General Instruction Manual
General Instruction Manual
Number APPROVED
GENERAL INSTRUCTION MANUAL 710.001
ISSUE DATE REPLACES
ISSUING ORG. INDUSTRIAL SECURITY OPERATIONS (ISO) 04/01/2017 11/01/2015
APPROVAL PAGE NO.
SUBJECT SAUDI ARAMCO IDENTIFICATION CARDS AMZ 1 OF 29
CONTENT
This General Instruction (G.I.) outlines administrative procedures and requirements for Saudi Aramco ID cards. It
identifies responsibilities, business strategies and applicable transactions to be executed through e-Security application
via SAP corporate portal at the Intranet home page (http://myhome.aramco.com.sa) and extranet page
(http://portal.aramco.com). All references in the instruction are meant for Saudi Aramco organizations employees and
contractors with the following information:
01.0 GI proponent.
02.0 Purpose.
03.0 Glossary.
04.0 General rules.
05.0 ID privileges and access denied.
06.0 Additional ID regulations.
07.0 Responsibilities of stakeholders and cardholders.
08.0 Restricted Access for employees, consultants, trainees and company visitors
09.0 Community-Facility IDs for employees, retirees, consultants and others.
10.0 Community-Facility or Non Community-Facility IDs for non-employed spouse/dependents, personal
visitors, domestic helpers and drivers.
11.0 Contractor and customer IDs.
12.0 Non Community-Facility IDs for government employees.
13.0 Retrieval of Saudi Aramco IDs (all types).
14.0 Penalties on late return of contractor and customer IDs.
15.0 Revoking restricted access during vacation or other leave of absence
16.0 Loss of IDs, investigation and replacement process with penalties
17.0 Approval authority for service requests.
EXHIBIT-1 - ID types and approval requirement.
EXHIBIT-2 - Penalties and warning notices for lost IDs.
EXHIBIT-3 - Supporting documents required for verification (ALL ID Types).
EXHIBIT-4 - ID types and access privileges.
EXHIBIT-5 - ID Types and validity dates.
** EXHIBIT-6 - JHAH Employees Access Privileges.
3.0 GLOSSARY
The following abbreviations/acronyms of the names or titles are used in this instruction:
AIO : Area ID Office
4.1.2 Personal biographic information shall be clearly used on IDs in Arabic and English languages as
expressed in Government directive that requires full name (last, first, middle initial), badge
number, current photo, date of birth, nationality, government number, company name,
commercial registration or license number for contracting firm/agency, serial number, expiry
date, blood type.
4.1.3 Applicants shall present to AIO valid documents such as NIC or Family card (Saudi), resident
permission (certain national), NIC or passport (gulf country citizens) and residence
permit/passport (expatriate) while requesting IDs. Note: If these documents are expired, IDs
shall not be issued.
4.1.4 Persons working for overseas subsidiary companies (ASC/AOC/AAC) shall be issued IDs to
facilitate their entry in restricted facilities when they are on assignment to Saudi Aramco. The
IDs issued at overseas subsidiary company offices shall be accepted for admittance to
administration offices, main camps and recreational areas (Note: Persons working for domestic
subsidiary/joint venture companies shall be issued a consultant ID with restricted access on
approved service requests for more than (14) days period).
4.1.5 Non-employed guests or visitors who are visiting camp residents for their short-term visits (less
than 14 days) shall not be issued IDs (Note: Camp residents may submit their requests through
Visitor Management System “VMS”).
4.1.6 Persons who were issued IDs earlier and meanwhile they have changed association or job
through any firm, agency or sponsor, shall surrender IDs to AIO and re-apply for designated IDs
against the approved service requests.
4.1.7 E-Security completed service requests for IDs shall stay valid for 30-days from the last approval
date. If needed, appointment can be rescheduled with a new date without cancelling the service
request within the validity of 30-days.
4.2.1 Only one badge number is to be assigned to each applicant throughout his/her career or
association with the company. This excludes personnel who were working for the company as
contractor employees and became regular employees in addition to, employee’s dependents,
drivers and personal visitors who are not issued badge numbers (Note: Applicants shall indicate
previously assigned badge number(s) while requesting ID).
