Conditions to Change the Profession in Saudi Arabia – 2021

According to the Qiwa portal, the following are the eligibility conditions for changing the profession in Saudi Arabia.

Company Eligibility Conditions

• The company status must be existent.
• The commercial registration must be valid.
• The company activity must not be from the activity of farmers and shepherds, equestrian, horse breeding or renting domestic labour services.

Employee Eligibility Conditions

• If the occupation is an engineering occupation, a valid professional practice certificate from the Saudi Council of Engineers must be present
• If the profession is a veterinary occupation, a certificate of practicing a profession from the Ministry of Agriculture must be present
• If the profession is an accounting occupation, a certificate of practicing a profession must be obtained from the Saudi Commission for Accounting Specialties
• The status of the worker whose profession is requested to change must not be “Pending service transfer”
• There should be no request to change a profession under process for the same worker
• The worker must not have a final exit permit issued