https://blog.beyondborders.com.sa/tags/nitaqat/ Recent content in Nitaqat on Beyond Borders Blog Hugo en-us Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.beyondborders.com.sa/king-salman-orders-sr5000-minimum-wage-for-saudis-under-nitaqat/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.beyondborders.com.sa/king-salman-orders-sr5000-minimum-wage-for-saudis-under-nitaqat/ <p>Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has ordered a package of measures to support Saudi citizens, based on a proposal from Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman. Most of the headlines will focus on the <strong>SR500 monthly allowance increase</strong>, but the part private-sector employers need to look at is the change to <strong>Nitaqat wage thresholds</strong>. The minimum monthly salary a Saudi employee must earn to count fully toward Saudization quotas is going up to <strong>SR5,000</strong>, and later to <strong>SR6,000</strong>.</p> https://blog.beyondborders.com.sa/saudi-arabias-new-work-visa-caps-what-it-means-for-your-business/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.beyondborders.com.sa/saudi-arabias-new-work-visa-caps-what-it-means-for-your-business/ <p>Saudi Arabia has revised its work visa framework, and the new rules now tie visa quotas directly to how long a business has been operating. If you&rsquo;re planning to hire foreign talent — or currently in the process of setting up in the Kingdom — this is a change worth understanding before it affects your recruitment plans.</p> <h2 id="whats-changed">What&rsquo;s changed</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Businesses under 2 years old</strong> are now capped at <strong>5 work visas</strong>.</li> <li><strong>Businesses over 2 years old</strong> can access up to <strong>50 visas</strong>, filed as a single submission or across multiple applications within the same week.</li> <li><strong>Establishing Programme participants</strong> follow a separate track — starting at just <strong>2 visas</strong>, rising as the company advances through the programme and improves its Nitaqat classification (the government&rsquo;s Saudisation compliance rating).</li> </ul> <h2 id="why-this-matters-for-you">Why this matters for you</h2> <p>For newer entities, this is a real constraint on scaling a foreign workforce early — five visas won&rsquo;t stretch far if your hiring plan assumes broader flexibility. Recruitment timelines, contractor arrangements, and even entity structuring decisions may need to account for this cap from day one.</p>