Pakistan, April 10 -- Saudi Arabia's General Directorate of Passports has announced a major relief for expatriate families: residents can now renew their Iqama (residency permit) even if their ...

Establishing residency in Saudi Arabia hinges on understanding the two principal routes: obtaining an Iqama via employment or applying for Premium Residency through independent means. The Iqama route ...

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has announced that the Saudi government has granted a six-month grace period for ...

According the dominant opinion among Muslim scholars, it is a collective duty to perform Azan and Iqama at mosque for the five obligatory prayers. In simple words, if some Muslims (in a given town or ...

Previously, the requirement that all family members be in Saudi Arabia had led to delays and potential legal risks if the Iqama expired. Under the updated guidelines, families can maintain their ...

In most occasions he said he would find difficulty coming because of his exams. He is now considering letting his iqama lapse and starting the process of obtaining a new iqama after his studies. A ...

The Saudi Arabian government has announced a new Iqama (residency permit) policy for expatriates. The rules related to Iqama renewal have been changed in this. The Saudi government says that ...

“Instructions do not permit to convert a visit visa into a regular iqama for individuals,” the Saudi General Directorate of Passports said, according to the Saudi news portal Al Mars ...

17 April 2012 The Ministry of Labor will issue work permits to foreigners on the basis of their performance in the professional skills tests to be conducted by authorities in due course, according to ...

After Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif and Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal, another federal minister has allegedly been found in possession of an iqama (permit to work abroad). An iqama has ...

Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Passports has announced a new policy allowing residents to renew their “Iqama” (residency permit) even if one of their dependents or companions ...