Are you wondering about how to check iqama red green status? If yes then this article is the right place for you

Steps to Check Iqama Red Green Colour Status:

You need to first log in to the official website www.mol.gov.sa, the Ministry of Labor-Saudi.

• You need to enter your passport number, iqama number, and border number
  
• You need to enter your passport number, iqama number, and border number.
• Select your Nationality.
• Also, you have to provide the verification code as shown in the image.
• It will display the color status of your Iqama in Arabic.
  

Click on Green Search Button on the website.

Iqama color in Arabic

It will display the color status of your Iqama in Arabic.

The website will display the colour of your iqama red, green, and yellow.

If your iqama colour is green, you don’t need to worry about your job safety as it shows that more Saudi nationals are employed in the company.

Nitaqat Program

1. Saudi has a Nitaqat program that regulates the employment of ex-pats in their companies.
2. This program makes it mandatory for employers to employ a certain percentage of Saudi citizens.
3. The Saudi labour ministry introduced the Nitaqat system to provide special rights to their nationalities vis ex-pats.
4. This program categorises private companies into red, green, yellow, and white categories.
5. Platinum and green categories imply more Saudi nationals are employed compared to red and white tags.

Nitaqat of Platinum companies:

1. Kafeel or the employers can process visas of ex-pat employees faster.
2. Employees can assign their sponsorship to anyone.
3. Employers can transfer sponsorship within two years.
4. If the company license expires, they get a grace period of one year to renew.
5. These companies can alter the professions of their employees.

Nitaqat of Green companies:

1. Can issue visas for new ex-pat employees once in two months.
2. When transferring an employee from yellow or red, a new person can be hired.
3. Six-month grace period is available when the company license expires.
4. Employees can renew visas within 3 months before expiry.

Nitaqat of Red companies:

1. No permission to open new branches.
2. Cannot issue visas for new employees.
3. Expired iqama of employees remains unchanged.
4. Cannot alter the professions of employees.

Nitaqat of the Yellow company:

1. Other sponsors can hand over their visas to yellow tag companies.
2. If two ex-pat employees resign, they can employ only one to replace them.
3. If employees get an offer from a high-category company, they can’t prevent them.

The white category companies have all foreign nationals and only one Saudi national sponsor.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is the meaning of red iqama?

If the employer is found in the category of Red of Nitaqat, it means that the company cannot get new visas for foreigners.

2. How to check the iqama color of the company?

The employee can find out the Nitaqat color through www.mol.gov.sa.

3. What does the color Green in Nitaqat represent?

Green Nitaqat means the employer follows rules and can hire more foreign employees.

4. What is the meaning of green high status in Iqama?

High green means high Saudization and capability to hire red category employees.

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Conclusion:

The Nitaqat system aims to reduce unemployment and increase job opportunities for Saudi nationals.

Companies must employ the minimum required number of Saudi citizens.