Saudi Arabia to launch anti-illegal residency campaign

Riyadh : The Ministry of Interior will begin implementing a joint field campaign starting from today until further notice, to arrest over-stayers and violators of residence, work and border security regulations, which will target expatriates, carriers, and operators.

The ministry called upon citizens and residents to abide by regulations and instructions that prohibit dealing, hiding, sheltering, transporting, operating or providing support to those who violate residency, employment and border security, pointing out that security authorities will apply penalties stipulated in the law to the maximum extent on violators (citizens as well as residents).

It concluded by calling for cooperation with security authorities, participation, reporting violators or those who support them by calling 999 and cooperating to achieve the objectives of the Nation without Violators campaig