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Overseas Manpower Recruitment Agency in Saudi Arabia

Recruitment Agency in India for Saudi Employers

Looking for an overseas manpower recruitment agency in Saudi Arabia that hires directly from India? Manpower First, based in Mumbai, sources, trade-tests and prepares skilled and semi-skilled Indian workers from every state of India for Saudi employers in construction, oil and gas, hospitality, manufacturing and engineering.

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How to Hire Workers From India for Saudi Arabia

استقدام عمالة هندية للشركات في المملكة العربية السعودية

Send Manpower First your roles, headcount and start date. As a recruitment agency in India for Saudi Arabia, we reply within 12 hours and send a shortlist of interviewed, trade-tested Indian candidates within 5 to 7 working days. You select the workers and issue the work visas on Qiwa. We prepare every candidate's documents, book the Skill Verification test where the trade needs it, coordinate the GAMCA medical, submit passports for visa stamping and complete emigration clearance. Most workers reach your site 3 to 5 weeks after final selection.

Updated October 2026

What Does a Manpower Recruitment Agency in Saudi Arabia Do?

A manpower recruitment agency for Saudi Arabia finds, tests and prepares foreign workers for Saudi employers, so the employer only interviews candidates who are ready to hire. Manpower First does this from India: we source skilled, semi-skilled and household staff across every Indian state, interview and trade-test them, and handle each candidate's documents, medical, visa stamping and emigration clearance.

The Saudi employer selects the workers and issues the work visas. We bring the selected workers to your site, and we stay in touch with you and the worker after arrival.

From India to Saudi Arabia

شركة استقدام عمالة من الهند إلى السعودية

The Recruitment Process From India to Saudi Arabia

This is the whole route our manpower recruitment service follows to hire workers from India for Saudi Arabia, from your first message to workers on site in the Kingdom. Each step shows who acts: you, the Saudi employer, or Manpower First on the candidate side.

Step One

Send Your Requirement

Share the job titles, number of workers, salary and allowances, food and accommodation, duty hours, contract length, site location and start date. A complete brief gets you a faster, better shortlist. We reply within 12 hours.

You
Step Two

Sourcing Across India

We search our pre-screened database and run fresh sourcing in every state of India, from Kerala and Tamil Nadu to Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Punjab.

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Step Three

Interviews and Trade Tests

Every candidate is interviewed and trade-tested in India before a profile reaches you. For most standard roles your shortlist is ready within 5 to 7 working days.

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Step Four

You Select

Interview candidates online or at a selection drive in India. The final selection is always yours, and offer letters are signed.

You
Step Five

Work Visa and Authorisation

You issue the work visas on Qiwa against your quota and send us the visa details, your demand letter and the authorisation for our agency, attested as required.

You
Step Six

Skill Verification and Medical

For trades on the Skill Verification Program list, we book the theory and practical test at an approved centre in India. Every worker completes the GAMCA medical, which we book and track.

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Step Seven

Visa Stamping and Emigration Clearance

We submit each worker's passport and documents for Saudi visa stamping, then complete emigration clearance through India's eMigrate system for workers whose passports need it.

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Step Eight

Travel and Arrival

We brief every worker before departure and arrange the flight to the airport nearest your site. On arrival you register the Qiwa contract and the Iqama, and we stay in touch with you and the worker.

Both Sides

Saudi Work Visa Process for Indian Workers — Typical Timeline

StageWhat happensTypical time
Requirement briefYou share roles, headcount, salary, site location and start date. We reply with a plan.Within 12 hours
ShortlistInterviewed, trade-tested profiles from our database or a fresh search across India.5 to 7 working days
SelectionOnline interviews or a selection drive in India. Offer letters are signed.Set by your interviews
Work visaYou issue the work visas on Qiwa and send the visa details and authorisation.Set by your approvals
Skill test and medicalSkill Verification Program test for listed trades and the GAMCA medical, run in parallel.Booked on selection
Visa stamping and travelVisa stamping, emigration clearance, pre-departure briefing and flights.Final stage

From final selection to worker on site: generally 3 to 5 weeks, depending on how quickly your work visas are issued. For bulk requirements we issue a phased mobilisation plan with your brief.

