Saudi Arabia issues over 441,000 work visas in Q2 2021

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Saudi Arabia issued around 441,000 work visas in Q2 2021, compared to 512,300 visas in Q1 2021, according to data by the General Authority of Statistics (GASTAT).

A total of 340,500, or 77% of total visas were issued for males, and around 100,500 were issued for females.

Work Visas Issued During Q2 2021
Gender	Number	Percentage to total
Males	340466	77%
Females	100485	23%
Total	440951	100%

A total of 302,650 work visas, representing 68.6% of total permits, were issued to the private sector entities in the second quarter. The government sector’s share stood at 0.1% of the total visas issued at 550.

Work Visas Issued by Segment (Q2 2021)
Gender	Males	Females	Total	Percentage to total
Government	410	140	550	0.1%
Individuals	64112	73641	137753	31.2%
Private	275944	26704	302648	68.6%
Total	340466	100485	440951	100.0%

About 85.3% of visas issued to the private sector during Q2 2021 were not used while 12.9% were cancelled.

Work Visas Issued to Private Sector During Q2 2021
Visa use status	Number of visas	Percentage to total
Used	5407	1.8%
Not used	258247	85.3%
Canceled	38994	12.9%
Total	302648	100.0%

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