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, Sri Lanka and Yemen are working in Saudi Arabia, a majority of them belong to India. Informed sources here said the problem in implementing Nitaqat for the Saudi employers was that not only they had to reserve 10 per cent jobs but also give a minimum of 3,000 Saudi Riyals per month as salary to them. Whereas expatriates workforce, including Indians would work for even 900 or 1000 Saudi Riyals per month, they said.

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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-India Labor Cooperation: A Bridge to Prosperity
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Saudi-India Labor Cooperation: A Bridge to Prosperity

The Hindu  

Saudi Arabia and India maintain a strong and multifaceted partnership, with Indian expatriate workers playing a significant role in the Kingdom's workforce. The bilateral relationship has been bolstered by recent high-level talks and substantial investments, focusing on economic collaboration and mutual prosperity. Initiatives such as the Skills Verification Program and the Labor Reform Initiative have enhanced the skills and employability …

Saudi Arabia Simplifies Visa Options For Indian Tourists, Here's Your Guide To A Seamless Trip
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Saudi Arabia Simplifies Visa Options For Indian Tourists, Here's Your Guide To A Seamless Trip

ABP News  

Are you planning to visit the Middle East and looking for a luxurious vacation? Visa Process And Requirements: Previously, Indian tourists had to go through a lengthy visa process, but now Saudi Arabia has introduced a simplified visa series for Indian tourists under its Saudi Vision 2030, aiming to make India its number-one tourism market. New Visa Options For Indians: …

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 …

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 …

Expat exodus could keep lid on Saudi unemployment rates
4 years, 9 months ago

Expat exodus could keep lid on Saudi unemployment rates

Al Jazeera  

Joblessness among Saudi nationals is expected to remain at about 12 percent this year, despite sharp economic downturn. The expected departure of more than a million overseas workers from Saudi Arabia could help keep a lid on unemployment among the kingdom’s citizens even as the economy contracts the most in two decades. A foreign exodus of that magnitude as the …

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, …

'Ate from garbage bins, worked more than 20 hours a day,' says Kerala woman who escaped from Saudi Arabia after 8 months
7 years, 5 months ago

'Ate from garbage bins, worked more than 20 hours a day,' says Kerala woman who escaped from Saudi Arabia after 8 months

Firstpost  

Manjusha Om, a 38-year-old woman from Kerala who fell victim of trafficking managed to escape her employer in Saudi Arabia after eight months Manjusha Om, a 38-year-old divorcee from Kerala and mother of two girl children aged 14 and 8, emigrated to Saudi Arabia to earn little extra money last March. “Still, I can’t believe that I returned home somewhat …

Saudi Arabia's family tax from 1 July could be the last straw for many Indians
7 years, 9 months ago

Saudi Arabia's family tax from 1 July could be the last straw for many Indians

Firstpost  

As the Saudi Arabia government goes ahead with its goal of transitioning the country with nearly an all-Saudi workforce, many a Gulf dream is shattered Oil-rich Saudi Arabia has been a popular destination for expatriates since they didn’t have to pay tax on their income and could get most utilities and many other essential commodities at highly subsidised price. The …

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 …

No pay, 500 Indians suffer in Bahrain
8 years ago

No pay, 500 Indians suffer in Bahrain

The Hindu  

A large number of Indian workers in Bahrain have sought the support of the Ministry of External Affairs, continuing the trend of difficulties faced by labourers from India in Gulf countries. Mission is working for a speedy resolution to the issue.” The news from Bahrain came even as the Telangana government reached out to Ms Swaraj seeking to free twenty-nine …

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 …

VK Singh to leave for Saudi Arabia to assess problems of thousands of jobless Indians
8 years, 7 months ago

VK Singh to leave for Saudi Arabia to assess problems of thousands of jobless Indians

Firstpost  

Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh will leave for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday night to assess difficulties of thousands of Indians. New Delhi: Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh will leave for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday night to assess difficulties of thousands of Indians, who have lost their jobs, and finalise modalities of bringing back those …

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 …

Do right by India’s real NRIs
9 years, 3 months ago

Do right by India’s real NRIs

The Hindu  

Every detail of the latest story of abuse of Indian workers in West Asia is both horrifying and painfully emblematic of the condition of Indian migrants to these countries. Journalists investigating the construction of the 2022 FIFA World Cup infrastructure in Qatar found Indian workers were among those living in cramped accommodation for low wages and long hours under often …

