Saudi Arabia deports a large number of people due to different types of legal issues (e.g. هروب). In accordance with the Saudi Labor Laws, if you are involved in any such activity which has a penalty of deportation on top of other legal consequences, you will be deported back to your home country through the process of Tarheel ’ترحیل‘. In this article, we will explain that in case if some one working/living in KSA, gets a Deportation From Saudi Arabia, He or She Can Return After Deportation or Not?

Deportation From Saudi Arabia: Important Points to Understand

Saudi Arabia is a well sought choice to work for thousands of expatriates every year from different parts of the world with excellent job opportunities and a good potential earning and saving. While Saudi Arabia welcomes talent and any kind of labor for its variety of projects in different domains and sectors, this country is also extremely strict in implementing rule of law. Anyone who violates any of the laws including labor law or security related laws, is subjected to severe consequences and penalties. Depending on the kind of violation, a violator may face financial penalties in the form of fines, jail for specific period of time, both jail and financial penalties and in the worst case scenario, a deportation from the country back to home country.

Deportation from Saudi Arabia is always on some serious charges and violations which are completely unacceptable by the Saudi Laws. Many people who are deported from Saudi Arabia, are curious to know if they can come back to KSA after some specific period on another work visa to work again in Saudi Arabia?

Can You Come Back to Saudi Arabia after Getting Deported?

With the recent immigration law amendments, anyone who is deported from KSA is not allowed to return back to KSA on any type of work visa for life-time. So, you are subjected to a life-long ban to work in Saudi Arabia if you are caught in any such kind of violation which results in your deportation through ترحیل process.

Earlier, people deported from Saudi Arabia were able to come back on another Work Visa after some specific period. They were not getting blacklisted forever. But now, you will be blacklisted forever if you are deported from KSA.

Can I Go to Saudi Arabia for Hajj or Umrah After Deportation?

Another common question and concern for the people who are deported from KSA is whether they can visit for Hajj and Umrah in Saudi Arabia?

If you are deported from KSA, you can still come to Saudi Arabia on Hajj or Umrah Visa. You are blacklisted only for the work visa.

You can read further about this in Urdu here.