Riyadh: Over one million Indians in Saudi Arabia have benefitted from the concessions granted by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah to legalize the status of illegal workers in the country, Indian Ambassador Hamid Ali Rao said Tuesday while releasing the figures at a press conference at the Indian Embassy, at the Diplomatic Quarter in Riyadh.
He also highlighted the efforts of the Embassy, along with Saudi authorities, to help Indian expatriates benefit from the grace period, to legalize the status of illegal Indian workers in the Kingdom and assist those who sought to leave the Kingdom on an exit-only visa, Saudi Gazette said in a report,
"The figure includes 359,997 Indians who transferred their services, 355,035 Indians changing their job titles, 466,689 Indians renewing their work permits up till mid of September, based on Saudi sources.
"Also, the Embassy issued 77,054 Emergency Certificate (travel documents), till October 21 free of cost to all who applied for it and that almost 95% of the people to whom the certificate was issued have been able to get their exit visas from the Saudi authorities," Hamid Ali said.
"The rest of the of the people are in the process of getting their final exit. We also estimate that over 95% of those who got their exit visas have already left the country. We urge others also to approach the Saudi authorities before Nov. 3 to legalize their statues," he added.
Responding to a question on whether the current corrective measures taken at Saudi labor market could lead India to consider tightening its terms on recruitment made by the Kingdom, Ambassador Rao said that from the beginning India has recognized that priority of employment is for Saudis in their own country, but when the Kingdom expresses a need for our labour then we respond, we don't think in the mentality of 'Indian terms' or 'Saudi terms,' but rather in 'Indian-Saudi terms.'"
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