Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Expats can make Quarterly payment of Dependent fee or Companion fee
The General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) in Saudi Arabia confirmed that expats in the Kingdom can able to make quarterly payment of their dependent or companion fee, only when they renew employer renew their iqama on a quarterly basis.
Expats can make the payments of their dependent fee or companion fee through the updated government payments system available at all the Saudi banks.
- According to Jawazat, Dependents are wife, sons and daughters below the age of 18 years, while companions are sons of more than 18 years, second, third and fourth wife, father, mother, father in law, mother in law, domestic workers and any expat who is registered in Muqeem as one who is in the service of expatriate worker. See Also : Iqama renewal fee of Expats, dependents and domestic workers
- The Dependent fee or companion fee per month in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is 400 Saudi Riyals per month on each person.
- On November 3rd, The Minister of Interior launched a series of online services including iqama renewal on a quarterly basis. These services can be accessed from Absher Individuals platform, the payment of fee can make through quarterly, half yearly or 9 months or yearly basis.
- This will ease in completing the procedures of issuance or renewal of iqamas for a required period through online platforms of Absher Business, Muqeem and Qiwa. Read : Procedure for transferring employee services from one employer to other through Qiwa
- The recent amendments also allowed employers to pay the work permit fee of an employee on quarterly, half yearly or in multiples of a whole year, work permit is linked with renewal or issuance of iqama, as per the report of Saudi Gazette.
- Employers in the Kingdom shall also make the payment of expat fee for the renewal of work permit, which is 800 Saudi Riyals per month or 9,600 riyals per year. Follow Saudi Expatriates on Telegram
