Sponsorship

Ethnography, Anthropology and Migration to the Arabian Peninsula: Themes from an Ethnographic Research Trajectory

Country: GCC
Posted in: Explanatory Notes, Publications
Keywords: Arab countries, Foreign Labour, Low-skilled Labour, Sponsorship, Trafficking

Kuwait’s Legal Framework of Migration

Country: Kuwait
Posted in: Explanatory Notes, Publications
Keywords: Citizenship, Irregular Migration, Kuwait, Labour Rights, Laws & Regulations, Sponsorship, Trafficking

Kuwait’s Legal Framework of Migration

Country: Kuwait
Posted in: Explanatory Notes, Publications
Keywords: Citizenship, Irregularity, Kuwait, Labour Rights, Laws and Regulations, Migration, Sponsorship, Trafficking

Oman’s Legal Framework of Migration

Country: Oman
Posted in: Publications
Keywords: Citizenship, Irregular Migration, Labour Rights, Laws & Regulations, Oman, Sponsorship, Trafficking

Qatar’s Legal Framework of Migration

Country: Qatar
Posted in: Explanatory Notes, Publications
Keywords: Citizenship, Irregularity, Labour Rights, Laws and Regulations, Migration, Qatar, Sponsorship, Trafficking

Qatar’s Legal Framework of Migration

Country: Qatar
Posted in: Explanatory Notes, Publications
Keywords: Citizenship, Irregular Migration, Labour Rights, Laws & Regulations, Qatar, Sponsorship, Trafficking

Qatar’s Legal Framework of Migration

Country: Qatar
Posted in: Explanatory Notes, Publications
Keywords: Citizenship, Irregularity, Labour Rights, Laws and Regulations, Migration, Qatar, Sponsorship, Trafficking

Reforming the sponsorship system in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: Opportunities and challenges as a result of COVID-19 and the ﬁscal crisis

Country: GCC
Posted in: Explanatory Notes, Publications
Keywords: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sponsorship, UAE

Saudi Arabia’s Legal Framework of Migration

Country: Saudi Arabia
Posted in: Explanatory Notes, Publications
Keywords: Citizenship, Irregular Migration, Labour Rights, Laws & Regulations, Saudi Arabia, Sponsorship, Trafficking

Saudi Arabia’s Legal Framework of Migration

Country: Saudi Arabia
Posted in: Explanatory Notes, Publications
Keywords: Citizenship, Irregularity, Labour Rights, Laws and Regulations, Migration, Saudi Arabia, Sponsorship, Trafficking

The Legal Framework of the Sponsorship Systems of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait: a Comparative Examination

Country:
Posted in: Explanatory Notes, Publications
Keywords: Foreign Labour, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sponsorship

The Legal Framework of the Sponsorship Systems of the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: a Comparative Examination

Country: GCC
Posted in: Explanatory Notes, Publications
Keywords: Bahrain, Foreign Labour, Kuwait; Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sponsorship, United Arab Emirates

The Legal Framework of the Sponsorship Systems of the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: A Comparative Examination

Country: GCC
Posted in: Explanatory Notes, Publications
Keywords: Bahrain, Foreign Labour, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sponsorship, UAE

United Arab Emirates’ Legal Framework of Migration

Country: United Arab Emirates
Posted in: Explanatory Notes, Publications
Keywords: Citizenship, Irregular Migration, Labour Rights, Laws & Regulations, Sponsorship, Trafficking

United Arab Emirates’ Legal Framework of Migration

Country: United Arab Emirates
Posted in: Explanatory Notes, Publications
Keywords: Citizenship, Irregularity, Labour Rights, Laws and Regulations, Migration, Sponsorship, Trafficking, UAE

Amnesty of 2013 cumulated numbers of work status corrections by type since the beginning of the amnesty period (06_04_2013), at various dates (Saudi Arabia)

Country: Saudi Arabia
Posted in: Demographic and Economic Database
Keywords: Amnesty, Irregular Migration, Saudi Arabia, Sponsorship

Kuwait: Holders of article 24 residence permits (self-sponsorship) by nationality group and sex (2019-2022)

Country: Kuwait
Posted in: Demographic and Economic Database
Keywords: Africa, Asia, Employment, Foreign Population, Kuwait, Legal Document, North America, Oceania, Residence Conditions, South America, Sponsorship

Saudi Arabia: Amnesty of 2013 (April 3 to November 3): Number of work status corrections by type and sector (final results)

Country: Saudi Arabia
Posted in: Demographic and Economic Database
Keywords: Amnesty, Irregular Migration, Saudi Arabia, Sponsorship

