Asia
Saudi Arabia
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In Saudi Arabia, education checks are standard and acceptable. Health checks are allowed and should be carried out where they are necessary. Criminal and credit checks are permissible for specific roles. Social media checks are limited to professional sites.
Background check summary
Identity: some restrictions
Criminal Checks: permissible
Education Checks: permissible
Medical screening: permissible
Address: permissible
Zinc's background check turnaround times
Please note these background check turnaround times are averages for the country. Actual check times may vary and depend on a number of factors including the resident country's process time as well as the candidate's document submission speed.
Financial (mins)
20
Criminal (days)
7
Media (mins)
14
Reference (days)
2
identity (mins)
140
Education (days)
3.529249688
Address (days)
2
Sanctions (mins)
25
Right-to-work rules
Rules apply for citizens as well as non-citizens working in the country
National ID Accepted?
Yes
Passport
Yes
Other passport accepted?
None
Any other routes (any type of citizen)
N/A
Body name
Ministry of Interior
Foreign Citizens
N/A
Natural citizens: Alternative routes
N/A
Country details
Birthrate
29.34
Population
34,813,871
capital
Riyadh
GDP ($/capita)
11800
TLD
.sa
developed/developing
Developing
Currency
Saudi Riyal
Net migration
-2.71
Literacy(%)
78.8
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