Before you send a brief: make sure your Commercial Register is current, your Qiwa account is active, and your Nitaqat band and work visa quota allow the hire. Newer companies receive smaller quotas, so we plan the shortlist around the visas you actually hold.

India and Saudi Arabia

مكتب استقدام في الهند لأصحاب العمل في السعودية

Overseas Manpower Recruitment Agency in India for Saudi Arabia

Employers searching for a Saudi manpower agency or a manpower recruitment agency in Saudi Arabia often find that the strongest route for Indian workers runs through India itself. Manpower First is a family-run overseas manpower recruitment agency in Mumbai, and Saudi Arabia is our largest market. We provide Indian manpower supply for Saudi Arabia to companies of every size, from a single engineer to a full project crew.

Projects with fixed dates, such as Expo 2030 in Riyadh and the FIFA World Cup 2034, are driving the manpower requirement in Saudi Arabia for construction, hospitality and facilities staff. As a manpower supply company for Saudi Arabia, we find those workers in India, test them before you see them and prepare every document on the candidate side, while you keep control of the work visas. It is the simplest way to hire international employees in Saudi Arabia without running the search from abroad.

To see how we work, read about our manpower supplier service in India, how overseas employers hire workers from India and our guide to hiring Indian workers in Saudi Arabia.

Indian construction workers supplied by Manpower First, an overseas manpower recruitment agency for Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia · Manpower From India

مانباور فيرست شركة هندية مقرها مومباي، متخصصة في استقدام العمالة من الهند لأصحاب العمل في المملكة العربية السعودية. نوفّر عمالة ماهرة وشبه ماهرة من جميع الولايات الهندية لقطاعات البناء والنفط والغاز والضيافة والتصنيع في الرياض وجدة والدمام وسائر مناطق المملكة، ونتابع كل مرحلة من جهة العامل: الفحص الطبي لدى المراكز المعتمدة من جامكا، واختبار التحقق المهني، وختم التأشيرة، وتخليص الهجرة، حتى يصل العامل إلى موقع العمل جاهزاً من يومه الأول.

Workers From Every State

عمالة مهنية من الهند

Skilled Workers From Any Part of India

Saudi employers do not need to search region by region. We recruit Indian workers for Saudi companies from all 28 states of India, and from union territories including Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir, so every trade is matched to the right talent pool.

North India

Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan

Central India

Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

East India

Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal

West India

Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa

South India

Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

North-East India

Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura

What We Supply

توريد عمالة هندية لمشاريع المقاولات في السعودية

Manpower Supply Services for Saudi Arabia: Sectors and Roles

Skilled workers from India for Saudi employers, blue-collar, technical and white-collar, to meet your need for manpower in Saudi Arabia. Whether you need construction manpower supply for Saudi Arabia or hospitality staff recruitment for Saudi Arabia ahead of a hotel opening, the table shows what we supply and where.

SectorRoles we supplyWhere in Saudi Arabia
Construction and CivilCivil foremen, steel fixers, masons, shuttering carpenters, scaffolders, riggers, crane operators, plumbers, electricians, gypsum workers, tile layers, painters and general labourersRiyadh, Jeddah, Makkah, Madinah and project sites across the Kingdom
Oil, Gas and PetrochemicalCoded welders, pipe fitters, instrument technicians, quality inspectors, safety officers, mechanical supervisors, process operators and shutdown crewsDammam, Al Khobar, Jubail and Yanbu
Hotels and HospitalityChefs of all grades, commis chefs, restaurant managers, waiters, kitchen helpers, housekeeping staff, stewards and banquet teamsRiyadh, Jeddah, Makkah, Madinah and the Red Sea coast
Engineering and TechnicalCivil, electrical and mechanical engineers, draughtsmen, heavy equipment operators, forklift drivers, site supervisors and timekeepersRiyadh, the Eastern Province and remote project sites
Manufacturing and IndustrialMachine operators, production supervisors, quality controllers, warehouse workers, packers and assembly line workersRiyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and Jubail
Transport, Logistics and OfficeHeavy and light vehicle drivers, logistics supervisors, accountants, information technology staff, human resources officers, sales executives and procurement officersRiyadh, Jeddah and Dammam
Household Staff

