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Saudi Arabia waives overdue work permit fees for eligible Yemeni workers
Saudi Arabia has announced measures to help Yemenis in the country correct their work and residency status.
One 60-day initiative, starting October 11, covers professional Yemeni workers who were recorded as absent from work before June 16, 2026.
They can transfer to a new employer without the new employer paying their overdue work permit fees.
New fees will be counted from the date the worker transfers.
The measures also provide routes for Yemenis with expired residency permits or absence reports to transfer their services through approved online platforms, subject to requirements including a valid Yemeni passport and a medical check.
Some Yemenis without travel documents can apply for a free six-month visit visa, while certain expired visit visas and visitor IDs can be extended for six months.
The wider status-correction measures are set to run for two months, and workers seeking to use the work-transfer initiative must book a virtual appointment through Qiwa.
Saudi Arabia will waive overdue work permit fees for eligible Yemeni workers covered by a status-correction initiative.
The initiative allows eligible professional workers who were absent from work before June 16, 2026, to transfer to new employers.
New work permit fees will be calculated from the date of transfer, rather than including previous overdue amounts.
The initiative is scheduled to run for 60 days from October 11, 2026.
- Who
- Eligible Yemeni professional workers who were absent from work before June 16, 2026.
- What
- Saudi Arabia will cancel their overdue work permit fees when they transfer to a new employer.
- When
- The initiative starts October 11, 2026, and lasts 60 days.
- Where
- Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- To help eligible workers correct their status and transfer to new employers without carrying over overdue fees.
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The cutoff date for eligible professional Yemeni workers who were absent from work.
The Qiwa platform announced the work permit fee exemption.
The 60-day initiative is scheduled to begin.
- Eligible workers
- Yemeni professional workers absent from work before June 16, 2026
- Launch date
- October 11, 2026
- Duration
- 60 days
- New fee calculation
- From the date the worker transfers to the new establishment
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