Article 30 of the Saudi Enlisted Personnel Service Law
المادة 30 من نظام خدمة الأفراد · الفصل السابع: النقل والترحيل
The article sets out the cases in which a member and his family members are carried both ways, or provided economy tickets or their value, such as working abroad, long secondment, scholarship and transfer abroad.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يتم اركاب الفرد وافراد عائلته ذهاباً واياباً على احدى طائرات القوات المسلحة أو تؤمن لهم تذاكر الاركاب بالدرجة السياحية بالطائرة أو يصرف له ما يعادل قيمة التذاكر السياحية بالطائرة في الحالات الآتية:
أ- إذا كان الفرد يعمل في الخارج ورغب في قضاء اجازته داخل المملكة وذلك كل سنتين.
ب- الانتداب في الداخل أو الخارج لمدة تزيد عن (90) يوماً.
ج- الالحاق بالعمل في منطقة غير منطقة عمله ولمدة لا تزيد عن (90) يوماً.
د- العطلات الدراسية التي لا تقل عن شهر وذلك عندما يكون الفرد في دورة تدريبية أو دراسية تزيد مدتها عن سنة سواء كان في الداخل أو في الخارج.
هـ- الابتعاث للداخل أو الخارج في دورة تدريبية أو دراسية تزيد عن ستة أشهر.
و- النقل من داخل المملكة إلى خارجها والعكس أو من جهة إلى أخرى خارج المملكة.
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 30 explained in plain English
This article differs from the provision on carrying the member alone, as it covers the member and his family members. This is both ways by one of three means: being carried on armed forces aircraft, being provided economy class tickets, or being paid the equivalent of their value. The cases are:
- (a) If the member works abroad and wishes to spend his leave inside the Kingdom, and this is every two years.
- (b) Secondment inside or outside the country for a period exceeding 90 days.
- (c) Attachment to work in an area other than his area of work for a period not exceeding 90 days.
- (d) School vacations of not less than one month, when the member is on a training or study course lasting more than a year inside or outside the Kingdom.
- (e) Scholarship in a training or study course exceeding six months.
- (f) Transfer from inside the Kingdom to outside it and the reverse, or from one body to another outside the Kingdom.
To determine who falls within "his family members", refer to Article 2, which defines the member's family as including the persons registered in his family register.
The time limits in each case must be observed as stated. For example, only a member whose course exceeds a year and whose vacation is not less than a month benefits from case (d). Anyone who needs to apply these cases to their situation may consult a lawyer specialized in administrative matters and military service affairs.
Practical example
Staff Sergeant Mishal was sent on scholarship abroad for a two-year study course, and his wife and children registered in his family register traveled with him. Under paragraph (e), economy class round-trip tickets are provided for them or their value is paid, and during a school vacation of not less than a month paragraph (d) also applies.
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 30 of the Saudi Enlisted Personnel Service Law
Is a military member working abroad entitled to tickets for his family?
Yes, if he wishes to spend his leave inside the Kingdom, and this is every two years.
Are tickets paid for the family in a secondment?
Yes, if the secondment is inside or outside the country for a period exceeding 90 days.
Which family members of the member are covered by the tickets?
Article 2 defines the member's family as including the persons registered in his family register.
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