Analysis

F1 VISA CHANGE

New Homeland Security Decision Allows Saudi Students to Stay in U.S. for 3 Years By Getting On the Job Training

• SUSTG Team
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• 3. 30. 2016

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently published a new rule allowing F1 students the opportunity to stay in the country longer by getting training on the job at some companies for a period of 36 months.

• Travel and Tourism in Saudi Arabia

  

  What Will Be Saudi Arabia’s Next Tourist Destination?

  Lucien Zeigler  |  3. 24. 2016

  Although Saudi citizens typically flock to Dubai, Bahrain, or elsewhere abroad for leisure trips, that might be changing.

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  In Bid to Boost Transparency, Saudi Regulators Require International Banks to Disclose Financial Statements

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 21. 2016

• Saudi Aviation

  

  Surge in Flights from Saudi Airports as Kingdom’s Aviation Sector Booms

  Lucien Zeigler  |  3. 15. 2016

  Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) is scheduled to proceed with privatization plans as of the first quarter this year.

• Construction

  

  Construction Payment Delays Draw International Attention, Report Says

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 8. 2016

  Foreign governments are pressing both government authorities and company executives in Saudi Arabia “to ensure that local construction firms make delayed salary payments to thousands of workers, a sign of pressure on the kingdom’s economy due to low oil prices,” according to a Reuters report.

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  Saudi Arabia Eyes Privatization of Power, Opening Opportunities for International Power Companies

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 4. 2016

• 2016 U.S. Elections

  

  More than 50 Members of U.S. GOP ‘Foreign Policy Community’ Write Open Letter Calling Donald Trump Unfit for Office

  Lucien Zeigler and Richard Wilson  |  3. 3. 2016

  An open letter signed by over 50 members of the Republican foreign policy community, including former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and former Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick has called Donald Trump unfit for office.

• Labor

  

  Nitaqat Effort Suffers Setback: 2015 was the ’Slowest Annual Increase on Record for Saudi Net Employment’ as Most New Jobs Still Going to Non-Saudis


  SUSTG Team  |  3. 1. 2016

  A recently released Jadwa Investment report on Saudi Arabia’s labor market found little headway being made in Saudi Arabia’s goal of increasing employment of Saudis. 


• Housing in Saudi Arabia

  

  Saudi Central Bank Announces an ‘Affordable Mortgage’ Program Intended to Boost Housing Sector

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 29. 2016

  The new rate of 15% advance payment is half of the previous requirement of 30% introduced 15 months ago.

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  ‘Saudi Student Boom’ for U.S. Colleges and Universities may be Slowing as Scholarship Program Evolves

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 25. 2016