Amendment of professions not related to the establishment's activity

Type:	Secondary Source
Author:	Qanoniah Team
Date:	1446-03-02
Summary:	By AI Businesses are facing difficulties in issuing new work visas for non-Saudi employees due to exceeding the allowed percentage for their employment. To address this issue, it is necessary to change the professions of some employees to professions related to the business activity according to the Saudi classification. There are two types of procedures: correcting the profession (free for specific professions) and changing the profession (which requires the new profession to comply with the regulati...

The establishment may face an issue in issuing new work visas for non-Saudi workers due to exceeding the allowable percentage for employing workers in professions not related to the establishment's activity. This percentage varies from one establishment to another based on the localization rate in the establishment (Nitaqat) and the number of non-Saudi workers appointed in professions not related to the establishment's activity.
- To search for professions not related to the establishment's specialization: Qiwa Platform - Unrelated Professions.
To address this issue and be able to issue new work visas, the establishment must change the professions of some workers to professions related to the establishment's specialization or activity according to the Saudi Unified Classification of Professions.