4.2.2 Applicants requesting new IDs shall be fingerprinted or previous fingerprints taken are unclear.
The ASC/AOC/AAC employees on assignment to Saudi Aramco shall be fingerprinted when
they request a physical ID with restricted access (Note: Dignitaries, Board of Directors and
government employees are exempt from fingerprint taking).
* CHANGE ** ADDITION NEW INSTRUCTION COMPLETE REVISION
4.3.1 Applicants including female contractor employees shall be photographed in civil dress with a
full-face view directly to the camera installed in AIO and without wearing sunglass or face
covering. Applicants may have the option to be photographed wearing traditional head covering
as appropriate to company dress code policy. AIO reserve the right to either accept or reject
applicant requests for ID’s if found not in compliance with company policy dress code. (Note:
This will also apply to AISOD and FrPD employees who are assigned to operational activities as
they would have the option to be photographed in civil dress or in their approved uniform).
4.3.2 Contractor personnel and distribution customers are allowed to renew their IDs within a
maximum period of two (2) years without the need for their physical presence in ID office for a
photo taken session. The previously taken shall be used provided that the photos are clear or no
changes to the face impression.
4.3.3 In the cases of change information or replacement of damaged IDs, individuals may be re-issued
IDs by using the previously taken provided that the photos are clear or no changes to the face
impression.
4.4.1 Non-employed spouses of SC11+ Saudi female employees and retirees shall be issued two IDs
(community-facility & contractor). Also, dependent wife and unmarried daughters of SC11+
Saudi male employees who are working as contractor employees shall be issued two IDs
(community-facility & contractor). This includes issuing two IDs (community-facility &
contractor) to Saudi dependent parents of SC11+ regular (male/female) employees and SC11+
Saudi (male/female) retirees who are hired as company consultants or working as contractor
employees.
4.4.2 SC3-10 Saudi retirees who are dependents (parents) of SC11+ regular employees shall be issued
11+ Retirement ID (one ID) with letter (J). The ID validity shall be the same as per retirement
ID. (Note: A relationship link shall be updated in SAP HR system).
4.4.3 SC3-10 male/female employees married to SC11+ employees (Saudis or expatriate) shall
indicate the sponsor badge number at the back side of the ID card. (Note: A relationship link
shall be updated in SAP HR system)
4.4.4 Contractor employees who are approved to stay in the main camps (family/bachelor) shall be
eligible for a Consultant ID only with SC11+ or SC3-10 privileges. Contractor employees who
are personal visitors to employees residing in main family camps shall be issued two IDs
(Contractor ID and Personal Visitor).
Notes:
(Personal visitors of SC3-10 employees and others residing in bachelor camps do not qualify
for IDs to be issued).
Family camps include DHSC, RTSC, ABSC, and UDSC.
5.2 NCF IDs, contractor IDs, customer IDs and Government IDs do not grant access to community facilities
or recreational areas. NCF IDs issued to and contractors or personal driver shall provide limited access to
administration offices and camps during permitted hours as stated in this instruction.
5.3 Individuals who are found using IDs that are illegally loaned, borrowed from original owner,
reproduced, altered, duplicated, forged and PNGs shall be denied access to any facility. These IDs shall
be confiscated and the acts of cardholder (except expired IDs) shall be subject to appropriate action.
5.4 ID cards issued to SC11+ female/male employees shall permit their accompanying children below the
age of 12-years to enter recreational facilities during permitted hours. Dependents, who are 12 years &
older, shall be provided with IDs to enter SC11+ facilities without accompanying parents.
5.5 SC9 and SC10 IDs male/female employees showing letter “M” shall allow limited access for employees
and their accompanying dependents (spouse/children) to watch movie in the SC11+ camp during
permitted hours. The SC11+ privileged IDs issued to SC3-8 female employees with “J” shall allow
only employees to access recreational areas without accompanying their children, husband and parents.