استقدام سائق خاص وطباخ من الهند

Household Staff From India for Saudi Families

Saudi families hire Indian household staff through Manpower First for the same reasons companies do: tested people, honest profiles and one contact who stays involved. We supply private drivers, family drivers, chauffeurs, and household cooks and chefs, including domestic chefs and private chauffeurs for the Al Saud Royal Household in Riyadh.

Private and Family Drivers

Drivers for school runs, family travel and daily errands, checked for driving experience and conduct before you see the profile.

Chauffeurs

Experienced chauffeurs for executives and private households, selected for discretion, presentation and a steady driving record.

Household Cooks and Chefs

Cooks and chefs for Indian, Arabic and continental home kitchens, tested on the dishes your household actually eats.

Household visas in Saudi Arabia are applied for by the family on Musaned, the official platform for household worker recruitment. We prepare the candidate side: interviews, documents, the GAMCA medical, visa stamping and emigration clearance.

Client Work by City

استقدام عمالة هندية لشركات المقاولات في الرياض

Manpower Recruitment for Riyadh, Jeddah, Madinah and Dammam

Choose a city to see what we supply there and who we work with.

The Expo 2030 site, King Salman Park, King Salman International Airport, Qiddiya, Diriyah and new stadiums, alongside the Kingdom's corporate headquarters. Employers comparing recruitment agencies in Riyadh come to us for construction trades, mechanical and electrical technicians, hospitality staff, drivers, household staff and office roles.

★★★★★
“We needed steel fixers, shuttering carpenters, block masons, accountants and helpers for our Riyadh operations. Manpower First delivered every worker trade-tested and experienced, and they delivered quickly. The workers performed well from the start, and their attention to detail made the whole process easy for us.”
AbdulAziz Alharbi, Banayna General Constructions LLCRiyadh · 50 Workers
★★★★★
“Manpower First provided domestic chefs and private chauffeurs for our household. They understood the standard of discretion and professionalism required at this level. An ongoing relationship we continue to value.”
Al Saud Royal HouseholdRiyadh · 10 Workers, Ongoing
★★★★★
“Manpower First supplied us with more than 6 certified CCTV technicians, all with strong technical knowledge and the right work ethic. We are still growing our team with them and the quality is consistent.”
Hyoon Security SolutionsRiyadh · 6+ CCTV Technicians, Ongoing
★★★★★
“We required a senior Chief Investment Specialist, a niche white-collar role. Manpower First found us a well-qualified candidate quickly. Their ability to operate at the executive level surprised us. Highly recommended.”
Aditum Capital Investment CompanyRiyadh · Chief Investment Specialist

Port, logistics and trading businesses, a fast-growing restaurant and hotel scene, and waterfront development. We supply restaurant waiters, commis chefs, drivers, warehouse staff and construction crews to Jeddah employers.

استقدام طهاة وعمال فنادق من الهند للسعودية

Case Study · Restaurants

Ukiyo Japanese Restaurants, Jeddah

We placed 8 restaurant waiters and 3 Commis 1 chefs with Ukiyo's Jeddah restaurants and have continued supplying the chain since 2020. Repeat requirements are matched to the restaurants' service standard, so new staff fit the existing teams from the first shift.

Hotels, catering and facilities in Madinah and Makkah run at full capacity through the Hajj and Umrah seasons. We supply kitchen teams, stewards, housekeeping, maintenance technicians and drivers, timed to your seasonal peaks.

Dammam, Al Khobar and Jubail form the Kingdom's oil, gas and petrochemical base. Our manpower supply for the Eastern Province covers coded welders, pipe fitters, riggers, instrument technicians, safety officers and shutdown crews for plant operators and their contractors.

