Check here your Nitaqat status. You can check it with your Iqama No. or Passport No.
Click here for your status
If you are not able to handle with arabic, please read follows.
While open this link you can see 3 column in right side.
You can put your Iqama No. in 2nd column or Passport No. in 3rd column.
Then select your Nationality in center column.
From down to top 8th is India.
Then click on the right side button of Nationality to continue.
What is Nitaqat?
Nitaqat is a a new Saudization program, introduced by the Saudi Ministry of Labour.Under the program, private firms are classified into Blue (Excellent), Green, Yellow and Red categories based on their percentage of Saudization. The program sets penalties and incentives for companies based on which category they fall under.
Companies with high Saudization rates will fall under the Premium or Green categories, while those who fail to achieve the required rates will be included in the Yellow and Red categories. Nitaqat ensures that Saudization rates are based on the actual performance of private businesses, and takes into consideration the sector as well as the size of work force for each company.
Know Something more about Nitaqat system
- Starting 23rd February 2012 employees of entities in Yellow range are allowed to move to entities in Green and Excellent range without their employer consent, and if they decided to continue working for the same employer then the work permit renewal is conditional to them having spent 6 years or less in KSA. If they want to stay longer, they would have to move to entities in the Green or Excellent range/band.
- The Ministry of Labor guarantees by all means the rights of expatriates according to their contracts. In case the expatriate, belonging to Red or Yellow entities, finds a new job in a Green or Excellent entity, then he/she would follow standard procedures related to transfer of services except acquiring employer's consent. In case of any disputes, especially concerning employee rights, the expatriate must present his/her case to the labour office committee of labour complaints.
- With the inception of Nitaqat, the Ministry of Labor, in coordination with the Ministry of Interior, unified the validity of both work and residency permits. Both are now issued and expiring simultaneously. The renewal window for any of these permits now starts 3 months before expiry. (Note: Renewing aforementioned permits is only allowed for expatriates working in Green and Excellent entities).
- Nitaqat does not apply to domestic labor.