Riyadh, September 28, 2024, The Ministry of Interior conducted inspection campaigns in the Kingdom between September 19 and September 25 to ensure compliance with residency, labor and border security laws.
The inspections yielded the following results:
Across the Kingdom, 15,324 violations were recorded: 9,235 of residency, 3,772 of border security, and 2,317 of labor laws.
Attempting to cross the border into the Kingdom illegally were 1,226 individuals, of whom 48% were Yemenis, 51% Ethiopians, and 01% of other nationalities; 116 people were arrested for attempting to leave the Kingdom illegally.
Four people involved in transporting, sheltering, and employing violators were arrested.
A total of 13,657 expatriates (11,952 men and 1,705 women) are currently undergoing procedures for enforcing regulations.
Six thousand, five hundred and twenty people were detained for violating laws and instructed to contact their countries’ embassies or consulates to obtain proper travel documentation; 1,385 were told to make booking arrangements for their departure, and 11,894 were repatriated.
The Ministry of Interior has warned that any person who facilitates the illegal entry of individuals into the Kingdom, transports them on its territory, provides them with shelter or any other assistance or service may be penalized with up to 15 years in prison and a fine of up to SAR1 million, and that the vehicles used for transport or houses used for shelter may be confiscated.
The ministry stressed that such acts are major crimes that warrant arrest. It also urges people to report any violations by calling 911 in the Makkah, Riyadh, and Eastern regions, and 999 and 996 in the rest of the Kingdom.