The spouse, children and parents of SC3-10 male/female employees may obtain a dependent IDs on the
information and eligibility available through SAP HR system (Note: Spouses, children and parents of
SC3-10 male/female employees holding a dependent IDs are not eligible to use recreational facilities)
5.6 Contractor personnel shall strictly observe company working hours (0700 - 1600 hrs.) or rotating shift
schedule, if any. If contractor personnel are required to work beyond working hours, during weekends or
holidays, the proponent or contracting establishment shall notify Security AISOD’s Superintendent or
Shift Supervisor I.
5.7 The SC11+ and SC3-10 dependent sons who are employed for a wage through government, contracting
firm, agency or domestic subsidiary/joint venture company shall not be issued dependent IDs. These
dependents intending to stay with parents in family camps may request personal visitor IDs on approval
from Personnel Department.
5.8 Distribution customers (owner, drivers or representatives) shall be denied access to distribution facilities
if they are not holding sales order and valid distribution customer IDs.
5.9 SC3-10 US/Canadian employees, who are hired prior to November 1st, 2013 and residing in SC11+
family camps, and their eligible dependents shall be issued SC11+ IDs with indication for in-camp
residence. They are also entitled for a personal visitor ID, domestic helper ID and driver ID.
6.2 Regular SC15+/SC11-14 and SC3-10 employees shall be issued either in or out-camp community-
facility IDs according to their residence status available through SAP HR system. Dependents of SC15+
and SC11-14 employees shall be issued IDs based on residence of their parents, personal data and
medical eligibility defined through SAP HR system. The trainees, students and consultants staying in
SC3-10 bachelor camps or living in local communities shall be issued either in or out-camp community-
facility IDs according to the eligibility defined through SAP HR system.
6.3 SC3-8 female employees, SC3-8 casual employees married to Saudi Aramco employees and SC3-8
IKLH female expatriates shall receive SC11+ privileged IDs with letter “J” (Note: Dependents of SC3-
10 regular employees shall receive dependent IDs to ride on a company bus for travel from residence to
hospitals/clinics and back as per medical eligibility defined through SAP HR system).
6.4 Drivers and housemaids assigned to regular and retired executives, sponsored by general managers,
regular SC15+ employees and SC14 division heads living in or off-camp and Ar’Rabiyah compound, in
6.5 Issuance of IDs shall be limited to three (03) personnel domestic helpers and/or drivers sponsored by
regular and retired executives, regular general managers, regular SC15+ employees and SC14 division
heads. For personnel sponsored by regular SC11-14 employees living in camp, IDs shall be limited to
one (1) domestic helper and (1) driver according to their eligibility set forth in this GI. For personnel
sponsored by regular SC11-14 employees/SC11+ retirees/female trainees IDs shall be limited to one (01)
driver only. (Note: Drivers sponsored by SC3-10 male employees/ male trainees or students are not
eligible for IDs to be issued. SC11+ retirees residing in local communities are not eligible for domestic
helper IDs)
6.6 Recreation consultants sponsored by Community Services shall be issued SC11+ consultant ID with in-
camp privileges for a period not exceeding one (01)-year irrespective of visa endorsement on their
passports if they are staying in camp. The consultants sponsored by other organizations shall be issued
either in or out-camp IDs valid for a period of visitor visa endorsement on the passports based on their
residence.
6.7 Expatriate retirees Including AOA retirees who are age 50 or more and completed 15 or more years of
continuous service including expatriates whose employment ends at the age of 60 or later regardless of
their length of service shall be issued courtesy IDs providing no access privileges to the main camps or
utilizing the recreational facilities after the retirement action is reflected through SAP HR system
regardless whether they are leaving or staying in the Kingdom. However, at the request of SC11+
expatriate retiree, who has a valid Saudi residence or conversely lives in the Kingdom of Bahrain, a
retiree ID may be issued to allow him access the main camp and utilize the recreational facilities on the
discretion and approval from Director of Personnel Department or his delegate (Note: Expatriate retiree
dependents (children) are not eligible for IDs to be issued).
6.8 Community-facility, NCF, contractor and distribution customer IDs shall be renewed for a further period
as needed. This includes information change, replacement or additional accesses to be processed on
services requests and approvals as needed.
