As many as 0.3 million Pakistanis who have failed to legalise their status in Saudi Arabia till November 3, the deadline given for this purpose, now face risk being fined, jailed or deported from the Kingdom, the sources told The News here on Wednesday.
According to official statistics, 0.8 million Pakistanis have legal status in Saudi Arabia but 0.3 million Pakistanis are yet to legalise their status. Now those Pakistanis who have failed to legalise their status may face action by the Saudi authorities, the official documents revealed.
Muhammad Naeem Khan, Pakistan’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, pointed out that a total of 729,932 Pakistani workers have so far benefited from the amnesty deadline as 396,152 nationals have changed their sponsorships and 333,780 workers their professions to legalise their status in the Kingdom.
The official figures of the Saudi Arab ministry stated that the Kingdom hosts eight million foreign workers, mostly in very low-paid jobs, and there are another two million unregistered non-Saudi workers who must legalise their status or face action.
It is pertinent to mention here that expatriates living and working in Saudi Arabia, had been given until November 3 to set their papers in order or risk severe punishment and deportation. An earlier three-month amnesty deadline, which ended on July 3, was extended to November 3.
When contacted, Foreign Office spokesman Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry said that the Pakistan Embassy in Saudi Arabia is in touch with the Saudi authorities and Pakistani people as well and “we are putting in our best efforts to help resolve the issues of all the Pakistani people working in Saudi Arabia.”
“Our Ambassador and Consulate General in Jeddah are in complete touch with the Saudi officials and also making efforts to help Pakistanis rectify their documents for attainment of legal status in Saudi Arabia,” he said.
According to official statistics, 0.8 million Pakistanis have legal status in Saudi Arabia but 0.3 million Pakistanis are yet to legalise their status. Now those Pakistanis who have failed to legalise their status may face action by the Saudi authorities, the official documents revealed.
Muhammad Naeem Khan, Pakistan’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, pointed out that a total of 729,932 Pakistani workers have so far benefited from the amnesty deadline as 396,152 nationals have changed their sponsorships and 333,780 workers their professions to legalise their status in the Kingdom.
The official figures of the Saudi Arab ministry stated that the Kingdom hosts eight million foreign workers, mostly in very low-paid jobs, and there are another two million unregistered non-Saudi workers who must legalise their status or face action.
It is pertinent to mention here that expatriates living and working in Saudi Arabia, had been given until November 3 to set their papers in order or risk severe punishment and deportation. An earlier three-month amnesty deadline, which ended on July 3, was extended to November 3.
When contacted, Foreign Office spokesman Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry said that the Pakistan Embassy in Saudi Arabia is in touch with the Saudi authorities and Pakistani people as well and “we are putting in our best efforts to help resolve the issues of all the Pakistani people working in Saudi Arabia.”
“Our Ambassador and Consulate General in Jeddah are in complete touch with the Saudi officials and also making efforts to help Pakistanis rectify their documents for attainment of legal status in Saudi Arabia,” he said.
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