Nitaqat Policy in Saudi Arab Extended Great Relief to Kerala

2 July 2013
Thiruvananthapuram

King of Saudi Arabia have ordered extension of the Nitaqat Deadline to November 4 which was to end on July 3 2013 . Indian expatriates, particularly those from Kerala heaved a big sigh of relief . “This is a big relief and a blessing in disguise,” State Non-Resident Keralites Affairs (NoRKA) Minister K.C. Joseph told.

Mr. Joseph said the State government was particularly grateful to Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Hamid Ali Rao, Chief of Mission Siby George and the various Malayali organisations, which had worked overtime to ensure that Indian expatriate workers caught in the Nitaqat web were given all possible support and guidance.

The NoRKA Minister said the Saudi government’s decision would not only give more time to expatriate workers without valid permits to secure these, but also ensure that those whose status had become illegal for want of proper documents and those whose documents had been withheld by their original sponsors got the opportunity to legalise their stay in the kingdom. Mr. Joseph hoped that other GCC countries would also adopt the Saudi model. The situation in Kuwait, he said, was particularly worrisome as, unlike in Saudi Arabia, workers with valid work permits too were being evicted from the country in the name of naturalisation.

Source– http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/relief-in-kerala-afternitaqatdeadline-extension/article4873081.ece?homepage=true

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