Nitaqat

• 22,000 'Nitaqat' Returnees Seek Government Assistance

  About 22,000 people, who have returned from Saudi Arabia, have registered with the state government seeking assistance for starting self-employment programmes, an official said.

• 1.4 million Indian workers got regularised, 250 still stuck in Saudi Arabia

  About 1.4 million Indian workers got regularised. 250 Indians are still stuck in Saudi Arabia without valid documents while nearly 140,000 workers have returned due to the kingdom's 'Nitaqat' labour policy, Overseas Indian Affairs Secretary Prem Narain has said.

• Saudi Arabia may restrict expats' stay to eight years

  Saudi Arabia might restrict foreign workers' stay in the country to a maximum of eight years under a proposed law to create jobs for its citizens.

• No legal Indian worker affected by Nitaqat policy: Saudi Arabia

  Saudi Arabia on Thursday clarified that its Nitaqat work policy was directed at illegal expatriates and no legal worker had been affected. The kingdom also said that the Indian community had benefitted from the grace period announced with 1.4 million Indian workers regularizing their status.

• Saudi Arabia migrant crackdown closes shops, raises fears

  Garbage is piling up on streets around the mosque housing the burial site of the Prophet Muhammad. Grocery stores have shut their doors and almost half of Saudi Arabia's small construction firms have stopped working on projects.

• Filipinos camp outside consulate waiting to leave Saudi

  Some 300 Filipinos have been camping outside their consulate in Jeddah for weeks waiting for documents and help to leave Saudi Arabia, as a crackdown on illegal migrants intensifies.

• No leniency for illegal foreign workers: Saudi Arabia

  Saudi Arabia said Saturday that there would be no leniency shown toward those organisations who hire illegal immigrants, Xinhua reported.

• Kerala to the rescue of Saudi returnees as Nitaqat deadline expires

  The exodus of migrant workers from Saudi Arabia continues, with nearly 100 people returning to Kerala on a daily basis since November 3.

• Free air tickets for Keralites returning from Saudi Arabia

  Kerala government has decided to provide free air tickets to Keralites who want to return from Saudi Arabia, where illegal foreigners were targeted under the country's new labour law, a state minister said.

• 1.34 lakh Indians return, Centre watching situation in Saudi Arabia

  With 1.34 lakh Indian workers already returning to the homeland, Government is closely watching the situation in Saudi Arabia which is targeting illegal foreigners under its new labour policy, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi today said.