7.2.2 Service requests are approved to issue IDs for domestic helpers assigned to regular
executives/general managers, SC15+, SC14 division heads who are living either in or off camps
and in-camp SC11-14 employees, including SC3-10 US/Canadian employees who are hired
before November 1st, 2013 and residing in SC11+ camps. Service requests for domestic helper
ID work flow approval for executive retirees and Ar-Rabiayah resident retirees shall be finally
approved by Personnel Department.
7.2.3 Service requests shall be approved by Personnel Department to issue IDs for JHAH and SC11+
Saudi/expatriate employee’s family members who are arriving from OOK on visitor visa and
staying with employees in camp. This includes approving service requests to issue IDs for
personal visitors (relatives) of Saudi/expatriate employees to stay with employees in family
camps for a limited period of time not exceeding three (03) months.
7.2.4 SAP HR systems are updated with applicable information (e.g. SAG Number) for early/normal
retirees, PTD/CMC annuitants, old ex-SAMAREC retirees, SC11+ retiree’s eligible dependents
(wives/sons/daughters) and domestic helpers/drivers who are assigned to executive retirees.
7.2.5 Once declared, a relationship link is provided in SAP HR systems between regular and retired
employees and their working non-employee dependents (wives/sons/daughters/parents/ domestic
helper) and also between regular and retired employees and their working spouses. This
relationship link is essential to prevent issuing multiple privileged IDs to individuals.
7.2.6 All Saudi retirees and their eligible dependents are directed to call Industrial Security Help Desk
Support (Tel: 013-876-6000) to initiate service requests and facilitate appointments for obtaining
IDs from AIO. Note that the retiree presence is mandatory for obtaining their IDs from AIO. In
the condition that a retiree is unable to attend due to disability or medical condition, his eligible
dependent shall provide all necessary documentations to AIO on behalf of the retiree. AIO
supervisor reserves the right to request concurrence from Saudi Aramco Social Insurance for
further processing of the retiree request. The Human Resources Service Center shall remind
retirees that they should not show up at Area ID Offices (AIO) without prior appointment. This
includes retrieving IDs from active retirees, deceased retirees, their dependents, and domestic
helpers assigned to executives when ID privileges are revoked or when IDs are no longer needed
and the retrieved IDs are then returned to ISSD/AIO.
7.2.7 Changes that have occurred to the corporate policies in the issuance of IDs for regular
employees, retirees, PTD/CMC annuitants, their dependents, old ex-SAMAREC retirees
including retiree’s SAP codes (61-70, 86, 88 & 89), domestic helpers/drivers assigned to
7.2.8 IDs are retrieved from retiring, terminated and those employees who left the company or died
during service career without complying with the departure clearance as well as their dependents
who are departing Saudi Arabia on exit visa. The retrieved IDs shall be turned-in to ISSD/AIO.
7.2.9 Service requests may be approved to issue personal visitor IDs for non-employee spouses
(resident) of expatriate female employees to temporarily stay in main family camps. (Note:
Spouses, who are not approved to stay in family camps, shall be issued NCF ID’s with camp
logo).
7.3.2 Old badge numbers are clearly indicated for all candidates, summer students, trainees and
college degree programs-non employees, if they were previously assigned a badge number
excluding personnel who were working for the company as contractor employees, distribution
customers or government employees.
7.3.3 ID service requests shall not be initiated for supplemental contractor manpower that is hired to
work for various departments within the company. It is the responsibility of contracting firm to
submit service requests to proponent for approval.
7.3.4 All summer students, coop students, faculty members, internship candidates, apprentices or
college degree program non-employees shall return their IDs to ISSD/AIO when they are
terminated, transferred, or when they did not report to work.
7.3.5 All policy relaxations that need to be reflected in the ID issuance and associated procedures for
new hires/rehires, students, faculty members, apprentices and college degree program non-
employees, including supplemental contractor manpower are timely relayed to ISSD Manager
for inclusion in applicable procedures, modification to the e-security system and implementation
in all areas.
requests for OOK families of SC11+ employees arriving (on visitor visa) to stay with employees
in camps. They shall be issued temporary visitor IDs according to the validity of visitor visa
endorsement on their passports.
7.4.2 Camp residents are directed to exchange their in-camp community-facility IDs to out-camp
privileged IDs for themselves and for their dependents while they are moving to local
communities or going on assignment.
