SAUDI EXPATRIATES

1. The total number of violators caught during the inspections all over the Kingdom amounted to 15,209, of which 9,337 are the violators of residence law, 3,996 violators arrested for the border security regulations, while 1,876 illegal expats arrested for violating the Saudi Labor Law.

2. Nearly 186 violators were arrested while trying to cross the border into the Kingdom, Of them 49% are Ethiopians, 40% Yemenis and 11% other nationalities, while 79 people were arrested while trying to cross the border out of the Kingdom. Recommend : Free Entry into the Public park in Jeddah Jungle

3. 11 people were arrested who were involved in transporting, operating and providing shelters to the violators of residency, work and border regulations and covering them up.

4. The total number of violators, who are currently subject to punitive measures, accounted to 74,729 of which 71,260 were men and 3,69 were women.

5. Total of 63,834 violators were referred to their diplomatic missions to get travel documents for deportation, 2,931 were referred to complete their travel reservations and 12,315 violators were deported. Similar : Saudi Civil Defense warns against of leaving 5 belongings in your car during Summer

- The Ministry of Interior in Saudi Arabia confirmed that anyone who facilitates the entry of violators of the border security system into the Kingdom, or transports them within it, or provides them with shelter, or provides them with any assistance or service in any way will exposes them to below penalties.

- A jail term of up to 15 years, a fine of up to 1 million riyals, and seizure of the means of transportation and housing used for shelter, in addition to defaming it, and made it clear that this crime is one of the major crimes that require arrest, calling everyone to report any violation cases to the number 911 in the regions of Makkah and Riyadh, and 999 and 996 in all regions of the Kingdom. Follow Saudi Expatriates page in Linkedin