{"id":85018,"date":"2024-04-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2024\/04\/03\/cabinet-says-saudi-will-bear-residency-costs-for-some-refugees-for-up-to-four-years\/"},"modified":"2024-04-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T00:00:00","slug":"cabinet-says-saudi-will-bear-residency-costs-for-some-refugees-for-up-to-four-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2024\/04\/03\/cabinet-says-saudi-will-bear-residency-costs-for-some-refugees-for-up-to-four-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Cabinet says Saudi will bear \u201cresidency costs\u201d for some refugees for up to four years"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cabinet said the government will bear residency costs for some \u201crefugees <\/strong>from <\/strong>neighboring countries\u201d for four years<\/strong> after they rectify their stay in the Kingdom, state news agency SPA<\/a> reported yesterday. The government will also waive fees for work permits, the expat levy, dependent fees, and residency-related fines. It did not provide details on which nationalities to be included under the scheme.<\/p>\n

There is no official data on the number of refugees living in Saudi<\/strong>, but humanitarian<\/a>agency KSRelief<\/a> says most of those it helps in Saudi are from Yemen and Syria as well as Rohingya people, largely from Myanmar. Saudi has also welcomed thousands of Sudanese people who fled the war in Sudan in the past year.<\/p>\n

Also approved at yesterday\u2019s Cabinet meeting:<\/p>\n