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 …

Saudi Arabia is keen to participate in the Make in India initiative-India TV news
9 years, 11 months ago

Saudi Arabia is keen to participate in the Make in India initiative-India TV news

India TV News  

New Delhi: Saudi Arabia, the largest supplier of crude oil to India, is keen to participate in the Make in India initiative of the Narendra Modi government and has asked its businesspeople to explore the opportunities in India under the scheme, the kingdom's envoy has said. He said that Saudi Arabia is inviting its business people to explore the opportunities …

Leave strife-torn Yemen, India tells its citizens
10 years ago

Leave strife-torn Yemen, India tells its citizens

The Hindu  

As Yemen’s Shia-Sunni conflict spreads, forcing President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi to flee his home in Aden and rebels advance on the capital, India on Wednesday issued an urgent advisory, telling its citizens to leave Yemen. Clearance for nurses To that end, the government has made emigration clearance mandatory for Indian nurses seeking overseas employment in 18 countries, including Yemen, …

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 …

India signs labour pact with Saudi Arabia
11 years, 2 months ago

India signs labour pact with Saudi Arabia

The Hindu  

India signed a labour cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia on Thursday that will cover about a quarter of the 28 lakh Indian expatriates working there and could be the stepping stone for a more comprehensive pact covering all Indian workers in the Gulf Kingdom, said official sources. The Agreement on Labour Cooperation for Domestic Service Workers Recruitment, inked by Overseas …

India to ink labour cooperation pact with Saudi Arabia
11 years, 2 months ago

India to ink labour cooperation pact with Saudi Arabia

The Hindu  

India will sign on Thursday a labour cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, which will benefit a quarter of the 28 lakh Indians working in the Gulf kingdom. Labour Minister Abdul Fakieh, an important figure in the Saudi Cabinet for India which has the largest number of expatriates in the Kingdom, will sign the agreement with Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs …

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 policy triggers riots in Riyadh, 2 killed
11 years, 4 months ago

Nitaqat policy triggers riots in Riyadh, 2 killed

The Hindu  

Saudi authorities and migrant workers, mostly from east Africa, clashed on Saturday in a southern district of Riyadh — the violence being attributed to the government’s Nitaqat policy aimed at expanding employment opportunities for Saudi nationals. The Saudi daily Arab News reported that violence broke out when a group of men, angered by the Kingdom’s campaign against illegal expatriate workers, …

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 …

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, …

Foreign workers stay home to escape Saudi visa crackdown
11 years, 4 months ago

Foreign workers stay home to escape Saudi visa crackdown

Live Mint  

Riyadh: The streets of the Saudi Arabia capital Riyadh were unusually quiet on Monday as many expatriates stayed at home to avoid the start of a government crackdown on illegal foreign workers. Building sites were deserted, Riyadh’s stuttering rush-hour traffic flowed smoothly and many shops and market stalls were closed in normally busy neighbourhoods that are home to large numbers …

Nitaqat: grace period ends
11 years, 4 months ago

Nitaqat: grace period ends

The Hindu  

The Saudi Arabian government will impose the Nitaqat law from Monday, sending fears among large sections of expatriates from Kerala. A large number of unskilled Keralites who reached Saudi Arabia on the so-called “free visa” had reportedly gone underground fearing the law. Although there was no mass exodus during the grace period which ended on Sunday, many Malayalis returned home …

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 …

Relief in Kerala after Nitaqat deadline extension
11 years, 8 months ago

Relief in Kerala after Nitaqat deadline extension

The Hindu  

Indian expatriates, particularly those from Kerala heaved a big sigh of relief on Tuesday as the King of Saudi Arabia ordered extension of the Nitaqat deadline by four months. The Saudi government’s gesture would give all workers without valid work permits the opportunity to legalise their stay in the Kingdom and allow others to return without harm to their future …

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 …

Nitaqat: Saudi Arabia rejects plea for grace period extension
11 years, 10 months ago

Nitaqat: Saudi Arabia rejects plea for grace period extension

The Hindu  

Saudi Arabia has ruled out extension of the three-month grace period that will end on July 3 for expatriate workers to get their work and residency papers corrected before the enforcement of the Nitaqat’ Saudisation scheme begins. At a meeting of heads of foreign missions and labour counsellors at embassies called by the Saudi Labour Ministry at Riyadh on Saturday …

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. …

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