Saudi Immigration Laws

• 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 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.