No.
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Violation
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Penalties
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1
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Non-reporting
for Iqama renewal prior to 3 days of its
expiry without applicable reason
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If the applicant's employer is an
individual or private company or
establishment, he shall be required to pay
double the Iqama fees.
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If the applicant is working for a
governmental institute, the institute is
responsible for submitting new Iqama and
Iqama renewal requests of their personnel
within 2 months of recruiting them and
before its expiry. In case of delay, the
institution shall be required to
investigate with the employee responsible
of this delay to decide the disciplinary
action for such violation.
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2
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Resident
who fails to prove his holding of an Iqama
and all information he was asked
to present during his residency in
the Kingdom
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If
he failed to provide an applicable reason
for the concerned authority, he shall be
fined as follows:
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1000 S.R. first instance.
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2000 S.R. second instance.
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3000 S.R. third instance.
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3
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Non-reporting
to cancel or renew exit/re-entry visa or
final exit visa prior to its expiry
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He
shall be fined as follows:
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1000 S.R. first instance.
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2000 S.R. second instance.
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3000 S.R. third instance.
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He shall be provided with a new visa if
required, as per the statutory procedures.
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4
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Non-reporting
loss of passport or Iqama within 24 hours
as a maximum
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He
shall be fined as follows:
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1000 S.R. first instance.
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2000 S.R. second instance.
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3000 S.R. third instance.
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5
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Practice
of work by the dependants such as wives
and children
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He
shall be fined as follows:
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1000 S.R. first instance.
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2000 S.R. second instance.
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3000 S.R. third instance and the issue
will be referred to the Minister of
Interior for his direction towards
termination of the violator's Iqama and
deport him.
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6
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Overstaying
in the Kingdom upon visa expiry
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The violator shall be subjected to
statutory penalties as custody, fining and
deporting.
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Finalising his deporting procedures after
collecting the statutory fines, issue an
exit visa for him and expedite his travel.
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If the violator came to visit a resident,
the matter shall be referred to the
Minister of Interior to issue directives
towards the resident who harboured him to
terminate his Iqama and deport him.
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7
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Employing
an expatriate with a visitor's visa
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If the visa was valid he shall be
deported.
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If the visa was expired he shall be
deported after implementing the statutory
procedures.
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The employer shall be fined according to
the statutory measures, if the employer is
an expatriate resident; he will be
reported to the authorities after
implementing the statuary penalties
towards him, to consider his deportation.
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8
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Obtaining
or helping an individual to obtain a
forge Iqama or visa by himself.
Taking employment or helping any
individual to take an employment based on
forgery or cheating.
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If the violator is an expatriate, he shall
be fined 10,000 S.R. or imprisoned for 3
months or both, along with the termination
of his Iqama and deportation from the
Kingdom.
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If the violator is a Saudi Citizen, he
shall be fined 10,000 S.R. the first time.
15,000 S.R. in the second time along with
one month imprisonment. 15,000 S.R. in the
third time along with 3 months
imprisonment. Type of violation shall be
considered while applying the penalty.
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These penalties are applicable to the
principal perpetrator, partner and
contributor.
• Paid
money shall be confiscated in all
cases.
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Fines are multiplied according to the
number of individuals involved and
violations.
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9
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Submitting
forgery documents or providing false
statements to Saudi authorities in the
Kingdom or abroad to obtain for himself or
for another individual an Iqama or any
kind of visas.
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See
penalties in paragraph 8.
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10
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Forgery,
easement or changing the content of
foreign travel documents or Iqamas, and
circulating them.
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See
penalties in paragraph 8.
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11
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Trading
entry visas
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See
penalties in paragraph 8.
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12
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Delaying
application and applicants, by service
offices, finalising applications illegally
and dealing with aliens directly (not
through the employer), employing
expatriates in the office, accepting
applications not signed by the employer or
authorised signatories and incomplete
signatures and attests or exceeding their
authorization in expedition specially
Saudi passport applications and Iqama
applications for those who came to the
Kingdom with a non-working visa.
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the
following measures shall be taken against
any violating service office (despite the
prejudice for any penalties provided in
statutory as in Forgery, bribery, passport
and Iqama regulations):
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In the first instance, an official warning
shall be sent to the office by the
director of passports office to which the
service office pursuer reports, if the
violation doesn't necessitate further
action.
