Politics · Saudi Arabia · 16 hrs ago
Saudi Arabia opens two-month status-correction process for Yemeni workers
Saudi Arabia has begun a two-month process to help eligible Yemeni workers regularize their status.
It applies nationwide to professional and domestic workers whose residency permits have expired or who have been reported absent from work.
Workers must have valid travel documents to take part.
Those with expired permits can transfer to another employer who needs their services.
Workers with absence reports can have those reports canceled and transfer to a new employer.
Professional workers use the Qiwa platform, while domestic workers use Musaned, with coordination through Absher.
The process is intended to make employment transfers easier and protect the rights of workers and employers.
Saudi Arabia has begun a two-month process to correct the status of Yemeni workers residing in the country illegally.
The process covers workers with expired residency permits and workers reported absent from work, if they have valid travel documents.
Workers may transfer to other employers through digital platforms, without visiting government offices.
The process applies across all regions of Saudi Arabia and covers professional and domestic workers.
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development said the measures aim to implement royal directives, organize labor transfers and protect the rights of parties to employment contracts.
- Who
- Yemeni workers residing illegally in Saudi Arabia, including professional and domestic workers.
- What
- A two-month process to correct their status, including options to transfer to other employers.
- When
- It began on October 11, 2026, and will continue for two months.
- Where
- Across all regions of Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- To implement royal directives, facilitate status corrections and organize labor transfers under approved rules.
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The correction procedures started today and will continue for two months in all regions of the Kingdom.
The availability of these services electronically comes within the framework of integration between government agencies to implement the royal directives, facilitate the procedures for correcting statuses, and organize the transfer of labor in accordance with the approved regulations and controls.
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development began the status-correction process.
The process is set to continue for two months across all regions of Saudi Arabia.
- Duration
- Two months
- Coverage
- All regions of Saudi Arabia
- Eligible workers
- Yemeni workers with expired residency permits or reports of absence from work, if they have valid travel documents
- Professional labor platform
- Qiwa
- Domestic labor platform
- Musanid











