Sponsorship transfer stuck since 3 weeks

msay Member

13POSTS

9 years ago

Hi All,

I came to Riyadh on an employment visa on 9th December 2016, this visa is valid for 3 months.

Due to some reason my employer has to transfer my sponsorship to a different child company.

Since 3 weeks my sponsorship is waiting for an approval from the ministry of interior in the MOL portal.

My Visa will expire on 9th March , I have received an Iqama number but the validity of this iqama number is till 9th march as well. I do not have an iqama card yet.

Can someone please suggest me what I can do in this case ?

Will I be residing illegally if my visa expires in this situation ?

Any help would be highly appreciated .

Thanks

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ahmer187 New member

7POSTS

9 years ago

Don't worry. I am in the same boat as my new Iqama is stuck at the DOL for the past two weeks due to the Shamoon virus hitting the government offices. I have been told by my HR that I may get it next week but nobody knows for sure.

I am sure that your HR will be able to assist with your situation. The best recourse is to go through the HR otherwise it will be a maze for you.

Good Luck.

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msay Member

13POSTS

9 years ago

Thanks Ahmer ,

Do you know what will happen if my visa expires ?

Will my stay be considered as illegal ? My HR is not giving me any clarity about this and we cannot do much.

I will be visiting the MOI or MOL with my HR next week , il keep you posted.

I wish it gets solve for us soon.

sksultan Member

3POSTS

9 years ago

Hi,
Go with your new Kafil or saudi to Jawazat it would solve your problem in 2 days.
I did the same and I got transferred to my new kafil.

msay Member

13POSTS

9 years ago

Thank you SkSultan,

I will go to the jawazat next week . I hope it goes well.

sksultan Member

3POSTS

9 years ago

In sha Allah
May Allah showers all His mercy upon us and make our good things easier. Ameen
All the best

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Saudi Visitors and Labor Consulting Active member

87POSTS

9 years ago

msay wrote:
Hi All,

I came to Riyadh on an employment visa on 9th December 2016, this visa is valid for 3 months.

Due to some reason my employer has to transfer my sponsorship to a different child company.

Since 3 weeks my sponsorship is waiting for an approval from the ministry of interior in the MOL portal.

My Visa will expire on 9th March , I have received an Iqama number but the validity of this iqama number is till 9th march as well. I do not have an iqama card yet.

Can someone please suggest me what I can do in this case ?

Will I be residing illegally if my visa expires in this situation ?

Any help would be highly appreciated .

Thanks

Either you are miss informed or miss gaided
Iqama validity not less than a year

sksultan Member

3POSTS

9 years ago

There won't be any issues as the problem is from the ministry of labour. In sha Allah u will be considered at this moment. Have faith in Allah you will be out of this problem and definitely would get your iqama soon.

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msay Member

13POSTS

9 years ago

Thank you for the encouragement .. in sha Allah all will be good . Jazakallah khair

msay Member

13POSTS

9 years ago

#10

Just to update. Today my sponsorship was transferred to the new company and hopefully I will get my iqama in few days.

I was planning to visit the office today but I did not visit the MOL and the status was updated in the portal.

It seems the processing is slow due to the virus issue.

Thanks everyone.

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