Even if the worker’s sponsorship changes, the old sponsor will have to pay the entire levy dues on that worker. The new employer has to pay only the levy and other fees since the change of sponsorship.
First Published Sep 7, 2022, 10:49 PM IST
RIYADH: Foreign workers in Saudi Arabia have been allowed to transfer their sponsorship to the name of a new employer without paying the levy on identity document (Iqama). With this, workers who have not renewed their iqama will be able to transfer their sponsorship to the name of their new employer through the Ministry of Labour’s ‘Khiva’ website on their own.
This law applies to all categories of foreign workers in the country. With this, the current employer should renew the iqama of the workers whose sponsorship is about to change. Even if the worker’s sponsorship changes, the old sponsor will have to pay the entire levy dues on that worker. The new employer has to pay only the levy and other fees since the change of sponsorship.
In order to change sponsorship, the new employer must send an application stating that the worker is needed. With this, the worker can enter the Khiva portal of the Ministry of Labor and change the sponsorship. In the Khiva portal, the workers have to choose the option of transferring the levy and iqama fee unpaid by the old employer to his account and transfer to the new employer.
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Last Updated Sep 7, 2022, 10:49 PM IST
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