Article (33):
It is not permitted for a non-Saudi to practice a work, and it is not permitted for him to engage in it, except after obtaining a work license from the ministry in accordance with the form it prepares for this purpose.
The following conditions are required for granting the licence:
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The worker has entered the country in a lawful manner and is authorized to work.
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He must have the professional qualifications or academic qualifications that the country needs, and there is no holder of them, or the number of them does not meet the need, or he must be of the category of ordinary workers that the country needs.
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To be contracted with and under the responsibility of an employer.
The word (work) in this article means any industrial, commercial, agricultural, financial or other work and any service, including domestic service.
Article (38):
It is not permitted for the employer to employ the worker in a profession other than the profession listed in his work licence, and it is prohibited for the worker to work in a profession other than his profession before taking the legal procedures to change the profession.