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If the violation was repeated or was a
gross one, the matter shall be referred to
the Ministry of Commerce (being the
authority in charge of issuing licenses to
service offices) proposing a suitable
penalty of suspension varying from three
months, six months or a year or
termination of the office's license
according to repetition of violation and
its size.
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13
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Return
of the deported alien to the Kingdom after
his expulsion.
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In the first instance, the fine is 1000
S.R. and re-deportation.
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For the second instance, the fine is 2000
S.R., 5 months imprisonment and
re-deportation.
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The fine shall be collected from the
deportee immediately upon showing his
readiness to pay it, to avoid the
possibility of delaying during the
finalisation of his procedures.
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14
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Sheltering
the overstayer after performing his Hajj
or Umrah, harbouring him or assisting him
to stay illegally in the country
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If the violator is an expatriate resident,
his fines are 10,000 S.R., or one month
imprisonment, or both along with the
termination of his Iqama and deporting
him.
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If the violator is a citizen, his fines in
the first instance are 10,000 S.R. and
minimum two weeks imprisonment. For the
second instance, his fines are 20,000 S.R.
and 1 month imprisonment. Third instance
fines are 30,000 S.R. and three months
imprisonment.
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Fines are multiplied according to the
number of individuals involved.
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If the citizen wasn't able to pay his
fines, he shall be imprisoned for an
interval between 1 to 6 months.
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Publish the violator's penalty in the
local press with the judgment thereon
according to the censure instructions.
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In case of renting a residence to the
overstayer, the renter shall be considered
a violator. He shall submit a pledge which
shall be kept for future reference. If
violation repeated, the housing unit shall
be closed for six months, and for one year
in the second violation and in the third
instance the closure will be for two
years.
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In the first instance, Saudi violator's
age and health condition shall be
considered for imprisonment duration,
evidenced by attested documents.
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15
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Hajj,
Umrah guest or the Prophet's Mosque
visitor, who is self employed, and works
for his own account or who didn't leave
the country after his visa expiry.
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Fine is 10,000 S.R. or one month
imprisonment or both.
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His documents shall be copied and sent to
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order
to notify the Saudi Embassy in his country
to suspend granting him a visa for Umrah
or visit before a year minimally
of his deportation.
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He shall be deported at his own expense.
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16
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Hajj,
Umrah guest or the Prophet's Mosque
visitor, who travels outside Makkah,
Jeddah or Madinah during validity of the
visa granted to him or after its expiry.
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Fine is 10,000 S.R. or one month
imprisonment or both .
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He shall be deported at his own expense.
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Investigate the role of the establishment
responsible for his entry in the
occurrence of the violation before
imposing the penalty.
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17
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Transporting
a guest for Hajj, Umrah or the Prophet's
Mosque visitor outside the established
routes specified for him by the
establishment responsible for his arrival
and departure during his visa validity
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If the carrier is an expatriate resident,
the fine is 10,000 S.R. or 1 to 3 months
imprisonment or both in addition to
deportation.
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If the carrier is a citizen, the first
instance fine is 10,000 S.R. or 1 to 3
months imprisonment or both. Second
instance fine is 20,000 S.R. or 3 to 6
months imprisonment. Third instance fine
is 30,000 S.R. or six months imprisonment.
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Fines are multiplied according to the
number of individuals involved.
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Investigate the role of the establishment
responsible for his entry in the
occurrence of the violation to be punished
if the violation was established.
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18
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Transportation
of an Umrah or Hajj guest, or the
Prophet's Mosque visitor outside the
established routes specified for him by
the establishment responsible for his
arrival and departure after the expiry of
the validity of the visa.
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See penalties in paragraph 17.
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Publish the violator's penalty in the
local press with the judgment thereon
according to the censure instructions.
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19
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Overstayer
employment who arrived the Kingdom by
non-work visa
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If the violator is an expatriate resident,
the fine is 10,000 S.R. or one month
imprisonment or both in addition to
deportation.
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If the violator is a citizen, the first
instance fine is 10,000 S.R.. Second
instance fine is 20,000 S.R. or one month
imprisonment or both. Third instance fine
is 30,000 S.R. or three months
imprisonment.
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Fines are multiplied according to the
number of individuals involved.
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The overstayer shall be deported on his
employer's expenses.
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In the first instance, the violator shall
be deprived from the right to recruit
expatriates for one year. Two years for
the second instance and three years for
the third.
