Conditions required for registering unemployment compensation:

1. Excluded from insurance.

2. The applicant should not left the job voluntarily.

3. The applicant should not be retired.

4. The applicant must not have a commercial record.

5. The applicant must be registered as a job seeker with the Employment Department of the Ministry.

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Conditions for registering a recurring claim for unemployment benefit:

1. The applicant should never worked or worked for less than 12 months and is excluded from insurance.

2. The applicant should not be retired.

3. The applicant must not have a commercial record.

4. The applicant must be registered as a job seeker with the Employment Department of the Ministry.

1. Start the eService, the system will request the primary electronic key (eKey).

2. Enter the primary electronic key (eKey).

3. A history list of previous unemployment benefits will appear with the type of entitlement (non-university benefit, university benefit, compensation), period, amount and reasons for non-entitlement in case of non-entitlement.

4. The service also contains the next registration date for your recurring claim for unemployment benefit if you are eligible.

Compensations and Unemployment Support Directorate

• 8000 8001
• South

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Suspension of Unemployment Insurance compensation:

1. Non-compliance with administrative instructions.

2. Unwillingness to work.

3. Not looking for work seriously.

4. Not attending the training scheduled by the office.

Loss of right to claim compensation:

1. Refusal to work after the Ministry has provided him/her with two suitable job opportunities.

2. The beneficiary joins an insured job. The payment of unemployment compensation or aid shall be suspended from the date of his/her assumption of work.

3. If an unemployed person carries out a commercial or professional work for his own account.

4. If the unemployed person submits a claim for the payment of compensation or aid by fraud or fraud.

5. If the unemployed person is entitled to a pension equal to or more than the amount of compensation or aid.

6. إ If the unemployed person does not initiate a request to register his/her name with the office within three months from the date of the termination of the work relationship in the event of a claim for compensation and in the event of a claim for assistance within three months from the date of completing the prescribed training period.

7. If the residency of the unemployed expat worker in the Kingdom becomes illegal in accordance with the laws and regulations in force.

8. If the unemployed expat worker leaves the Kingdom permanently.

• Decree-Law No. (78) of 2006 concerning unemployment insurance
• Frequently asked question (FAQ)
• Compensations and Unemployment Support Information
• Law No. (4) of 2019 Amending Some Provisions of Decree-Law No. (78) of 2006 Concerning Unemployment Insurance

• Service Level Agreement - 10 working days