Saudi Arabia has now lifted the temporary ban imposed on block visa coat for citizens of 14 countries including India and Pakistan. This decision of Saudi Arabia has brought great relief to foreign workers going for work there. This step of Saudi government is very important, especially for Indians. The number of Indians working in Saudi Arabia is more in the number of Indians. These people were facing difficulty in going to Saudi Arabia due to the ban on work visa.
Decision to lift the ban from work visa quota implemented with immediate effect after Haj 2025
The Saudi government has clarified that the decision to remove the ban from work visa quota has come into force after Haj 2025 with immediate effect. This decision of the government has reopened the opportunities for thousands of skilled workers, which were affected by this ban imposed early in the year. Saudi had banned the work visa for citizens of 14 countries. Among these countries, India and Pakistan were applicable to Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Nigeria, Sudan, Tunisia and Yemen.
Large number of Indian workers in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has a large number of Indian workers. According to one figure of last year, the number of Indians in Saudi Arabia has increased to more than 26 lakhs with an increase of 10 percent of Indians. Indians have the highest number of migrants working in Arabia. Often people of India turn to Saudi to seek employment.
It is worth noting that keeping in view the Haj 2025 Hajj 2025 from Saudi Arabia, a temporary ban was imposed on the release of Umrah, Business and Family visit visas to people of 14 countries including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh. In the absence of Haj permits in the Haj season, they used to reach Saudi Arabia through these visas and used to perform Hajj in Mecca unofficially. This decision was taken with the aim of controlling the crowd. After the termination of Haj, the ban on work visas has now been lifted.