Saudi Arabia: Applications to and approvals of transfers of services (changes of sponsor) by MoL’s labour offices, by administrative region (2014)

Country: Saudi Arabia
Posted in: Demographic and Economic Database
Keywords: Entry & Exit Conditions, Foreign Labour, Irregularity, Saudi Arabia, Sponsorship

Saudi Arabia: Transfers of services (changes of sponsor) in private sector’s companies agreed upon by Ministry of Labour’s labour offices, by occupation category of employee (2013)

Country: Saudi Arabia
Posted in: Demographic and Economic Database
Keywords: Amnesty, Entry & Exit Conditions, Foreign Labour, Irregular Migration, Saudi Arabia, Sponsorship

Saudi Arabia: Transfers of services (changes of sponsor) in private sector’s companies agreed upon by Ministry of Labour’s labour offices, by occupation category of employee (2014)

Country: Saudi Arabia
Posted in: Demographic and Economic Database
Keywords: Entry & Exit Conditions, Foreign Labour, Irregularity, Saudi Arabia, Sponsorship

Saudi Arabia: Transfers of services (changes of sponsor) in private sector’s companies agreed upon by MoL’s labour offices (2009-2013)

Country: Saudi Arabia
Posted in: Demographic and Economic Database
Keywords: Amnesty, Entry & Exit Conditions, Foreign Labour, Irregular Migration, Saudi Arabia, Sponsorship

Saudi Arabia: Transfers of services (changes of sponsor) in private sector’s companies agreed upon by MoL’s labour offices, by economic activity sector of employee (2013)

Country: Saudi Arabia
Posted in: Demographic and Economic Database
Keywords: Amnesty, Entry & Exit Conditions, Foreign Labour, Irregularity, Saudi Arabia, Sponsorship

Saudi Arabia: Transfers of services (changes of sponsor) in private sector’s companies agreed upon by MoL’s labour offices, by economic activity sector of employee (2014)

Country: Saudi Arabia
Posted in: Demographic and Economic Database
Keywords: Entry & Exit Conditions, Foreign Labour, Irregularity, Saudi Arabia, Sponsorship

Bahrain: Decision No. 15 of 2011 Amending Paragraph A of Article 25 of Law No. 19 of 2006 Regulating the Labour Market

Country: Bahrain
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Bahrain, Employer, Foreign Labour, Laws & Regulations, Sponsorship

Bahrain: Decision No. 18 of 2013 Regarding the Standard Regulations for Regulating Work

Country: Bahrain
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Bahrain, Laws & Regulations, Legal Document, Sponsorship

Bahrain: Decision No. 2 of 1970

Country: Bahrain
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Foreign Labour, Laws & Regulations, Sponsorship

Bahrain: Decision No. 21 of 2001 Regarding the Regulation of Cases of Local Transfer of Employment for Some Categories of Foreign Workers

Country: Bahrain
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Bahrain, Foreign Labour, Laws & Regulations, Sponsorship

Bahrain: Decision No. 40 of 2002 Amending Some Provisions of Decision No. 21 of 2001 Regarding the Regulation of Cases of Local Transfer of Employment for Some Categories of Foreign Workers

Country: Bahrain
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Bahrain, Foreign Labour, Laws & Regulations, Sponsorship

Bahrain: Decision No. 74 of 2007 Regarding Granting Foreigners Residence Permits Through Personal Sponsorship

Country: Bahrain
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Bahrain, Laws & Regulations, Residence Conditions, Sponsorship

Bahrain: Decision No. 79 of 2009 Regarding the Procedures for Transfer of a Foreign Worker to Another Employer

Country: Bahrain
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Bahrain, Laws & Regulations, Sponsorship

Bahrain: Ministerial Resolution No. 193 of 1999 Issued bt the Minister of Interior Concerning Granting Residence Permits to Aliens Sponsored by Individuals

Country: Bahrain
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Bahrain, Foreign Population, Laws & Regulations, Residence Conditions, Sponsorship

Kuwait: Amiri Decree No. 17 of 1959 issuing the Aliens Residence Law

Country: Kuwait
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Kuwait, Laws & Regulations, Residence Conditions, Sponsorship

Kuwait: Ministerial Decree No. 200 of 2011 on regulating work in the private sector

Country: Kuwait
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Foreign Labour, Kuwait, Laws & Regulations, Sponsorship, Work Conditions

Kuwait: Ministerial Order No. 227 of 2014 amending Ministerial Order No. 200 of 2011 concerning the regulation of employment in the private sector.

