indians in regular jobs since Saudi amnesty

India TV News  

Riyadh: Nearly 6,000 Indian workers have secured full-time employment in Saudi Arabia since an amnesty was announced April 6 this year to enable workers staying illegally in the country regularise their residency. Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, Indian consul general in Jeddah, said the diplomatic mission helped 10,000 Indians to correct their status, either by transferring sponsorship, renewing residence permits or changing …

India getting Saudi exit visas for Nitaqat-hit emigrants
11 years, 8 months ago

India getting Saudi exit visas for Nitaqat-hit emigrants

The Hindu  

As the deadline for expatriates without valid work permits or employment in Saudi Arabia is set to end on July 3 under the Nitaqat labour law, the Indian government has made elaborate arrangements for their smooth exit as they have to leave the Kingdom before the expiry of the deadline. Though expatriates from many Asian countries including Pakistan, Bangladesh, Philippines, …

75,000 Indians to be deported from Saudi Arabia: UP, Kerala to be hit hard
11 years, 10 months ago

75,000 Indians to be deported from Saudi Arabia: UP, Kerala to be hit hard

India TV News  

75,000 Indians to be deported from Saudi Arabia: UP, Kerala to be hit hard Jeddah, May 25: With thousands of Indians set to return from Saudi Arabia due to the ‘Nitaqat' law, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has said state governments have been “forewarned” so that the situation does Jeddah, May 25: With thousands of Indians set to return from …

75k Indians register to leave Saudi Arabia under Nitaqat law
11 years, 10 months ago

75k Indians register to leave Saudi Arabia under Nitaqat law

Firstpost  

As of May 20, 75,000 Indians have registered with the Indian Embassy in Riyadh and the Consulate in Jeddah to be processed and be send back with ’emergency certificate'. Jeddah: Terming the ‘Nitaqat’ law as an “opportunity” for those who are stuck in Saudi Arabia for years, India today said that contrary to perceptions, the number of Indians coming to …

Nitaqat scheme tests Khurshid’s tightrope-walking skills
11 years, 10 months ago

Nitaqat scheme tests Khurshid’s tightrope-walking skills

The Hindu  

External Affairs Minister, Salman Khurshid, arrived in Saudi Arabia on Friday at a delicate moment when the demands for the welfare of around 75,000 Indian workers who may soon have to leave the country have to be balanced with calls for deeper energy and security ties with Riyadh. Mr. Khurshid said that over 4,000 Indian volunteers had come forward to …

27,000 more Indians in Saudi Arabia to get exit papers
11 years, 10 months ago

27,000 more Indians in Saudi Arabia to get exit papers

The Hindu  

India will issue at least 27,000 more Emergency Certificates to enable its citizens to leave Saudi Arabia for home after a new labour policy came into force in the Gulf Kingdom. The Indian Embassy in Riyadh has released a second list of verification and delivery process of Emergency Certificates for all Indian nationals who have applied at the embassy and …

Saudi: 27,000 Indians apply for exit papers in second batch
11 years, 10 months ago

Saudi: 27,000 Indians apply for exit papers in second batch

Firstpost  

India will issue at least 27,000 more Emergency Certificates to enable its citizens to leave Saudi Arabia for home after a new labour policy came into force in the Gulf Kingdom. Riyadh: India will issue at least 27,000 more Emergency Certificates to enable its citizens to leave Saudi Arabia for home after a new labour policy came into force in …

New concession for Indians in Saudi Arabia
11 years, 10 months ago

New concession for Indians in Saudi Arabia

The Hindu  

The Saudi Arabian government has announced a new concession to the expatriates who are affected by the new Nitaqat law to be enforced in the kingdom. Talking to The Hindu from Chennai, the Minister said, according to his information received from the Indian embassy in Riyadh, those expatriates who were staying illegally/overstayed could return to homeland without facing penal action. …

Nitaqat fallout: 18,000 Indians prepare to leave Saudi
11 years, 10 months ago

Nitaqat fallout: 18,000 Indians prepare to leave Saudi

The Hindu  

Over 18,000 Indians have approached the Indian embassy in Riyadh seeking ‘emergency certificate’ to leave Saudi Arabia amid concerns about possible job losses due to implementation of a new labour law. Over 18,000 applications for issuing ‘Emergency Certificates’ to return to India have been received till May 2, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi said in a written reply to …

Envoy urges Indians in Saudi to correct status or leave gracefully
11 years, 10 months ago