We also supply Yanbu and the Red Sea coast, Tabuk, Qassim, Hail, Abha, Jazan and remote project sites. The work visa, medical and Qiwa process is the same nationwide.

Where We Fit

Saudi Hiring Situations We Handle

Most employers come to us with one of these problems. Each one changes how we plan the search.

Visas Issued, No Candidates Yet

Your work visas are approved for specific profession titles and they will not wait forever. We shortlist against the exact titles on your visas, so every visa is used for the role it was issued for.

A Project Date That Cannot Move

Expo 2030 and World Cup 2034 packages, plant shutdowns and hotel openings. Firms that hire contractors in Saudi Arabia need the crews behind them, so we run bulk manpower recruitment for Saudi projects in several Indian cities at once and phase departures to your site schedule.

Your Last Agency Sent CVs and Stopped

Good candidates are lost between offer and arrival. We stay with every worker through the skill test, medical, visa stamping and emigration clearance until they reach your site.

Steady Replacements for a Running Operation

Restaurants, hotels and private households need like-for-like replacements without retraining from scratch. We match repeat requirements to the standard your current team already works to.

A Small or New Saudi Business

Visa quotas are smaller for companies in their first years. We size the shortlist to the visas you actually hold, through the same regular work visa process our largest clients use.

One Specialist, Not a Crew

There is no minimum order. We recruit Indian workers for Saudi companies one role at a time when that is what you need, from a single engineer to a senior finance specialist.

Free Replacement Policy

Our Promise to Saudi Employers

If a worker we supplied does not work out during the three-month probation period, we replace him or her free of charge, as long as the reason lies with the worker.

Free Replacement Covered

  • The worker leaves the job
  • The worker refuses to work
  • The worker's performance is found unsatisfactory, and this can be shown

Not Covered

  • Wages not paid on time
  • A different job from the one the worker was recruited for
  • Accommodation provided by the employer that is not suitable
Why Employers Choose Us

شركة هندية لتوريد العمالة لأصحاب العمل في السعودية

The Manpower Agency for Saudi Arabia, Trusted by Saudi Employers

Employers comparing manpower recruitment agencies in Saudi Arabia usually want three things: tested workers, speed and one accountable contact. As manpower consultants in India for Saudi Arabia, this is how we deliver them.

Manpower First, a manpower supply company for Saudi Arabia

A Long Record in Saudi Arabia

We have deployed Indian workers to Saudi Arabia for longer than most agencies have existed. That experience means fewer surprises and documents that are right the first time.

Pre-Screened Database or a Fresh Search

We keep a live database of tested candidates and run fresh searches for hard-to-find profiles, including professional manpower recruitment for engineers, accountants and managers. Our overseas recruitment services run from permanent recruiting services in Saudi Arabia for one specialist to full contract crews.

The Candidate Side, Handled End to End

Trade tests, the Skill Verification test, GAMCA medicals, visa stamping and emigration clearance are handled by our team, so you only manage your own approvals on Qiwa.

One Contact in Mumbai

Every Saudi employer, large or small, works with one account contact who knows the requirement from the first message to arrival.

Hire Indian Workforce for Saudi Arabia

Send Your Manpower Requirement

Tell us your manpower requirement in Saudi Arabia. As a manpower services agency working only for overseas employers, our team replies within 12 hours with a plan and a shortlist timeline. No fields are mandatory.

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions — Saudi Employers

Send your requirement by form, email or WhatsApp. Manpower First sources candidates across India, interviews and trade-tests them, and sends you a shortlist within 5 to 7 working days. You select the workers and issue the work visas on Qiwa. We then prepare all candidate documents, book the Skill Verification test where the trade needs it, coordinate the GAMCA medical, submit passports for visa stamping and complete emigration clearance before the workers fly.

For most standard roles a shortlist is ready within 5 to 7 working days. Workers generally reach your site 3 to 5 weeks after final selection, depending on how quickly your work visas are issued. For bulk requirements we issue a phased mobilisation plan with the brief.