Country: Kuwait
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Employer, Foreign Labour, Kuwait, Laws & Regulations, Legal Document, Sponsorship

Kuwait: Ministerial Order No. 77 of 1984 concerning the Issuance of Work Permits for Non-Kuwaiti Workers in the Private Sector

Country: Kuwait
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Employment, Foreign Labour, Kuwait, Laws & Regulations, Recruitment, Sponsorship

Oman: Decision No. 137 of 2014 Amending Provisions of the Executive Regulations of the Foreigners’ Residence Law No. 63 of 1996

Country: Oman
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Family Reunification, Laws & Regulations, Oman, Sponsorship, Visas & Fees

Oman: Foreigners’ Residence Law

Country: Oman
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Laws & Regulations, Oman, Residence Conditions, Sponsorship

Oman: Foreigners’ Residence Law

Country: Oman
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Irregular Migration, Laws & Regulations, Oman, Residence Conditions, Sponsorship, Visas & Fees

Oman: Royal Decree No. 35/2003 Issuing the Labour Law

Country: Oman
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Laws & Regulations, National & Foreign Labour, Oman, Omanisation, Sponsorship

Qatar: Law No. 1 of 2017 Amending Some Provisions of Law No. 21 of 2015 Regulating the Entry and Exit of Expatriates and Their Residence

Country: Qatar
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Employment, Entry & Exit Conditions, Foreign Labour, Labour Market, Laws & Regulations, Qatar, Residence Conditions, Sponsorship

Qatar: Law No. 22 of 2006 issuing the Family Law

Country: Qatar
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Family Reunification, Laws & Regulations, Qatar, Sponsorship

Qatar: Law No. 3 of 1984 Regulating the Sponsorship of Expatriates and Their Exit

Country: Qatar
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Laws & Regulations, Qatar, Sponsorship

Qatar: Law No. 4 of 2009 Regulating Expatriates’ Entry, Exit, Residence and Sponsorship

Country: Qatar
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Duration Stay, Entry & Exit Conditions, Laws & Regulations, Qatar, Sponsorship

Qatar: Law No. 4 of 2009 Regulating the Entry, Exit, Residence and Sponsorship of Expatriates

Country: Qatar
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Duration Stay, Family Reunification, Laws & Regulations, Qatar, Sponsorship

Saudi Arabia: Abolishment of the Yellow Band from the Nitaqat Program

Country: Saudi Arabia
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Employment, Laws & Regulations, Laws and Regulations, National & Foreign Labour, Nationals and Foreign Labour, Saudi Arabia, Sponsorship

Saudi Arabia: Council of Ministers Decision No. 406 of 2012 Concerning Special Arrangements for the Children of Saudi Women Married to Foreigners

Country: Saudi Arabia
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Employment, Laws & Regulations, Saudi Arabia, Sponsorship

Saudi Arabia: Council of Ministers Decision No. 406 of 2012 Concerning Special Arrangements for the Children of Saudi Women Married to Foreigners

Country: Saudi Arabia
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Employment, Laws & Regulations, Saudi Arabia, Sponsorship

Saudi Arabia: Council of Ministers Decision No. 406 of 2012 Concerning Special Arrangements for the Children of Saudi Women Married to Foreigners

Country: Saudi Arabia
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Employment, Laws & Regulations, Saudi Arabia, Sponsorship

Saudi Arabia: Implementing Regulation of Saudi Labor Law

Country: Saudi Arabia
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Laws & Regulations, National & Foreign Labour, Recruitment, Saudi Arabia, Sponsorship

Saudi Arabia: Ministerial Decision No. 70273 of 1440 Issuing the Implementing Regulations of the Labour Law

Country: Saudi Arabia
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Employment, Laws & Regulations, National & Foreign Labour, Saudi Arabia, Sponsorship

Saudi Arabia: The Cooperative Health Insurance Law (No. 71)

Country: Saudi Arabia
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Laws & Regulations, Living Conditions, Saudi Arabia, Sponsorship

Saudi Arabia: The Implementing Regulations of the Cooperative Health Insurance Law

Country: Saudi Arabia
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Laws & Regulations, Living Conditions, Saudi Arabia, Sponsorship

UAE: Ministerial Resolution No. 401 of 1997 on Regulating Temporary and Part Time Work in the UAE Private Sector

Country: United Arab Emirates
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Employer, Employment, Foreign Labour, Laws & Regulations, Sponsorship, United Arab Emirates

UAE: Cabinet Decision No. 18 of 2005 Concerning Transfer of Sponsorship, Secondment of Sponsored and Fees Prescribed Therefore

Country: United Arab Emirates
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Foreign Labour, Labour Migration, Laws & Regulations, Sponsorship, United Arab Emirates

