So far, nearly 20,000 Indian nationals have applied to return home under the amnesty scheme while 12,000 undocumented workers are said to leave under the time period.

:: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of the Interior has revealed that more than 32,000 people who were living and working without official documents in the kingdom have left since the launch “Nation without Violators” began.

“All devices are currently at work to make the campaign a success, and we are reviewing our plans daily to make it happen. So far, the number of those arrested under the campaign has reached 100,000 offenders,” the campaign’s head Juman al-Ghamdi said on television two days ago.

For his part, the campaign’s Assistant Supervisor in Riyadh Safar bin Dulaim said violators should take advantage of a current amnesty period and apply to repatriate back to their home countries before the deadline.

Undocumented expat workers in Saudi Arabia were given a 90-day amnesty period where they could apply to correct their status. Thereafter, they will be able to return to Saudi Arabia by adhering to legal procedures, the General Directorate of Passports (GDP) said in late March.

Previously, illegal workers and over-stayers who have their fingerprints taken prior to deportation under the “deportee fingerprint system” were not allowed to re-enter the country.

So far, nearly 20,000 Indian nationals have applied to return home under the amnesty scheme while 12,000 undocumented workers are said to leave under the time period.