7.4.3 Changes that have occurred to the rules governing communities, recreational and beach facilities
which can be used by employees, dependents, consultants, trainees, students, contractors and
others who are holding SC11+ or SC3-10 privileged IDs are timely communicated to ISSD
or/and AISOD Manager for inclusion in applicable procedures, modification to the e-security
system and implementation in all areas.
7.5.2 Restricted area access privileges granted to employees, consultants, contractors and others shall be
periodically reviewed and assessed to meet operational needs. If necessary, access rights shall be
minimized or eliminated when no longer needed, especially when employee is transferred to other
organization or when mothballing of a facility has been executed.
7.5.3 Access privileges to “ALL” plants/sites shall not be approved for contractor personnel. The multiple
accesses can be selected for employees, consultants, contractors and others by submitting new
service requests in order to meet operational requirements.
7.5.4 Service request validators shall verify requisite information used for employees, consultants,
contractors, customers and others such as name, badge number, plant access codes, groups, site
location, contract number, contractor name and contract validity before the service requests are
released to the approvers within specified time limit.
7.5.6 All contracting firms, including subcontractors, SEC and domestic subsidiary/joint venture
companies while doing business or providing services to the company shall acquire vendor code or
registration number to be assigned through Contracting Department or Material Supply by using
Web page (http://esr.aramco.sa).
7.5.7 Contracting firms shall select plant codes, groups or site locations while initiating requests for their
employees according to the contract or job requirement from proponent organization. The non-
restricted work site locations shall include abbreviated letters, e.g. DHA, ABQ, RTR, RIY, JED,
NPC, SPC, etc. (Note: Access to pipeline corridors shall require approval from Area Pipelines
Department).
7.5.8 Main contracting firms, SEC and domestic subsidiary/joint venture companies shall nominate up to
five (05) Saudis male to accompany their employees (including subcontractor personnel) to AIO for
ID photos, fingerprint taking on scheduled appointment dates and collecting IDs and then returning
IDs to AIO. This condition exempts accompanying of representatives for SEC and domestic
subsidiary/joint venture company employees who can directly go to AIO for the needful.
7.5.9 Department CSL(s) shall post authorizations in SAP systems for contractor representatives (up to
five (05) persons) who need access to e-security application. The request/s of additional persons
shall be reviewed and sent to AISOD Manager (Note: CSL shall disable access to e-security for
representatives who left the firm and he/she shall update information when there are changes to the
representatives).
7.5.10 SAP core systems shall be updated on the start and end dates of contracts, work orders, service
orders, commercial registration numbers, vendor’s registration number, contracting establishment
names, and other information as needed.
7.5.11 Contracting firms, SEC and domestic subsidiary/joint venture companies associated with the
department shall be directed to submit a letter to ISSD stating that they understand ID regulations
and associated requirements (sample letter is available through AIO). Also, e-form SA–5715-3 shall
be prepared or processed for Industrial Security clearance against each specific closed long or short
form contract and service or work order in order to release the payments to the firm.
7.5.12 If operationally needed, a single point of contact with backup shall be established within the
department to maintain follow-ups with the plant managers and Industrial Security offices
concerning service requests, coordination with plant managers and ID-related matters.
7.5.13 Contractors IDs shall immediately be retrieved from contractor personnel who are terminated on
cause and then returned to AIO. At the same time, consultants, visitors, government employees,
trainees and students shall be directed to return IDs to AIO when their assignment or jobs are
completed.
7.6.1 Restricted access service requests received from proponent(s), including the requests initiated for
employees, consultants, contractors or others working for their department shall be reviewed and
approved (Note: Rejection of service requests shall directly be communicated to the request
initiator).
7.6.2 All individuals working inside or visiting plant facilities shall be reminded through general
announcement or notices placed outside the plant gates to visibly display and safeguard their IDs
at all times while present at worksite in vital installations or restricted facilities.
7.6.3 Newly streamlined installations and restricted facilities shall be assigned security codes through
ISSD. The changes that have occurred in the status of a plant facility due to reorganization,
closure, or if share responsibility is added or changed shall be communicated to ISSD or/and
AISOD Manager.