Send the job titles, number of workers, basic salary and allowances, food and accommodation arrangements, duty hours and overtime, contract length, site location and start date. With these details we shortlist candidates who accept the offer and travel, rather than candidates who drop out at the offer stage.

Yes. For large project requirements we run selection drives in several Indian cities at the same time and phase departures to match your site schedule. We have mobilised batches of hundreds of workers for single Saudi project requirements.

No. We work with requirements of every size, from one Chief Investment Specialist for an investment company in Riyadh to 50 construction and support staff for Banayna General Constructions LLC, also in Riyadh.

Yes. We recruit from all 28 states of India: Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka in the south, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in the north, Bihar, Odisha and West Bengal in the east, Maharashtra and Gujarat in the west, and the north-eastern states. Every candidate is tested before you see the profile.

We supply Indian workers across the Kingdom: Riyadh, Jeddah, Makkah, Madinah, Dammam, Al Khobar, Jubail, Yanbu, Tabuk, Abha and remote project sites. The work visa, medical and Qiwa process is the same nationwide, and we plan travel around your site location.

Yes. Contractors and subcontractors in Saudi Arabia hire skilled manpower from India through Manpower First for construction, oil and gas, shutdown and facilities projects: steel fixers, masons, shuttering carpenters, coded welders, pipe fitters, electricians, riggers and supervisors. Every worker is trade-tested in India before you see the profile, and for bulk requirements we phase departures to your site schedule.

Yes. We supply private drivers, family drivers, chauffeurs, and household cooks and chefs from India to Saudi families. The family applies for the household visa on Musaned, the official platform for household worker recruitment in Saudi Arabia, and we prepare the candidate side: interviews, documents, the GAMCA medical, visa stamping and emigration clearance.

Manpower First prepares and manages all candidate documentation, while the work visa and work permit applications are made by the Saudi employer on Qiwa. On the candidate side we compile and check documents, coordinate the medical, submit passports for visa stamping, complete emigration clearance and arrange travel.

The Skill Verification Program is Saudi Arabia's trade test for skilled workers in listed trades, such as electricians, plumbers, welders and air-conditioning technicians. Workers pass a theory test and a practical assessment at an approved centre in India before the visa is stamped. We check at the brief stage whether each role needs it and book the test straight after your selection.

The GAMCA medical is the Gulf health examination every worker completes in India before travelling to Saudi Arabia, booked through the Wafid system at approved centres. Manpower First books the appointment, tracks the result and resolves any issue before visa stamping.

Nitaqat is Saudi Arabia's Saudization programme. It rates each company on the share of Saudi nationals in its workforce, and that rating affects whether new work visas can be issued. Check your current band and work visa quota on Qiwa before sending a brief, and we will plan the hiring around them.

Yes. Small and newer Saudi businesses hire from India through the same regular work visa process as large employers. Visa quotas are smaller for companies in their first years, so we size the shortlist to the visas you hold, whether that is two workers or two hundred.

Wages for Indian workers in Saudi Arabia are set by the employment contract and must be paid monthly through the Wage Protection System. They vary by trade, experience and location, so we brief every employer on current market rates for each role before offer letters are drafted.

If a worker leaves the job, refuses to work, or is found to be performing unsatisfactorily in a way that can be shown, Manpower First replaces the worker free of charge during the three-month probation period. The policy does not cover problems from the employer's side, such as wages not paid on time, a different job from the one the worker was recruited for, or unsuitable accommodation.

Yes. Manpower First is a Government of India licensed recruiting agent based in Mumbai. It is a family business that has supplied Indian workers to Saudi employers since 1987.

Yes. Manpower First supplies Indian workers to employers in 15 countries: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman in the Gulf; Germany, Poland, Romania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Russia in Europe; and Israel, Japan and Mauritius. Saudi Arabia is our largest market.

Look for an agency that recruits in India itself, trade-tests every worker before you see the profile, stays with each candidate through the medical, visa stamping and emigration clearance, and offers a clear replacement policy. Manpower First supplies Saudi employers from Mumbai, and every Saudi employer works with one account contact from the first message to arrival.

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