How to pay Iqama sponsorship transfer fee in KSA?

In order to complete the process to transfer sponsorship, you need to pay the Iqama transfer fee in Saudi Arabia.

• How to transfer employees through Qiwa?

Fee for Transfer of Sponsorship 

The fee for the transfer of Iqama sponsorship increases with every نقل كفاله. The fee for the;

• the 1st transfer is SR 2,000.
• the 2nd transfer is SR 4,000.
• the 3rd transfer onwards is SR 6,000.

Pay the Iqama transfer fee

In order to pay the Iqama transfer fee, we have used the internet banking account of Al Rajhi bank and SNB Al Ahli bank. 

SNB Al Ahli bank

In order to pay the sponsorship transfer fee through SNB Al Ahli Bank;

• Download the SNB Bank application from Playstore or iTunes.
• Log in to your account.
• Click on the “Menu“.
• Select SADAD.
• Click on Government Payments.
• Biller: Alien Control.
• Service: Transfer of Services.
• Select Unregistered.
• Iqama ID: Iqama Number.

On the next page, the SNB system will show you the fee to pay. Click on the “confirm” button to pay the fee.

Al Rajhi Bank

In order to pay the sponsorship transfer fee through Al Rajhi Bank;

• Download the Application through PlayStore or iTunes.
• Log in to your internet banking account.
• Select the “Payments” option.
• Press the “Government Payment” button.
• Click on the “Alien Control“.
• Select “Transfer of Services” from the options.

On the next page select the following;

• Transaction Type: Payment.
• Iqama ID: Iqama Number.

The system will fetch the Iqama holder details and show you the amount to pay for the Iqama transfer. You can check available funds on Absher after making the payment.

Who is responsible to pay for it?

In Saudi Arabia companies generally pay only SR 2,000 for the transfer of Iqama sponsorship and ask employees to pay the rest of the amount. For example, in the case of a third transfer, the employer pays SR 2,000 and the employee pays SR 4,000 himself.

However, according to Article 40 (3) of the Saudi Labor Law, the Iqama transfer is the responsibility of the employer to whom an employee is transferring in.

For example, if you are getting transferred from Kafeel A to Kafeel B,  full Iqama transfer fee will be paid by Kafeel B.

Iqama transfer fee for dependents

In case you want to pay the fee for the transfer of sponsorship of a dependent who is currently under your sponsorship, there are 3 options available.

• Transfer dependent to be the Head of Household.
• Transfer Head of household to be dependent.
• Transfer dependent on a new head of household.