Need advice on hiring a maid in Saudi?

Expatriates living in Saudi Arabia are allowed to hire a housemaid if they have business occupations as per their Iqama, otherwise they cannot apply for a housemaid visa. There are many agencies that specialise in facilitating a maid hire. Expatriate investors have a special facility to get a maid visa from the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA).

Those whose Iqamas are in the category of the following professions are not eligible to apply for a housemaid visa:
– Farmer
– Labourer
– Driver
– Watchman

The applicant of the housemaid visa must be married if he is a male, and his salary must be more than SR6000. The applicant must give his requirements for the maid to the agency regarding:
– Her age
– Nationality
– Religion
– Language
Thereafter the agency will proceed to find a housemaid for the client.

The agency will also require the following information from the client:
– Number of family members
– Pets
– Children

The client will also have to agree on the working conditions for the house maid in terms of:
– How many hours she will work
– Salary
– Living and other conditions

Housemaids from the following countries commonly work in the kingdom:
– Sri Lanka
– Indonesia
-The Philippines
– Kenya
– Nepal
– Morocco
– Cambodia
– Egypt
– Vietnam

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