Tips, how-tos and explainers on Iqama, visas, jobs, banking, driving and everyday life in the Kingdom.
If you sponsor a domestic worker — a housemaid, driver, or similar household staff member — under your Iqama, a recent update has made the renewal process noticeably more flexible through Absher, cutting down on some of the friction that used to make this a more manual, in-person task.
30 Jul 2026The year 2026 has brought some of the most significant residency reforms to Saudi Arabia under Vision 2030. Among these, the introduction of the new 5-Year Physical Iqama (Resident ID) is the most talked-about update.
14 Jul 2026