Saudi employment for obtaining a business license
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Question:
He says: I have a commercial shop, and I wanted to obtain a visa for the shop. They required me to employ a Saudi national in order to obtain the visa. Is it permissible for me to employ a Saudi national for that purpose, given that I do not need this employee?
Answer:
You must adhere to the system imposed by the state, and you must not circumvent the system through tricks. It is necessary to implement[An-Nisa 4:59]. The state’s intention in this is the benefit of everyone: to employ Saudis instead of foreigners taking the country’s opportunities, while the nationals are unemployed and cannot find work, or they do not move themselves and seek comfort? The state, may Allah guide it, wants to employ Saudis and for the benefit to be theirs. Yes.
He says: I have a commercial shop, and I wanted to obtain a visa for the shop. They required me to employ a Saudi national in order to obtain the visa. Is it permissible for me to employ a Saudi national for that purpose, given that I do not need this employee?
Answer:
You must adhere to the system imposed by the state, and you must not circumvent the system through tricks. It is necessary to implement
O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنكُمْ
Source
(هو الذي أنزل عليك الكتاب) — alfawzan.live (54:46)
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