Monday, July 18, 2022
Saudi Arabia arrested 10,401 illegal expats in 1 week from 7th to 11th July 2022
The joint field campaigns to follow up and control violators of the residency, work and border security regulations carried out by agencies of security forces and Jawazat, which took place in all over the Kingdom, from 7th July to 11th July 2022, leads to arrest 10,401 illegal expatriates.
1. The total number of violators caught during the inspections all over the Kingdom amounted to 10,401, of which 6,786 are the violators of residence law, 2,444 violators arrested for the border security regulations, while 1,171 illegal expats arrested for violating the Saudi Labor Law.
2. About 203 violators were arrested while trying to cross the border into the Kingdom, Of them 31% are Yemenis, 57% Ethiopians and 12% other nationalities, while 48 people were arrested while trying to cross the border out of the Kingdom. Read : Saudi Labor Law rejects discrimination in Employments
3. 8 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 64,093 of which 60,483 were men and 3,610 were women.
5. Total of 51,721 violators were referred to their diplomatic missions to get travel documents for deportation, 3,806 were referred to complete their travel reservations and 10,561 violators were deported. See Also : 18 professions in which it is not allowed to employ expatriates
- 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. Recommend : Travelers to and from Saudi Arabia must disclose their financial value exceeding the permissible limit
