Ministry of Labor and Social development in Saudi Arabia has taken a initiative to extend Expatriate Work VISA validity from 1 years to 2 years.
This decision was taken to minimize the procedures for private companies in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia when it comes to renewing or issuing new work VISAs for Expatriates.
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All the Privates companies who have got 1 year work VISA which were applied previously can cancel previous visas and apply for new work visa with 2 years of validity.
Before October 2017 Work VISA validity was for 2 years but after October 2017 the Ministry reduced the validity to 1 year and now they have come back that Private companies can now issue Work VISA with 2 year validity to all the expatriates.
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