I am going on final exit from my Saudi Sponsor. Is it must to have NOC to come back to Saudi on other visa ???

Question

My sponsor is not willing to leave me. But I am not getting fair remuneration, and can't expect in future also. He will not provide me NOC. But I heared that for Indians NOC is not required now. Is it true. Can I come back in another employment Visa without NOC. If so, what are the procedures. Somebody please help me

Answer 1

NOC not required for Indians

It's now official. There's finally some good news for Indian expatriates working in Saudi Arabia who are planning to switch jobs. I had mentioned earlier the difficulties faced by expatriates planning to change jobs, due to the draconian No Objection Certificate requirement. This has now been done away with, but only for Indian expatriates, at the moment. For other nationalities, it is best to consult the Saudi Embassies in your own countries.

More than 2 years after it was made a law, Saudi embassies around the world are slowly starting to implement the same. The consulate in Mumbai, India, has now declared that if any Indian national, currently working in Saudi Arabia , wishes to change his job within the kingdom, he can re-enter the kingdom without the requirement of a No Objection Certificate from his current employer, provided he has left the kingdom on an Exit visa. In other words, if he has gone on Exit/Re-entry, it is still necessary to obtain an NOC from the current employer.

A major hurdle has thus been removed for Indian expatriates planning to switch jobs. Let us hope that it would be equally applied to all other countries too. The winds of change, it appears, is slowly blowing in favour of expatriates.