Employee Transfer

Employee transfer is a service provided by Qiwa for establishments owners. It provides the ability to request employee services transfer from another employer.

It is a service provided by Qiwa for establishments owners. It provides the ability to transfer employee services between establishments under the same unified number.

The transfer request needs employee approval through Qiwa individuals.

1. Log in to establishment account
2. Choose employees services transfer from e-services
3. Choose transfer employee from another business owner.
4. Choose the establishment to which the employee will be transferred
5. Add employees information
6. Add employment contract
7. Submit the transfer request
8. The request will be sent to the employee for approval through Qiwa individuals. Establishment owner should remind the employee to either accept or reject the request within 10 days from the request date.

1. Log in to establishment account
2. Choose employees services transfer from e-services
3. Choose transfer employee between same establishment.
4. Choose the establishment to which the employee will be transferred
5. Choose the employees
6. Add employment contract for each employee
7. Submit the request
8. The request will be sent to the employee for approval through Qiwa individuals. Establishment owner should remind the employee to either accept or reject the request within 10 days from the request date.

1. Establishment must be active
2. Commercial record must be active
3. Establishments under the same unified number must not have any expired work permit
4. Comply with safeguarding of wages
5. Establishment must medium green for the last 13 weeks together or 26 separated weeks in the last 52 weeks
6. Establishment must medium green
7. Transferring employee shouldn’t exceed the allowed quota of medium green for the establishment (For Expansion)

Employee will be transferred immediately if one of the below conditions are met:

1. Employee Work Permit is expired
2. Employee Iqama is expired.

Notice period will start after employee accept the request and if the requesting establishment meets the following conditions:

1. the establishment has 100% contracts compliance in QIWA
2. the establishment has Approved policy in QIWA

Establishment owner should notify the employee to approve the transfer request through Qiwa individuals within 10 days to avoid auto cancelation.

After approving the transfer request by employee, the notice period will start, based on terms and conditions. the employee should keep working with current employer till notice period is completed and transfer request is completed.

After approving the transfer request by employee, the current employer should approve the transfer request based on terms and conditions.

Establishment can have the balance once it is complied with Saudization and regulations. In addition, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development provide encouraging programs for establishments by supporting them with a standard balance at the first year.

Once the request is accepted by MOI successfully, Qiwa will send employee information update to GOSI.

It is a service that enables expatriates to move occupations either by:

1. From one business owner to the other.
2. Move within the establishment’s branches.

Once you agree with the current or the new employers, they will send you a request via Qiwa individuals for you to view all the information needed (including the contract) in order to take an action on the request.

It enables you to move from one enterprise to the other operating under the same business owner, it requires your action to approve or reject via Qiwa individuals.

You can access the service by following these steps:

1. Register / Sign in to Qiwa.
2. Go to Qiwa Individuals.
3. Click on “Employee Transfer” Service
4. The system will display requests if there are any.

It mainly serves expatriates in Saudi Arabia and it does not serve citizens as it is revolving around services’ transfer and the management for expatriates employees.

When you accept the request, it is considered as if you signed a new employment contract which can be found in the request details to preserve the rights of both parties.

The request will last for 10 days, starting from the submission date.

Yes, you can transfer.

The transfer request needs employee approval through Qiwa individuals

Through company services or the Individual account in QIWA

1. Establishment must be active
2. Commercial registration must be active
3. Establishments under the same unified number must not have any expired work permits
4. Comply with the safeguarding of wages
5. Establishments must be at least medium green or small green Nitaqat except the current entity
6. Available Balance for Establishing Visa

The transfer will be completed right after the notice period despite of the status of your Iqama.

The request can be cancelled if the status of the request is (Waiting for Employee’s Approval) and within 10 days of the sending date.

Please note that requests are automatically cancelled in the following cases:

• If transfer request is rejected by the employee.
• If the employee does not accept nor reject the transfer request within 10 days.
• After 14 days without completing the transfer.