What Recruiting a Domestic Worker Actually Costs in Saudi Arabia
The advertised price is not the whole story. Here is what goes into the cost, what is paid once, what recurs monthly — a
Frequently Asked Questions
The questions clients ask most often, answered directly.
Three steps: choose the nationality, issue the visa on Musaned, then file the recruitment request on Musaned — from your own account or by our office in coordination with you.
In your banking app choose Government Payments → Recruitment → Work Visa, enter the ID number and number of visas, and pay the fee (SAR 2,000 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs). Then on Musaned create or update your account, choose "New visa", set the service, nationality and gender correctly, and pay the Musaned fee (SAR 172.5).
A salary certificate for the visa holder, or a bank statement showing the total balance, uploaded to Musaned as proof of financial capacity when the platform asks for it.
The visa holder's details: name, ID or iqama number for non-citizens, and date of birth or iqama expiry date — plus an issued, ready visa from Musaned.
It depends on each household's needs — every worker has her own qualities. Browse the available CVs or contact us and we will help you choose.
Yes — two years of insurance from one of Musaned's partner insurers, covering absconding, refusal to work, death and emergencies such as serious illness. There is also a 3-month office guarantee (the trial period).
They are our office prices per country and may change; the binding price is the one in the Musaned-documented contract. Visa and Musaned fees are paid directly to the government.
Related reading
Guides that explain the process before you start it
Cost & Choosing
The Process
How Long Does Recruitment Take — and Why Does It Get Delayed?
There is no single number. Here are the five stages, where delays actually happen, and what you can do to shorten them.
After Arrival
Rights and Obligations of the Employer and the Worker
What the contract obliges you to do, and what it obliges her to do — written down rather than left to custom.
Ready to begin?
Send your request and the Alhamed team will contact you to agree the right nationality and start the process.