Saudi Arabia launches ‘Gold Card’ to attract global talent

The Ministry of Labor and Social Development has propelled its Extended Residence Program (the Gold Card), which expects to draw in the cream of global ability to work in the Kingdom. 

The ministry welcomed advisors and offices to direct an investigation of what motivators ought to be given to pull in remote ability to Saudi Arabia, and how best to actualize the program. 

The underlying period of the task will keep running more than 32 months, from the pilot to the last dispatch, and will assist the service with identifying the principle attributes of the ability the program should intend to draw in, just as to start focusing on reasonable hopefuls. 

The Extended Residence Program is a piece of the Quality of Life Program 2020, which was propelled a year ago by the Council of Economic and Development Affairs. Just as drawing in universal ability to the Kingdom, the points of the program are to advance expats' commitment with Saudi culture, and to build the acknowledgment of different societies among Saudi residents. 

The Quality of Life Program 2020 incorporates various different activities, including the change of the Kingdom's movement framework; the advancement of a gifted Saudi workforce; a "national arrangement for human improvement;" the readiness of a "future workforce," reasonably fit the bill to partake in the "fourth modern upset;" training change, with a specific spotlight on pre-school through secondary school; youth improvement, including an audit of the difficulties and openings confronting Saudi youth; and the advancement of ability through motivating force projects and open and private venture.