Iqama Renewal Cost Calculator
Enter the renewal duration and your dependents to see the full iqama renewal bill in Saudi Arabia, split into the part your employer must pay and the part you pay yourself.
Rules checked October 2026. Official fees change, so every figure below is prefilled from published fee guides but editable. Confirm the current rates on the official portals (Absher, Qiwa) before paying. This calculator gives general information about the published fees, not legal advice.
Quarterly renewal is allowed under Cabinet Decision 515. Fees below are prorated to the chosen duration.
Each dependent carries the SAR 400/month dependent levy, paid by the employee.
Source: Jawazat fee guides. Standard SAR 650/year, SAR 600/year for domestic workers. Rules change, check the official portal.
Source: Ministry of Human Resources fee schedule. SAR 700/month where expats do not exceed Saudis, SAR 800 where they do (SAR 8,400 / 9,600 per year). Rules change, check the official portal.
Source: published dependent levy guides. SAR 400/month per dependent (SAR 4,800/year). Paid by the employee. Rules change, check the official portal.
Source: Jawazat fee guides. SAR 100 per year. Paid by the employer. Rules change, check the official portal.
Source: Absher Business fee schedule (from January 2025). SAR 51.75 per action. Rules change, check the official portal.
Line-item breakdown
Employer pays (Art. 40(1))
Jawazat fee, Maktab Amal levy, work permit licence, Absher processing.
Employee pays
Dependent levy for family members.
Grand total
Full renewal bill for the chosen duration.
Figures are estimates from published fee guides (checked October 2026). Sources: Jawazat fee guides, Ministry of Human Resources fee schedule, Absher Business fee schedule. Confirm current rates on Absher/Qiwa before paying. Rules change, check the official portal.
The Three Charges That Make Up an Iqama Renewal
An iqama renewal bill is really three separate charges bundled together. The Jawazat renewal fee is the fixed document charge of SAR 650 per year (SAR 600 for domestic workers), and it scales with the renewal duration under Cabinet Decision 515, so a 3-month renewal costs a quarter of it. The Maktab Amal work-permit levy is the monthly charge tied to the company workforce balance: SAR 700 per month where expatriates do not outnumber Saudis, SAR 800 per month where they do. Over a full year that is SAR 8,400 or SAR 9,600, and in most cases it is the largest line on the bill. On top of those two come the small fixed items: the SAR 100 annual work permit licence and the Absher processing charge per action.
The dependent levy is a different charge with a different payer. At SAR 400 per month per dependent it adds SAR 4,800 a year for every family member on the sponsor file, and Saudi Labour Law is explicit about the split: Article 40(1) puts the iqama issuance and renewal fees, the work permit and its levy on the employer, while the dependent levy stays with the employee. That is why the calculator shows two totals instead of one. If your company ever asks you to pay the Maktab Amal levy yourself, you are looking at a demand the law does not support.
Employer pays
Jawazat renewal fee, Maktab Amal work-permit levy, work permit licence and Absher processing. Labour Law Article 40(1) assigns these to the employer, and the Maktab Amal levy is usually the biggest single line, SAR 8,400 to 9,600 per year.
Employee pays
The dependent levy, SAR 400 per month for each registered dependent (SAR 4,800 per year). Two dependents add SAR 9,600 a year to the employee's own share, so a family of four can cost the employee more than the entire employer side.
Quarterly renewal, and the 90-day rule for new dependents
Cabinet Decision 515 lets employers renew iqamas for 3, 6, 9 or 12 months instead of a full year, which helps with cash flow and with employees whose contracts are shorter than a year. A separate 90-day rule covers additions: a newborn or newly arrived dependent must be registered and issued an iqama within 90 days, with the dependent levy running from the registration date. Enter new dependents for the months they will be covered to see their cost.
How to use this calculator
- Pick the renewal duration: 3, 6, 9 or 12 months.
- Enter the number of dependents on your sponsor file.
- Pick your company's Maktab Amal rate (700 or 800) and review the prefilled official fees; adjust any figure that has changed on the official portal.
- Read the line items and the employer versus employee totals before paying.
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