{"id":49010,"date":"2019-05-09T01:11:35","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T00:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=49010"},"modified":"2019-05-09T01:11:47","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T00:11:47","slug":"saudi-shoura-council-approves-new-green-card-residency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/saudi-shoura-council-approves-new-green-card-residency\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Shoura Council approves new \u2018green card\u2019 residency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-48121\" src=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Saudi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Saudi.jpg 318w, https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Saudi-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>Saudi Arabia\u2019s Shoura Council on Wednesday approved plans to attract entrepreneurs and investors from overseas with a \u201cgreen card\u201d-style residency scheme.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The authorized draft of the new Privileged Iqama system will offer a raft of benefits to highly skilled expatriates and owners of capital funds. Unlike the existing iqama system, such residents would not require a Saudi sponsor or employer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The benefits on offer include the ability to recruit of workers; ownership of property and transport; employment in the private sector, commerce and industry; freedom of movement and exit from the Kingdom and return; and the use of designated queues at airports.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Under the system, which requires a guarantee of specific fees, there are two categories: An extended iqama and a temporary one.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Eligible expatriates must have a valid passport with a credit report, a health report and no criminal record.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last month, the Ministry of Labor and Social Development announced the launch of its Gold Card extended residence program.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ministry called on consultants and agencies to analyze the possibility of providing incentives to beneficiaries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Gold Card program is part of the Quality of Life Program 2020, which was launched in 2018 by the Council of Economic and Development Affairs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The aim of the Gold Card program is to promote expatriates\u2019 engagement with Saudi culture, and to increase acceptance of other cultures among Saudis.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\r\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script>\r\n <fb:comments href=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/saudi-shoura-council-approves-new-green-card-residency\/\" font=\"arial\" num_posts=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" colorscheme=\"light\"  style=\"background:#FFFFFF;padding-top:0px;\r\npadding-right:0px;\r\npadding-bottom:0px;\r\npadding-left:0px;\r\nmargin-top:0px;\r\nmargin-right:0px;\r\nmargin-bottom:0px;\r\nmargin-left:0px;\r\n\"><\/fb:comments>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia\u2019s Shoura Council on Wednesday approved plans to attract entrepreneurs and investors from overseas with a \u201cgreen card\u201d-style residency scheme. The authorized draft of the new Privileged Iqama system will offer a raft of benefits to highly skilled expatriates and owners of capital funds. 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