7.6.4 Plant manager (owner) may limit the share responsibility set to other departments for vital
installations or restricted facilities and specify special procedure or requirements for individuals
needing access to their facilities with a notification sent to all organizations, company-wide
(Note: This includes providing agreement to the requests if other departments are involved while
sharing access privileges for vital installations and restricted facilities).
7.6.5 Access privileges that were granted to the employees, contractors and others for restricted
facilities shall be periodically reviewed and that any changes are communicated to AISOD
or/and ISSD Manager.
7.7 CARDHOLDERS
All cardholders, contractor representatives and/or sponsors shall acknowledge receiving IDs from AIOs.
They shall not carry expired or damaged IDs while entering any facilities. In addition to the procedures
and requirements described in this instruction, the cardholders, representatives and/or sponsors shall
comply with the following:
7.7.1 In any case, IDs shall not be loaned, borrowed, misused, reproduced, duplicated or forged. These
acts are subject to investigation and severe disciplinary action to be taken against the
defaulters/violators.
7.7.2 Employees, dependents, consultants, trainees, students, contractors and others shall return their
IDs to AIO or to their sponsors when they are terminated, resigned, separated, retired, or leaving
the company, including US loanee’s transfer to USA or when trainees and students have
completed their training program. (Note: This excludes all Saudi retiree’s eligible dependents)
7.7.3 While moving to local community areas, employees (in-camp residents) shall exchange own and
their dependent IDs to out-camp privileged IDs by using change information through e-security.
7.7.4 Cardholders and/or sponsors shall report to the nearest RSCC when the ID is lost irrespective of
cardholder is on the job or off-job. At the same time, cardholder or sponsor shall lodge a report
with the local Police Department or other recognized agency during vacation, assignment or
training, obtain a report and then submit a copy to STS/TS&C group as evidence to the incident.
8.2 No approval is necessary if the restricted access request with multiple accesses or ALL plants is
requested by the Admin Area Head or Business Line Head. The administrative area head’s approval (one
signature) is sufficient if multiple accesses or ALL plants/sites are required for general manager or
department manager.
8.3 Approval of Business Line Head (respective Senior Vice President) is sufficient for access to ALL plants
needed by Saudi Aramco-sponsored consultants and the employees below department manager (Note:
This approval requirement does not include loanees who are assigned to subsidiary/joint venture
companies and contractor personnel).
8.4 A special group “BKP” comprising distribution bulk plants and fueling units shall be issued to haulers
only on the selection and approval from Regional Distribution Department (Note: This group shall not
be granted to contractor personnel and distribution customers).
8.5 Restricted access shall be re-issued on new service requests when changes to the codes, groups, or all
accesses have occurred to vital installations or restricted facilities due to reorganization process or other
circumstances are announced by the ISSD manager.
8.6 Restricted access request initiated for President & CEO, his staff and that of company employees,
consultants or contractor personnel working for ISO/S&IS and they require multiple accesses or “ALL”
plants shall be approved by the S&IS Executive Director, ISO General Manager, ISSD Manager or
AISOD Manager.
9.2 Validator(s) shall release service requests to approvers in three (03) working days. If a request is not
validated in three (03) days’ time, it shall automatically be released to approver who, in turn, has limited
time to approve the request in five (05) working days. If request(s) are not approved in specified time, it
shall automatically be escalated to next higher level of authority.
9.3 Changes involving name, date of birth, government number, salary code, unclear photo, cardholder’s
signature, residence status & organization code due to transfer and returning student’s status shall be
processed without approval provided information is up-to-date in SAP HR systems (Note: Replacement
of lost IDs for individuals listed above shall require approval as stated in this instruction manual).
10.2 Dependents (sons/daughters) enrolled in EAP or regular education shall be issued IDs in two stages, e.g.,
in the age group of 12-19 and 19-26 years in Gregorian calendar. Sons of employees must be non-
employed in order to be issued dependent IDs and when employed, with the company, government or
contracting firms, dependent sons shall surrender their dependent IDs (Note: Non-Saudi Aramco
employee or retiree husband, in addition to dependent sons/daughters of SC11+ Saudi female employees
shall receive SC11+ privileged IDs. Dependent sons/daughters of SC11+ expatriate casual who is
married to SC3-10 employee shall receive SC11+ privileged IDs. The SC3-10 husband ID shall be
marked with an “Accompanying Children Logo” at the front side of the ID card as well as an indication
on their IDs of the sponsored badge number (Note: A relationship link shall be updated in SAP HR
system).