UAE: Council of Ministers Decision No. 4 of 1994 Regulating Foreign Workers’ Sponsorship of Family Members and Domestic Workers

Country:
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Family Reunification, Laws & Regulations, Residence Conditions, Sponsorship, United Arab Emirates

UAE: Federal Law No. 6 of 1973 on Entry and Residence of Aliens

Country: United Arab Emirates
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Deportation, Laws & Regulations, Residence Conditions, Sponsorship, United Arab Emirates

UAE: Law No. 11 of 2013 Regarding Health Insurance in the Emirate of Dubai

Country: United Arab Emirates
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Foreign Population, Laws & Regulations, National Population, Sponsorship, United Arab Emirates

UAE: Ministerial Decision No. 1186 of 2010 Regarding the Rules and Conditions for Granting a New Work Permit to Workers at the end of Employment for the Purpose of Transferring to Another Establishment

Country: United Arab Emirates
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Employment, Foreign Labour, Laws & Regulations, Sponsorship, United Arab Emirates

UAE: Ministerial Decision No. 119 of 2007 Regulating Temporary and Part Time Work in the UAE Private Sector

Country: United Arab Emirates
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Employer, Employment, Foreign Labour, Laws & Regulations, Sponsorship, United Arab Emirates

UAE: Ministerial Decision No. 141 of 1999 Regarding the Non-renewal of Work Permits for Workers in the Private Sector Above Sixty Years Old

Country: United Arab Emirates
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Foreign Population, Labour Migration, Laws & Regulations, Sponsorship, United Arab Emirates

UAE: Ministerial Decision No. 360 of 1997 Issuing the Implementing Regulations of Federal Law No. 6 of 1973 Regarding Entry and Residence of Foreigners

Country: United Arab Emirates
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Laws & Regulations, Residence Conditions, Sponsorship, United Arab Emirates

UAE: Ministerial Decision No. 377 of 2014 Amending Some Provisions of the Implementing Regulations of Federal Law No. 6 of 1973 Regarding the Entry and Residence of Foreigners

Country: United Arab Emirates
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Laws & Regulations, Sponsorship, United Arab Emirates, Visas & Fees

UAE: Ministerial Decision No. 7 of 2008 Regarding the Medical Examination Procedure for Expatriates Residing or Working in the Country

Country: United Arab Emirates
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Foreign Population, Laws & Regulations, Residence Conditions, Sponsorship, United Arab Emirates

UAE: Ministerial Decision No. 707 of 2006 Regarding the Rules and Procedures for the Work of Non-nationals in the Country

Country: United Arab Emirates
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Employment, Foreign Labour, Laws & Regulations, Residence Conditions, Sponsorship, United Arab Emirates

UAE: Ministerial Decision No. 724 of 2006 Regarding the Administrative Cancellation of Sponsorship

Country: United Arab Emirates
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Employer, Foreign Labour, Laws & Regulations, Sponsorship, United Arab Emirates

UAE: Ministerial Decision No. 757 of 2006 Regarding the System for Obtaining an Establishment Card

Country: United Arab Emirates
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Foreign Population, Labour Migration, Laws & Regulations, Sponsorship, United Arab Emirates

UAE: Ministerial Decision No. 826 of 2005 Regarding the Executive Regulations for the Transfer of Sponsorship

Country: United Arab Emirates
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Foreign Population, Labour Migration, Laws & Regulations, Sponsorship, United Arab Emirates

UAE: Ministerial Decision No. 951 of 2003 Regarding Investors

Country: United Arab Emirates
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Foreign Labour, Laws & Regulations, Sponsorship, United Arab Emirates

UAE: Ministerial Decree No. 766 of 2015 on Rules and Conditions for Granting a Permit to a Worker for Employment by a New Employer

Country: United Arab Emirates
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Employment, Foreign Labour, Labour Migration, Laws & Regulations, Sponsorship, United Arab Emirates

UAE:Council of Ministers Decision No. 3/455 of 2004

Country: United Arab Emirates
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Family Reunification, Foreign Labour, Laws & Regulations, Sponsorship, United Arab Emirates

UAE:Ministerial Decision No. 140 of 1999

Country: United Arab Emirates
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Family Reunification, Foreign Labour, Laws & Regulations, Sponsorship, United Arab Emirates

UAE:Ministerial Decision No. 854 of 2005 Regarding the Issuance of Work Permits, Transfer of Sponsorship, and Renewal of Labour Cards of Workers in the Private Sector Who’ve Turned Sixty

Country: United Arab Emirates
Posted in: Legal Database
Keywords: Foreign Labour, Laws & Regulations, Legal Document, Sponsorship, United Arab Emirates

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