{"id":38117,"date":"2025-07-29T09:23:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T09:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/?p=38117"},"modified":"2025-07-29T09:23:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T09:23:37","slug":"saudi-arabia-introduces-3-level-classification-for-foreign-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/saudi-arabia-introduces-3-level-classification-for-foreign-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia Introduces 3-Level Classification for Foreign Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia has introduced a <strong>new work visa classification system for foreign workers<\/strong>, changing how job roles are evaluated and assigned across the country. Starting August 3, 2025, all new work visa applicants will be placed into one of <strong>three skill levels \u2014 high-skilled, skilled, or basic<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Until now, work permits were mostly issued based on job titles, without clear links to a person\u2019s actual qualifications or experience. The new system has already taken effect for current foreign workers as of July 5, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29312\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_2510268151.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_2510268151.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_2510268151-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_2510268151-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_2510268151-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"western\">Skill Level Categories for Foreign Workers in Saudi Arabia<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>High-skilled<\/strong><br \/>\nIncludes roles like engineers, doctors, and IT specialists. Applicants must meet a points-based system that takes into account education, work history, and salary.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Skilled<\/strong><br \/>\nCovers mid-level roles such as technicians, supervisors, and administrative staff. Requires verified qualifications and some experience, but with less strict criteria than the high-skilled level.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Basic<\/strong><br \/>\nApplies to manual and support jobs. Workers must be under the age of 60 to qualify.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33594\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/shutterstock_375356185.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/shutterstock_375356185.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/shutterstock_375356185-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/shutterstock_375356185-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/shutterstock_375356185-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For foreign jobseekers, this update means better clarity on where they stand \u2014 and a more straightforward way to match with suitable roles. It also puts more weight on <strong>official qualification and skills verification<\/strong>, especially for those applying to the upper categories.<\/p>\n<p>Employers will also need to make sure that job titles, contracts, and visa types are consistent with these new rules. The change is part of wider updates to improve how the job market works and help bring in more qualified professionals.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s not the only shift happening. Just last week, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/saudi-arabia-introduces-12-new-rules-for-fine-dining-restaurants-here-are-full-details\">new rules for fine dining restaurants<\/a> were introduced across the Kingdom<\/strong>. And earlier this month, <a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/women-drivers-by-uber-new-feature-for-female-only-rides-in-saudi-arabia\"><strong>Uber Saudi Arabia added a new feature<\/strong><\/a> letting women match only with female drivers \u2014 giving users more choice and control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia has introduced a new work visa classification system for foreign workers, changing how job roles are evaluated and assigned across the country. Starting August 3, 2025, all new work visa applicants will be placed into one of three skill levels \u2014 high-skilled, skilled, or basic. Until now, work permits were mostly issued based [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":29512,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-38117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"tags":[{"id":15448,"slug":"news","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"}}],"countries":[{"id":15507,"slug":"ksa","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/ksa\/","api_id":215,"title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia"}}],"cities":[{"id":15508,"slug":"riyadh","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/ksa\/riyadh\/","api_id":283,"title":{"rendered":"Riyadh"}}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38117\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}