Envoy urges Indians in Saudi to correct status or leave gracefully

The Hindu  

Indian Ambassador in Saudi Arabia Hamid Ali Rao has appealed to the Indian community in the country to utilise the 3-month grace period to either regularise their stay or return to India, after the Kingdom adopted a new labour policy. “Our Embassy in Riyadh and our Consulate in Jeddah are currently undertaking a major campaign aimed at helping our fellow …

India-Saudi Arabia joint group to mitigate nitaqat fallout
11 years, 10 months ago

India-Saudi Arabia joint group to mitigate nitaqat fallout

The Hindu  

A India-Saudi Arabia joint working group has been formed that will work toward minimising the fallout of the Kingdom’s Nitaqat policy on Indians. Headed by Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister for Labour Affairs Ahamed Al Humaidan and Deputy Chief of Mission at the Indian Embassy Sibi George, the group would hunt for solutions such as providing alternative jobs within Saudi Arabia …

Saudi Arabia defers Nitaqat enforcement by three months
11 years, 11 months ago

Saudi Arabia defers Nitaqat enforcement by three months

The Hindu  

Expatriates, particularly from India, who are worried about losing their jobs when Saudi Arabia strictly enforces the “Nitaqat” law, have got a temporary relief. Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed told TheHindu from Malappuram on Saturday that the Indian government was informed that Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah had given those who had violated residence and labour laws of …

Government allays fears on job cuts in Saudi Arabia
11 years, 11 months ago

Government allays fears on job cuts in Saudi Arabia

The Hindu  

The government has allayed apprehensions of Saudi Arabia sending back Indians on a large scale because of its Nitaqat law, providing for mandatory recruitment of locals in private establishments. The government had dismissed the talk that the bulk of the 24.5-lakh Indians would have to return because the Saudi law provided for increased reservation from five to 30 per cent. …

Riyadh urged to give time to Indian expatriates
11 years, 11 months ago

Riyadh urged to give time to Indian expatriates

The Hindu  

Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed has said Saudi Arabia has been asked to implement the “Nitaqat” law — reserving 10 per cent of private jobs for locals — with a “human face” by giving enough time to Indian expatriates. The Minister, who is scheduled to visit Riyadh soon along with Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi to …

We’re constantly monitoring situation in Saudi: Vayalar Ravi
11 years, 11 months ago

We’re constantly monitoring situation in Saudi: Vayalar Ravi

The Hindu  

Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi on Friday said the Indian government was constantly monitoring the situation in Saudi Arabia through its embassy in Riyadh in view of the Kingdom’s proposed implementation of the “Nitaqat” programme in its employment sector. The Saudi Labour Ministry’s law seeks to make it mandatory for the private employment sector — comprising small and medium …

India raises concern over Saudi's new labour policy
11 years, 11 months ago

India raises concern over Saudi's new labour policy

Firstpost  

The Prince assured Ahamed that Saudi will always give the best consideration for Indians working in the Kingdom and values its very cordial relations with India. Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi on Thursday said he had asked the Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia to take up the issue with Riyadh and its labour ministry and ensure that there would …

India worried over new Saudi labour policy: Vayalar Ravi
11 years, 11 months ago

India worried over new Saudi labour policy: Vayalar Ravi

India TV News  

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 28: A new Saudi labour policy reserving 10 percent of jobs for locals is a major issue for India as it could lead to reduced employment there for Indians, a senior minister said Thursday. Yesterday I spoke to the Indian ambassador in Saudi Arabia and has asked him to keep me informed on all the developments," Minister for …

India trying to get more suspected IM members from Saudi Arabia
12 years, 4 months ago

India trying to get more suspected IM members from Saudi Arabia

India TV News  

New Delhi, Oct 30: India is trying get deported four of its citizens, suspected to be members of terrorist outfit Indian Mujahideen, from Saudi Arabia. Union Home Ministry officials said the four Indians, have been under the radar of security agencies for a long time for their alleged involvement in terror activities in the country.They did not disclose the names …

Krishna Asks Embassies In Gulf To Look After Indian Expats
12 years, 11 months ago

Krishna Asks Embassies In Gulf To Look After Indian Expats

India TV News  

Dubai, Apr 15: External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today asked Indian embassies in gulf nations to actively engage local governments to better the living and working conditions of millions of Indians in the region, who are the largest contributors of remittances back home. On a three-day visit to UAE during which Krishna will sign key agreements on double taxation …

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