Article 9 of the Saudi Rules on Expatriate Violators

Article 9 explains where the expatriate violator stays in the period between his arrest and his deportation. It provides that he is sheltered in the shelter centers established for this purpose, until he is deported.

The expatriate violators meant here are the categories referred to in these rules. The text is not limited to a particular category but refers to all of them with the phrase "those referred to in these rules".

The text defines the purpose and end of the sheltering, which is deportation: the center is a temporary place until deportation is completed. The article does not state the length of the sheltering or the details of establishing or managing the centers.

The article connects to Article 8, which bars every deported expatriate from entering the Kingdom for the periods and under the procedures set by a regulation issued by decision of the Minister of Interior, which completes the path: sheltering, then deportation, then a bar on entry. It also connects to Article 10, under which the Ministry of Interior applies to the violators referred to in Articles 1, 3 and 4 the penalties provided in Articles (4) and (5) of the Regulation of the Treatment of Arrivals to the Kingdom. Someone who has a relative or worker in a shelter center and wants to understand his legal position may consult a specialist lawyer in residency laws and administrative cases.