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Hi,
Got same concern. Were you able to change it?
Thanks

Hi RR - I am still not able to change it. how about you? did you get any options? thanks

Hello Blue! how's your status? Did you find any options to change your profession?

Hello Val, Unfortunately I still did not find any solution regarding this change of occupation in iqama.

YES, it is possible to change [link moderated] via Qiwa Portal Platform. Talk to your employer to support you in this regard.

Below are the procedure to change the visa of employee through the help of Employer.

- Employer must log in to Qiwa platform
- Choose "occupation change" service from the e-services
- Select the workers whose profession you want to change
- Select the occupation you want to change to
- Fill in the details of employee employment contract
- Apply for a change of occupation

The application will be sent to the employee through Qiwa Portal, and the employer should remind the employee to log-on in Qiwa website and enter individual portal to accept or reject the request online.

Hi Blue,
Im joining a new company in couple of weeks and they are aware of my concern. They said they will do it after the transfer. Will let you know if its doable or not.

Hi RR, please do let me know so I will have an option.

thanks,

Is there a possibility
If I take transfer from my current company to the other company my job profession will be charged

Plz reply

RR RR2 wrote:

Hi Blue,
Im joining a new company in couple of weeks and they are aware of my concern. They said they will do it after the transfer. Will let you know if its doable or not.

Is there a possibility
If I take transfer from my current company to the other company my job profession will be charged

Plz reply

Any person change the profession from executive secretary?

@Eyecatcher2017 can i ask you that in your IQAMA your profession is SECRETARY?

@RR RR2  Dear RR Any updates about your new job and profession?

@Rana Javed yes I am also facing same problem.

Can we stay upto iqama expiry?

- @umer arshad

YES, it is possible to change [link moderated] via Qiwa Portal Platform. Talk to your employer to support you in this regard.

Below are the procedure to change the visa of employee through the help of Employer.

- Employer must log in to Qiwa platform
- Choose "occupation change" service from the e-services
- Select the workers whose profession you want to change
- Select the occupation you want to change to
- Fill in the details of employee employment contract
- Apply for a change of occupation

The application will be sent to the employee through Qiwa Portal, and the employer should remind the employee to log-on in Qiwa website and enter individual portal to accept or reject the request online.

- @RedTrumpet

@hasanibm Please clarify, what do you mean by TO. so does this mean it is only an error or they really blocked to change the profession

@hasanibm Please clarify, what do you mean by TO. so does this mean it is only an error or they really blocked to change the profession

- @blue19casubuan

@hasanibm my HR tried to change and selected many professions but same error, HR is not fully aware about current system of QIWA.

@hasanibm my HR tried to change and selected many professions but same error, HR is not fully aware about current system of QIWA.

- @umer arshad.

@Arsal7 Hi, so it means that for all professions which are for saudis only. there are no chance to change the profession to other professions even if you will upgrade it.

I think everyone is confused by these profession issues.  To clarify and to keep it simple:

1) As per the prevailing laws, the job that you are PHYSICALLY doing and the profession on your Iqama, MUST match.  Otherwise, you are in violation of labor law and on any inspection, your company can be fined

2) In the past, it was easier for people to come in on lower category professions (no degree attestation) and physically do jobs that didn't match their professions.  For example, I was a CFO on marketing specialist profession for a long time

3) Now with Saudization of professions and linkage with external bodies e.g. SOCPA, this route is being closed down altogether

4) To change profession, you must consider the following criteria (performing job refers to what you are ACTUALLY doing on a day to day basis):

• Are you performing a job which is a non-Saudized profession but Iqama is for a Saudized profession?  if so, it is possible to change but you must have an attested degree which matches the profession you are changing to AND accreditation with the governing body (for example, if you want to change to Finance, you should have a FULL SOCPA membership).  You can try through QIWA but in all probability it will be rejected so go the manual route.  Your company needs to physically apply for profession change in MOHRE, submitting all documents and then follow up rigorously (it happened for me the same way)
• Are you performing a job which is a Saudized profession and Iqama is also for that profession?  if so, simply forget about any change.  Take final exit and come back on another visa for a random profession that allows you to dodge labor authorities for some time.  But in the end, realize that Saudi is finished for you (legally speaking).  As an example, HR has been 100% Saudized for a long time.  No expat can work in HR but there are still a small number of people who work in HR with system analyst type of Iqamas, hide in corners of the office from labor inspectors and mark their linkedin as "confidential"...........is that the kind of life you want?  better to just move on to another country
• Are you performing a job in a partially "Saudized" profession and Iqama is also of that profession?: If your job nature is higher than the titles that have been Saudized, you can upgrade profession through the same route as highlighted above (you cannot downgrade your profession)

- @XTang

@hasanibm You have to check with your GRO. He only give the clarity with regards to this.

@hasanibm You have to check with your GRO. He only give the clarity with regards to this.

- @nagul12345

@nagul12345

according to my understanding if company online portals are working than we can stay up to iqama expiry otherwise company will itself force us to leave on final exit.

- @umer arshad

@XTang my performing job is not saudized, i'm a computer programmer also already have SCE membership, but my iqama is Data Entry, my company have been trying to change it but no luck. they just keep saying wait. but how it's been how many weeks still not changed, is there a way i can do without having to tell my hr to keep checking it. will they entertain me if i go to ministry of labour without my hr, she is too young i don't trust if she could do the job. i really need help guys. also another question if i change my sponsor to my father, is it possible if my company can rehire me with correct profession. or it will still be the same data entry?

@nagul12345

according to my understanding if company online portals are working than we can stay up to iqama expiry otherwise company will itself force us to leave on final exit.

- @umer arshad

company want me to stay and company will support me in any way possible, but at the same time company also afraid of, to be impose a heavy amount of fine.

- @hasanibm