For dependents of SC3-10 employees/retirees (Saudi) shall receive dependent IDs to ride on a company
bus for travel from residence to hospitals/clinics and back as per medical eligibility defined through SAP
HR system).
Notes:
Dependent IDs shall be issued to all family members of a deceased employee including “WIDOW” in
accordance to their medical eligibility in JHAH as defined through SAP HR system.
10.3 At the request of a SC11+ expatriate female employee (IKLH), her non-company employed husband and
children shall be issued SC11+ privileged dependent IDs on SAP update or approval from Personnel
Department. Dependents (spouse, sons, daughters or parents) of deceased employees and their sponsored
personnel domestic helper (housemaids) do not qualify for IDs to be issued. This excludes dependents of
Note: “WIDOWS” who are living in Ar-Rabiyah compound shall be issued Dependent IDs with SC11+
privileges).
10.4 Domestic helpers or drivers are defined as personal staff and assigned to regular or retired executives,
properly sponsored by general managers, regular SC15+/SC11-14 employees and non-executive retirees
staying in Ar-Rabiyah compound and retirees (SC15+/SC11-14) staying in the local community shall
receive domestic helper IDs or NCF IDs as stated in this instruction (Note: IDs are not issued to
domestic helpers sponsored by SC3-10 male employees and CMC/PTD annuitants).
*10.5 Personal visitors (family members) of (JHAH employees staying in camp) and SC11+ Saudi/expatriate
employees arriving from foreign countries/ In-Kingdom to stay in camps for a limited period shall be
issued community-facility IDs according to the visitor visa endorsement on the passports on approval
from Community Services and Personnel Department. Personal visitors other than family members of
employees (main camp resident) shall be issued temporary visitor IDs on approval from Personnel
Department.
10.6 Saudi Arab dependent daughters of regular SC 11+ employees shall continue receiving IDs beyond 26
years of age (until they got married) on presentation of a family booklet provided eligibility is available
through SAP HR system. The dependents (wife/sons/daughters) of SC11+ Saudi Arab retirees shall
receive IDs based on the SAP HR codes (61-70) while retirees falling under SAP HR code 85, 86, 88 &
89 are eligible for wife ID only.
10.7 Regular female expatriate employee’s In-Kingdom spouses (resident-non-Aramcon) who are frequently
visiting their wife living in a family camp at Dhahran, Ras Tanura, Udhailiyah and Abqaiq shall receive
non community-facility IDs on approval from Community Services and Personnel Department.
10.8 Dependents (wife/children) of company-sponsored consultants living in a family camp shall be issued
SC11+ privileged IDs on approval from department head or higher, provided that, the dependent
information is updated in the SAP HR system. The contractor employees and their dependents that are
approved to stay in community areas shall be issued SC11+ privileged IDs on approval from Admin
Area Head and Community Services Admin Area Head.
10.9 NCF IDs shall be issued for drivers sponsored by SC11-14/SC3-10 female employees and contractor
female employees (Saudi Arab) residing in local communities. Female employees may select one
individual only to be issued NCF ID to allow him to drive her to and from work. The individual can be a
husband, father, son, brother, guardian or family driver. The service request for a driver of a contractor
female employee shall be subject to employee’s Department Manager (Note: NCF IDs issued to drivers
shall not allow using recreational facilities).
10.10 Retirees and regular male/female employees shall be responsible for safeguarding IDs issued to their
drivers who shall abide by the company regulations that include traffic rules and fees resulting from
losing the IDs.
10.11 IDs shall be revoked or cancelled if a dependent’s son has become an employee for a wage with the
company, government or contracting firm, a daughter got married, domestic helpers violates company
regulations or when an individual is declared PNG.
(Note: VISAS issued to Contractors visiting Saudi Aramco by Saudi Council of Chamber of Commerce
require a justification letter from their sponsoring company concurred by the proponent organization).
