What is the recruitment procedure in Saudi Arabia for the workers from India?

• Recruitment of professionals and Emigration Clearance Not Required (ECNR) category workers may be done by foreign employers (FEs) directly or through registered Indian Recruiting Agents (RAs).
• ECR (Emigration Clearance Required) category workers could be recruited only through eMigrate portal.
• ECR category female workers may be recruited by FEs after registering themselves on the eMigrate portal and by:

(a) utilizing the services of any of the 6 State-run recruiting agencies designated for this purpose, viz. NORKA Roots and  ODEPC (Kerala);  OMCL (Tamil Nadu); UPFC (Uttar Pradesh); OMCAP(Andhra Pradesh) and TOMCOM (Telangana), or

(b)   directly after obtaining the prescribed documentation attested from the Indian Mission, and subsequently getting the emigration clearance online through the eMigrate portal.

• Nurses may be recruited by the Saudi Ministries of Health and Defence& Aviation for the Government/Military Hospitals through Indian RAs designated for this purpose. Other Hospitals in the Kingdom intending to recruit Indian nurses need to register themselves on the e-Migrate portal and utilize the services of the above 6 State-run agencies only.
• Female Domestic Service Workers may be recruited only through the eMigrate portal in accordance with the provisions of the India-Saudi Arabia Bilateral Agreement on DSW Recruitment of 2014viz. (i) recruitment only through recognized RAs in both countries (ii) DSW to have completed 30 years of age, (iii) minimum wage of SR 1500/- per month, (iv) a prescribed standard employment contract is to be signed by the DSW, Saudi Employer, as well as the RAs in both countries which after its attestation by the Indian Mission after submission of a bank guarantee for USD 2,500 by the sponsor, needs to be uploaded on the e-Migrate portal for processing emigration clearance.

Caution: It is strongly recommended that any female DSW being recruited to Saudi Arabia must insist that the RA follows the prescribed procedure of the India-Saudi bilateral agreement on DSW recruitment. In case of doubt, please contact Indian Embassy/Consulate  for advice.