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If the citizen wasn't able to pay his
fines, he shall be imprisoned for an
interval between 1 to 3 months.
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Publish the violator's penalty in local
press with the judgment thereon according
to the censure instructions.
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Investigate the role of the establishment
responsible for the overstayer entry into
the country in employing him illegally
prior to imposing the penalty.
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20
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Non-reporting
(by the employer) regarding a runaway
employee in accordance with instructions
regulating this matter.
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In the first instance, the employer fine
is 5,000 S.R.. Second instance, fine is
10,000 S.R. and for third, fine is 15,000
S.R. in addition to one month
imprisonment.
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Fines are multiplied according to the
number of non-reported runaway employees.
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The runaway employee shall be deported at
his employer's expense. If he was working
for his own, he shall be deported at his
own expense.
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In the first instance, the violator shall
be deprived from the right to recruit
expatriates for one year. Two years for
the second instance and three years for
the third.
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Sending a copy of the management
notification to the patrol command to
investigate the establishment's status.
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21
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Resident
working for another employer or for his
own account.
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Termination of his Iqama and he shall be
deported.
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22
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Employing
an expatriate who was recruited to work
for another employer, by an expatriate
resident.
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If the employer was an expatriate
resident, the fine is 5,000 S.R. or one
month imprisonment or both in addition to
deportation.
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If the employer was a citizen, the first
instance fine is 5,000 S.R.. Second
instance fine is 10,000 S.R. or one month
imprisonment or both. Third instance fine
is 20,000 S.R. or three months
imprisonment or both.
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The employer allowing his employee to work
for a third party without reporting their
runaway in accordance with the respective
instructions, shall be penalized with the
penalties referred to in paragraphs
(a-b-c-d) of violation No. (20), in
addition of sending a copy of the
management notification to the patrol
command to investigate the establishment's
status.
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Fines are multiplied according to the
number of individuals involved.
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The violator expatriate shall be deported
at his employer's expense. If he was
working for his own, he shall be deported
at his own expense.
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In the first instance, the violator shall
be deprived from the right to recruit
expatriates for one year. Two years for
the second instance and three years for
the third.
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23
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Employer
leaving his employees working for their
own account or in return for amounts, paid
by them, to him.
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The employer shall be fined 5,000 S.R. and
one month imprisonment for the first
instance. Second instance fine is 20,000
S.R. and two months imprisonment. Third
instance fine is 50,000 S.R. and three
months imprisonment.
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Fines are multiplied according to the
number of individuals involved.
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Expatriate violator shall be deported at
his own expenses.
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In the first instance, the violator shall
be deprived from the right to recruit
expatriates for one year. Two years for
the second instance and three years for
the third.
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Sending a copy of the management
notification to the patrol command to
investigate the establishment's status.
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24
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Employing
an infiltrator, accommodating or
sheltering him.
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If the employer was an expatriate
resident, the fine is 10,000 S.R. and one
month imprisonment in addition to
deportation.
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If the employer was a citizen, the first
instance fine is 10,000 S.R. and two weeks
imprisonment. Second instance fine is
20,000 S.R. and one month imprisonment.
Third instance fine is 50,000 S.R. and
three months imprisonment.
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Fines are multiplied according to the
number of individuals involved.
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The infiltrator expatriate shall be
deported at the expense of the employer,
accommodator or whoever sheltered him.
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In the first instance, the violator shall
be deprived from the right to recruit
expatriates for one year. Two years for
the second instance and three years for
the third in addition of reporting to the
Ministry of Commerce or municipality in
order to terminate his register or
license.
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Publish the violator's penalty in local
press with the judgment thereon according
to the censure instructions.
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If the violation was committed by an
establishment; a copy of the management
notification shall be sent to the patrol
command to investigate the establishment's
status.
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25
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Transporting
expatriates who doesn't have legal Iqama
(resident permit), expatriates with an
expired visa or without IDs within Kingdom
regions, including their transport to the
Holy shrine of Hajj and Umrah, by means of
transport.
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For the first instance the carrier fine is
10,000 S.R. and one month imprisonment.
Second instance fine is 20,000 S.R. and
three months imprisonment. Third instance
fine is 30,000 S.R. and six months
imprisonment.
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Fines are multiplied according to the
number of individuals involved.
