Arab Times, 2 March 2025: The Interior Ministry has announced the removal of previous conditions that restricted the transfer of residency between government and private sector employment.

This decision eliminates the need for expatriates to align their new job roles with their educational qualifications or the nature of their previous work when switching sectors.

Expatriates can now transfer their residency from government sector work to private sector work, and vice versa, without the previously mandated requirements.

The Expatriates’ Residency Law and its executive regulations do not require the verification of professions for individuals seeking to transfer between sectors, nor is there any legal basis for rejecting such requests.

Under the new rules, expatriates are no longer required to ensure that their educational qualifications match their new job roles or adhere to the nature of their previous government sector work.

This change simplifies the process, allowing expatriates to transition to the private sector with ease, following standard procedures and without the bureaucratic hurdles that previously complicated such transfers.

Previously, the transfer of residency was contingent on the new profession being compatible with the expatriate’s educational background and the nature of their prior government sector work.

This restriction limited opportunities for expatriates to explore roles in the private sector and often involved cumbersome administrative processes.

The new decision abolishes these constraints entirely.

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