Reading the article "Dead end for many expats as amnesty deadline looms" by Somayya Jabarti (Oct. 27), it looks like thousands of expatriate workers will not be able to correct their status ahead of the looming deadline. So what will happen on and after November 3? It would be gross injustice if the police begin the raids all over again and catch these innocent people who are not able to get themselves documented for no fault of their own. It is, therefore, time to re-think and provide another extension of six months. Faiz Al-Najdi, Online response II. What is happening is unacceptable, specially in country like Saudi Arabia. I ask the concerned authorities to look into this matter and find a real solution once and for all. Unless a solution is found, the problem will persist and make many expatriate suffer. May Allah guide us to the right path. Believer, Online response III. I almost cried reading the story of the Indonesian woman, Sumiyati. This place where Islam came from. Please, remember you'll answer for such mistreatment later on. Tamer, Online response IV. As mentioned in the story, thousands of expats have not cleared the status as the deadline is nearing. The prospect of new raids strikes fear once again. I hope the officials will try to understand the reason for the delay due to the crowded jawazat. I hope and pray to Allah that the expats will get more time to correct their status so they can live peacefully in this peaceful country. Faiza Siddiqui, Online response V. I too have been trying to correct my sponsorship being a teacher through a well-known recruitment agency. However, the few times I went to the jawazaat offices here in Jeddah, I was shooed away by a shouting Arab-speaking man to come back another day. My agency has been telling me that the jawazaat offices are operating every hour until 11 p.m. to help in the documentation process. But I can't believe it! Many of them are lazy people who have no concern for the welfare of their fellow human beings. Amani, Online response
