Iqama Issuance, Renewal & Transfer Services for Employers
Iqama renewal is simple to do once and very hard to do reliably at scale. Across forty or four hundred employees, expiry dates scatter across the calendar, staff travel, documents go missing, and the establishment absorbs the penalty every time one slips. We hold the register, watch the dates, and process renewals in advance.
In short
An iqama is the Saudi residency permit every non-Saudi employee must hold, and the sponsoring employer — not the worker — is responsible for keeping it valid. SCPL manages the full iqama lifecycle for your workforce: issuance, renewal, sponsorship transfer, replacement and cancellation, with expiry tracked centrally so renewals are never missed.
You're probably here because one of these is true
- An iqama has already expired and work has stopped
- Nobody owns the expiry register since your PRO left
- You are absorbing repeat late-renewal penalties
If any of these describe your situation, say so in the enquiry — urgent cases are routed differently and we come back the same working day.
What's included
What SCPL handles under Iqama services
Employers of non-Saudi staff — from a first hire to a workforce in the hundreds — who need renewal to be systematic rather than reactive.
- New iqama issuance
- For newly arrived employees, from medical and biometrics through to card collection.
- Renewal
- Processed ahead of expiry, with fees and levies calculated and confirmed to you in advance.
- Sponsorship transfer
- Moving an employee's sponsorship to or from your establishment, including Qiwa steps.
- Replacement
- Lost, damaged or data-corrected cards.
- Cancellation and final exit
- Clean deregistration on separation, so no residual liability sits against the establishment.
- Central expiry register
- A single tracked list of every employee's expiry date, reviewed monthly with your HR contact.
Common questions
How far before expiry should an iqama be renewed?
Renewal should be initiated well before the expiry date rather than on it — the establishment must have a valid CR, cleared GOSI position and sufficient balance in place for the transaction to complete, and any one of those can delay processing. We work to a rolling advance window so a blocked transaction still has room to be resolved.
What happens if an employee's iqama expires?
The employee cannot legally work or travel, government transactions for them are blocked, and financial penalties are applied to the sponsoring establishment. Repeat occurrences escalate and can affect the establishment's standing across other portals.
Can you manage iqama renewals for staff in another city?
Yes. We operate from Dammam and Riyadh and process transactions nationally — physical presence is only required for specific steps such as biometrics, which we schedule around your operations.
Do you handle the government fees, or do we pay them directly?
Either arrangement works. Most clients fund a float we draw against and reconcile monthly; others pay each transaction directly. We confirm the fee breakdown before processing in both cases.
Guides on this subject
Talk to someone who does iqama services every day
Tell us the situation and we'll tell you what it actually takes to fix it — including when the answer is that you don't need us.