Saudi Arabia Immigration

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  "Will Be Killed If Sent Back": Saudi Woman Stopped From Entering Thailand

  A Saudi woman held at Bangkok airport said she would be killed if she was repatriated by Thai immigration officials, who confirmed the 18-year-old was denied entry to the country Sunday.

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  4 Air India Crew Members Detained In Saudi Arabia For Not Showing Original Passports

  Four crew members of Air India were detained by the Saudi Arabia police last week as they could not show them the original copies of their passport. According to an Air India pilot, crew members of all airlines are required to deposit their passports at the immigration office at Jeddah, which issues a certificate.

• 21 Indians Arrested in Saudi Crackdown on Illegal Expatriates

  In a major crackdown on illegal immigrants, police in Saudi Arabia have arrested 21 Indians for residing illegally in the country, media reported on Tuesday.

• Indo-Saudi Arabia pact to end role of middlemen in recruiting workers

  India and Saudi Arabia are likely to sign a new agreement soon to put an end to the role of middlemen permanently in the recruitment process of Indian domestic workers to the Kingdom, a media report said today.

• Filipinos camp outside consulate waiting to leave Saudi

  Some 300 Filipinos have been camping outside their consulate in Jeddah for weeks waiting for documents and help to leave Saudi Arabia, as a crackdown on illegal migrants intensifies.

• Two dead as foreigners, police clash in Saudi capital

  Thousands of African migrants residing illegally in Saudi Arabia's main city of Riyadh surrendered to police on Sunday.

• Two killed in Saudi amid crackdown on illegal expatriates

  Two people have been killed in clashes in Saudi Arabia amid a nationwide crackdown on illegal expatriates, police said on Sunday.

• No leniency for illegal foreign workers: Saudi Arabia

  Saudi Arabia said Saturday that there would be no leniency shown toward those organisations who hire illegal immigrants, Xinhua reported.

• 1.34 lakh Indians return, Centre watching situation in Saudi Arabia

  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 today said.

• Kerala government to help returnees from Saudi Arabia

  Kerala government has worked out schemes to help expatriates who return from Saudi Arabia due to implementation of new labour law 'Nitaqat' which mandates companies to hire locals, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said in Thiruvananthapuram today.

• Petition seeking to bring Tamils living in Saudi Arabia filed

  A petition was filed in the Madras High Court on Wednesday seeking to bring back over 6,000 Tamils living in Saudi Arabia without citizenship and have been asked to leave the country before November.

• Foreign workers queue to quit Saudi Arabia

  Tens of thousands of foreign workers are trying to leave Saudi Arabia after the government of the world's No. 1 oil exporter said they would be forgiven any fees or fines for visa violations such as overstaying or switching jobs.

• Indian passport problem in Saudi Arabia resolved

  The problem of Saudi Arabian immigration authorities not accepting newly designed Indian passports has been resolved, according to the Indian embassy in Riyadh.

• Reports of possible human trafficking at Saudi-owned US residence

  Immigration officials have removed two domestic workers from a Virginia home owned by the government of Saudi Arabia as part of an investigation into a report of human trafficking.

• New Saudi labour law not to affect genuine workers: Salman Khurshid

  India has ruled out any impact on genuine workers in Saudi Arabia as a result of the Kingdom's new labour policy, saying that only illegal immigrants will be affected by the 'Nitaqat' law.