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Means of land transport shall be
confiscated in case of repeating
violation, whether such means were owned
by the carrier, the accessory or the
colluding party.
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No confiscation may by effected unless by
a judicial judgment.
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Publish the violator's penalty in local
press with the judgment thereon according
to the censure instructions.
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If the carrier is an expatriate resident,
his Iqama shall be terminated and he shall
be deported to his country after the
application of the penalty taken against
him.
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26
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Non-submission
(by captains of sail vessel, aircraft
pilots and drivers of cars and other means
of transport) of the passengers manifest
of no passports or equivalent documents
and if they recognized that such
passengers held no such documents or if
they didn't prevent the above passengers
from landing in the Kingdom or from
disembarking on its territorial waters or
if they allow such passengers to disembark
, even though, they were in possession of
travel document in ports, airports and
points of entry other than the official
ones as set out in article three of the
Residence Regulations with the exception
of the compulsory reasons.
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For the first instance the violator fine
is 5,000 S.R.. Second instance fine is
5,000 S.R. or one month imprisonment or
both. Third instance fine is 5,000 S.R.
and five months imprisonment.
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27
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Colluding
and participating in expatriates' entry
into the Kingdom's land or territorial
waters or assisting them to departure it
with the objective of smuggling them out.
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• For
the first instance the violator fine is
5,000 S.R. or five months imprisonment or
both.
• Second
instance fine is 5,000 S.R. and one year
imprisonment in addition of notifying the
Board of Grievances in order to confiscate
the means of land transport used in
smuggling if they were owned by the
smuggler, participator or colluder.
• Third
instance fine is 5,000 S.R. and two years
imprisonment in addition of notifying the
Board of Grievances in order to confiscate
the means of land transport used in
smuggling in accordance with the above.
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28
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Expatriate
working for an employer other than the one
recruited him and whose name is noted down
in his work permit, prior to his release
by the latter and the approval of the
concerned authority on the services
transfer.
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The employee shall be deported from the
country at his employer expenses and
deprived from the right to return to the
Kingdom before the lapse of two years from
his deportation date.
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Provide a copy of the worker's travel
documents to the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs in order to prevent him from
coming back during the above mentioned ban
period.
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29
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Submission
of false notification regarding a runaway
expatriates from their sponsors.
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Violator's fine is 5,000 S.R. in addition
of submitting a written notification to
the authority which issued his license in
order to study the establishment's status.
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30
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Harbouring
a runaway expatriate from the employer who
recruited him.
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The runaway expatriate fine is 2,000 S.R.
or two weeks imprisonment with the
termination of his Iqama.
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The citizen violator fine is 2,000 S.R. or
two weeks imprisonment for the first
instance. Second instance fine is 3,000
S.R. or six weeks imprisonment.
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The runaway expatriate procedures shall be
finalised and he shall be deported at the
expense of the party harboured him.
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31
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Runaway
resident who was captured by the security
authorities or by his employer.
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The runaway resident shall be arrested
until the finalisation of his deportation
procedures.
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The runaway resident shall be deported at
the expense of the party that harboured or
employed him. If he was captured working
for his own account, he shall be deported
at his own expense. Employer shall not be
obliged to deport him if the period of the
notice exceeded three months. He shall
then be deported at the expense of the
state by written permission from the
General Director of Passports.
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32
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Non-reporting
to the Passports Department of the
disengagement of any expatriate labourer
or his absence from work for two days
without stating any reasons.
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In the first instance, the fine is 1,000
S.R.
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For the second instance, the fine is 2,000
S.R.
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For the third instance, the fine is 3,000
S.R.
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If the labour was captured working for a
third party or for his own account and it
was alleged that he runaway, the employer
status shall be reviewed to find out his
other labours situation and their
locations.
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33
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Employment
of an expatriate who has no work license
by any company, commercial house,
contractor or employer.
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The employer fine is 1,000 S.R.
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Fines are multiplied according to the
number of individuals involved.
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34
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Transporting
individuals who aren't in possession of
pilgrimage licenses to Makkah during the
period specified by the respective
authority
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If the carrier was an establishment, it
shall be fined 2,000 S.R. at the first
instance, 5,000 S.R. in the second and
10,000 S.R. at the third. If the carrier
was a citizen or resident working for his
own account, they shall receive the same
penalty.
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Fines are multiplied according to the
number of individuals involved.
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