Article 5 of the Saudi Temporary Work Visa Regulation
المادة 5 من اللائحة التنظيمية لتأشيرات العمل المؤقت والعمل المؤقت لخدمات الحج والعمرة · الفصل الثاني: تأشيرة العمل المؤقت
Article 5 makes the Ministry responsible for reviewing temporary work visa applications, determining their numbers and issuing the necessary permits in accordance with the specified conditions and controls.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
تتولى الوزارة دراسة طلبات تأشيرة العمل المؤقت، وتحديدَ أعدادها، وإصدار الأذونات اللازمة، وذلك وفق الشروط والضوابط المحددة.
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 5 explained in plain English
This article identifies the body that first deals with an application for a temporary work visa, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, and assigns it three tasks:
- Reviewing the applications submitted by establishments.
- Determining the numbers of visas; submitting an application does not mean obtaining the whole number requested.
- Issuing the necessary permits.
All of this is done in accordance with the specified conditions and controls. The article does not detail these conditions, which include the purposes, occupations and requirements the Ministry determines under Article 2. An establishment should therefore base its application on those conditions so that it is not delayed or rejected.
The permit the Ministry issues is not the visa itself; Article 6 explains that the Ministry sends the permits automatically to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to issue the visa after the Kingdom's missions abroad verify the worker's eligibility. Anyone who needs to assess the position of their application may consult a lawyer specializing in recruitment and visa regulations.
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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Active contributorFrequently asked questions about Article 5 of the Saudi Temporary Work Visa Regulation
Who reviews a temporary work visa application?
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, which determines the numbers of visas and issues the necessary permits.
Does an establishment get the full number of visas it requests?
The text makes determining the numbers of visas a matter for the Ministry, in accordance with the specified conditions and controls.
More articles on Temporary Work Visa
- Article 2
Article 2 gives the Ministry, in coordination with the relevant entities, the power to set the purposes and occupations of the temporary work visa and the technical and professional requirements for the worker.
1- تحدد الوزارة، بالتنسيق مع الجهات ذات العلاقة، الأغراض والمهن التي تشملها تأشيرة العمل المؤقت. 2- تحدد الوزارة بالتنسيق مع الجهات ذات العلاقة الاشتراطات الفني
- Article 3
Article 3 makes the temporary work visa valid for one year from issuance and cancels it automatically if unused; it may be cancelled earlier at its holder's request, with the fee recovered.
1- مدة صلاحية تأشيرة العمل المؤقت (سنة) من تاريخ صدورها. 2- تلغي الوزارة -آليًّا- تأشيرة العمل المؤقت غير المستخدمة بعد انتهاء مدة صلاحيتها، أو قبل ذلك بناءً عل
- Article 4
Article 4 sets the stay of a temporary work visa holder at ninety days from entry, extendable once for an equal period, and requires the holder to leave before it ends.
مدة الإقامة لحامل تأشيرة العمل المؤقت (تسعون) يوماً من تاريخ دخوله بها للمملكة، وللوزارة تمديدها مدة مماثلة لمرة واحدة. وعلى حامل التأشيرة مغادرة المملكة قبل ان
- Article 6
Article 6 provides that the Ministry sends temporary work visa permits automatically to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to issue them after the Kingdom's missions verify the worker's eligibility.
ترسل الوزارة آليًّا الأذونات الخاصة بتأشيرة العمل المؤقت إلى وزارة الخارجية؛ لإصدار التأشيرة، بعد قيام ممثليات المملكة في الخارج باتخاذ الإجراءات اللازمة؛ للتحق
- Article 7
Article 7 requires the temporary work visa applicant to submit to the Kingdom's missions, before the visa is granted, a copy of the employment contract signed by both parties and medical insurance for the worker.
يقدم طالب تأشيرة العمل المؤقت إلى ممثليات المملكة في الخارج، قبل منحه التأشيرة، ما يأتي: 1- نسخة من عقد العمل الموقع من طرفيه. 2- تأمين طبي للعامل المطلوب له ال
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