8 Reasons you could be banned from entering back to Saudi Arabia

The Gulf cooperation council (GCC) is an intergovernmental economic and political union of Gulf countries, also known as Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf. Its member states are the Islamic States of Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE).

This council is a union of the above-mentioned states made for protecting the interests of these states and to provide a single platform for the discussion and solution of various issues that these countries may encounter, and to empower them.

Among the many things that the GCC overlooks and regulates, one such policy is the banning and deportation of expatriates living and working in any of the Gulf States when they are found to be involved in any unlawful act.

If an expatriate is blacklisted for their involvement in any criminal activity then as per rules, they cannot enter any of the above mentioned Gulf States. According to a news report from Arab Times, The GCC countries have started applying a law that bans any expatriate booked for any criminal offense from entering any other GCC state.

This law is a part of the GCC security act. Moreover, the country which deports such expats would have the right to take their fingerprints and circulate and share them with the other GCC countries so as to protect the Gulf countries from any hazard.  The offenses that can lead to the expats being deported can be summarized as follows;

• Criminal Cases
• Civil Cases
• Moral Cases
• Labor Cases

But the most common cause of deporting the expats is Labor Cases, which is any doubt that the employer may have on the employee regarding dishonesty, fraud or theft is then reported to the authorities and the employee is thus deported.

This information is not only important for selective people only but for everyone as they can result in getting banned from the GCC countries. We will now look into the rules set by the GCC that are applicable to all expats.

1-Any bank or company unpaid loan, debts or unpaid credit card bills.

2-Any Criminal Record such as robbery, theft, embezzlement etc.

3-Any contagious, infectious disease such as HIV, AIDS, HEPA etc. e.g if an expat is diagnosed with AIDS

4-Any false documents or incorrect information such as fake degree, marriage certificate, diploma, employment certificates or PRC cards.

5-Any illegal activities such as gambling, lotto, and lottery.

6-Immoral activities such as prostitution, adultery, soliciting sex, prostitution and other immoral behaviors that are against the law. Possession of pornographic content, even being caught with a boyfriend or girlfriend can lead to deportation.

7-Manufacturing and selling alcohol or selling liquor and other alcoholic beverages.

8-Bribery, corruption, having a fake driver’s license.

The above-mentioned rules have been laid by the GCC to protect the Gulf countries from any such infestation of criminals in their societies. Strict measures are undertaken to keep in check the activities of the expats during their stay in the Gulf States.

The expats are expected to abide by these laws and to not abuse them. The Gulf States adhere strictly to Islamic principles and make sure that the people residing there follow all the laws and do not indulge in anything un-Islamic or unlawful.

Keeping in view these rules, the expats have to take extra care in their activities as not only does this lead to deportation from one country, but also involves having one’s name blacklisted and denied entry in all the GCC countries. Hence your chance at working in most of the Middle Eastern countries is over.

Gulf News has reported today that a plan to ban the deported expatriates from one GCC country from entering on work visas in any other GCC country has been finalized. To know about the status of the implementation, click on this link “GCC Wide Ban on Deported Expatriates of GCC Countries”