Article 29 of the Saudi Enlisted Personnel Service Law
المادة 29 من نظام خدمة الأفراد · الفصل السابع: النقل والترحيل
The article sets out the cases in which a member alone is carried on armed forces aircraft both ways, or provided two economy tickets or their value, such as secondment, treatment, investigation and field leave.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يتم اركاب الفرد بمفرده ذهاباً واياباً على احدى طائرات القوات المسلحة أو تؤمن له تذكرتا ركاب بالدرجة السياحية بالطائرات أو يصرف له ما يعادل قيمة التذكرة السياحية بالطائرة في الحالات الآتية:
أ- إذا انتدب في الداخل أو الخارج لمدة لا تزيد عن "..." يوماً.
ب- إذا أوصى التقرير الطبي بعلاجه في بلد داخل المملكة أو خارجها خارج مقر عمله وكذلك في حالة التوصية بالمثول أمام هيئة طبية أو للكشف الطبي الخاص بالعمل في غير مقر عمله كما يتم اركاب مرافق إذا استدعت الحالة الصحية ذلك.
ج- إذا منح إجازة ميدانية.
د- إذا دعي للمثول امام هيئة تحقيق أو محاكمه.
هـ- إذا استدعته الحكومة للأدلاء بشهادة امام احدى المحاكم أو الهيئات بالواقعة خارج مقر عمله.
و- إذا اقتضت المصلحة اجراء اختبارات مسابقة في غير مقر عمله.
ز- إذا كلف بالحضور في المهرجانات الرياضية والاستعراضات أو الحفلات.
ح- في حالة وفاة زوجته أو أحد والديه أو أحد أولاده في المملكة عند ما يكون خارج المملكة منتدبا أو مبتعثا أو يعمل في الخارج.
ط- في حالة الالحاق بالعمل في منطقة غير منطقة عمله ولمدة لا تزيد عن (90) يوماً.
ي- في حالة الابتعاث للداخل أو الخارج في دورة تدريبية أو دراسية لا تزيد مدتها عن ستة شهور.
This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers
Article 29 explained in plain English
This article establishes the right of the member alone to travel both ways by one of three means: being carried on one of the armed forces aircraft, being provided two economy class passenger tickets, or being paid the equivalent of the value of the economy ticket. This applies in the following cases:
- (a) Secondment inside or outside the country for a period not exceeding a number of days that does not appear in the published text.
- (b) If the medical report recommends his treatment outside his place of work inside the Kingdom or abroad, or appearing before a medical board, or for the medical examination specific to the work at a place other than his place of work, with a companion carried if his health condition requires it.
- (c) Granting him field leave.
- (d) Summoning him to appear before an investigation or trial board.
- (e) The Government calling him to give testimony before a court or board outside his place of work.
- (f) Sitting competition tests at a place other than his place of work if the interest requires it.
- (g) Assigning him to attend sports festivals, parades or ceremonies.
- (h) The death of his wife, one of his parents or one of his children inside the Kingdom while he is outside it on secondment, on scholarship or working abroad.
- (i) Attachment to work in an area other than his area of work for a period not exceeding 90 days.
- (j) Scholarship in a training or study course not exceeding six months.
The essential limit is that the article concerns the member alone, except for the companion in the medical case. Anyone who needs to determine their case precisely may consult a lawyer specialized in administrative matters and military service affairs.
Practical example
Sergeant Hassan works in Hail, and the medical report recommended his treatment at a hospital in Riyadh, and his condition requires a companion. Under paragraph (b) he is carried both ways on an armed forces aircraft, or provided two economy tickets or their value is paid, and a companion is carried with him.
Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.
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Frequently asked questions about Article 29 of the Saudi Enlisted Personnel Service Law
Is a military member entitled to travel tickets for treatment outside his place of work?
Yes, if the medical report recommends his treatment outside his place of work, and a companion is carried with him if his health condition requires it.
Do the tickets in this article cover the member's family?
No. The article provides for carrying the member alone, with a companion carried in the medical case if his condition requires it.
Is a member on scholarship entitled to a ticket when one of his parents dies?
Yes, if his wife, one of his parents or his children die inside the Kingdom while he is outside it on secondment, on scholarship or working abroad.
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لا يجوز نقل الفرد من وحدته إلى أي وحده أخرى أو من جهة إلى أخرى الا بناء على مقتضيات مصلحة العمل شريطة أن تتلائم الوظيفة المنقول إليها الفرد مع رتبته واختصاصه وي
- Article 28Amended by M/28
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يصرف للفرد بدل ترحيل وفقاً للأحكام التي تحددها اللائحة التنفيذية، وذلك عند تعيينه لأول مرة في الخدمة، أو نقله من بلد إلى آخر داخل المملكة، أو نقله من داخل الممل
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- Article 31
The article provides for returning a member working outside the Kingdom and his family to it by economy class air travel when his service ends, and transporting his body to the Kingdom at his family's request at his body's expense if he dies.
في حالة انتهاء خدمة الفرد الذي يعمل خارج المملكة يتم ترحيله وعائلته إلى المملكة بالطائرة بالدرجة السياحية وفي حالة وفاة الفرد فيتم بطلب عائلته نقل جثمانه إلى ال
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يحق للفرد الذي يتمتع بإجازة سنوية أن يحصل على تذكرة اركاب ذهاباً واياباً بنصف الأجرة له ولزوجته وأولاده على طائرات مؤسسة الخطوط الجوية العربية السعودية وفي حدود
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