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Saudi passports authority issues nearly 23,000 rulings against residency and labor violators

Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Passports issued 22,894 administrative rulings in Rabi Al-Awwal for violations of residency, labor, and border security laws.

Ajel News45 min ago · 1 min read
Saudi Passports Authority administrative rulings announcement

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The General Directorate of Passports issued 22,894 administrative decisions during the month of Rabi Al-Awwal 1448 AH against citizens and residents for violating residency, labor, and border security regulations. Penalties included imprisonment, fines, and deportation.

The directorate urged all citizens and residents, including business owners and individuals, not to transport, employ, harbor, conceal, or provide any assistance to violators of residency, labor, or border security regulations, including helping them find work, housing, or transportation.

The authority called for cooperation in reporting violators of residency, labor, and border security regulations by calling 911 in the regions of Makkah, Madinah, Riyadh, and the Eastern Province, and 999 in other regions of the Kingdom. All reports will be treated with strict confidentiality and without any liability for the informant.

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