Runaway resident who was captured by the security authorities or by his employer.

•  The runaway resident shall be arrested until the finalisation of his deportation procedures.

•  The runaway resident shall be deported at the expense of the party that harboured or employed him. If he was captured working for his own account, he shall be deported at his own expense. Employer shall not be obliged to deport him if the period of the notice exceeded three months. He shall then be deported at the expense of the state by written permission from the General Director of Passports.



Courtesy: Ministry of Interior, KSA

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