11.2 While initiating ID service requests through e-security via SAP portal, the contractor representatives who
shall select plant codes/groups for restricted facilities access or location codes/names for non-restricted
areas, including codes for pipeline corridors according to the contract requirements shall submit to
proponent organization for approval.
11.3 Service requests are timely submitted, at least 2-3 weeks before the contract starts, or before the expiry
of existing IDs to avoid late penalties and to allow time for verification of required information,
approvals and processing of IDs. The requests for restricted access shall be routed to concerned plant
managers (Note: Old badge number(s) issued to personnel working for the same firm or associated with
different firm shall be indicated. If old badge numbers cannot be evidenced, the contractor
representatives shall contact AIO for assistance).
11.4 Contracting firm or agency shall select and authorize up to five (05) Saudis male to represent the main
and subcontractor(s) to handle IDs-related activities that include accompanying employees to AIO for
photo session and fingerprint taking on scheduled appointment dates, collecting and returning IDs to
AIO. The main firm or agency shall, however, send an official letter to AIO for representatives who are
responsible for ID business providing each representative’s name, NIC number, Aramco badge number
if any and ID expiration date. While considering the volume of manpower for projects, the firm or
agency may also nominate up to five (05) additional persons to initiate and submit ID requests.
11.5 Authorized representatives shall collect and distribute IDs to their employees with a statement that they
shall safeguard and properly use IDs for the facility issued and return to the firm when IDs are no longer
needed, on completion of a project and/or before leaving the Kingdom on assignment or termination
(Note: It is the responsibility of contracting firm or agency to transport their employees to the work
location and back while performing duties on the approved projects).
11.6 All main contracting firms and agencies shall submit a signed letter to AIO certifying that they
understand the ID rules and regulations by providing expiry dates of contract(s). This letter shall remain
valid for three (03) years from the date of issue. In cases where contract(s) are still valid and the firms or
11.7 Contractor and distribution customer IDs shall be retrieved from Saudi/expatriate employees before their
expiration dates and returned to AIO during normal working hours (Note: Expired and non-returned IDs
shall remain responsibility of the firm or agency and it may result in the payment of late return fees).
11.8 The loss, fire or theft cases of IDs shall be reported to the nearest RSCC. Also, the incident shall be
reported to the Saudi Police Department for employees who escaped from the job by taking Saudi
Aramco IDs and submit a report to STS/TS&C group for assessment purposes.
11.9 In cases where contractor personnel are transferred or re-assigned to different projects or facilities and
access privileges are not matching, the IDs shall be returned to AIO and new service requests shall be
submitted as needed.
11.10 All contracting firms, agencies, haulers, customers and SAS drivers that have acquired IDs shall obtain
Industrial Security clearance against the specific closed contract when contract or association with the
company has ceased. The firms or agencies that are providing services to Saudi Aramco without contract
obligation are exempt from the requirement of Industrial Security clearance but they shall make sure the
IDs issued to their personnel are returned to AIO.
12.0 NON COMMUNITY FACILITY ID’s FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
12.1 All officials from government ministries or departments assigned to company’s vital installations,
restricted and non-restricted facilities shall be issued IDs upon receiving written request letters from the
concerned ministry or department. GA is the only sponsoring organization authorized to initiate and
approve ID card requests to all government agencies. Issuance of a community-facility ID for
government employees shall require ISO General Manager’s approval (Note: Government truck drivers
shall not be issued distribution customer ID while loading petroleum product from distribution facility
located inside military base where a military ID is to be accepted at the security gates. Also, only FSF
employees sponsored by ISO, processing of their ID requests will be initiated by AIO upon the official
concurrence from ISO GM or his delegate).
12.2 Government employees (ID recipient) shall be made aware through GA or/and AISOD that Saudi
Aramco lost IDs shall be reported immediately to Saudi Aramco Industrial Security Operations and to
the concerned government security agencies as followed in the case of losing their NIC, so the missing
IDs are flagged at ISO various systems.
13.2 Temporary IDs issued to retiring employees (expatriates) for a period up to the last working day shall be
returned to AIO, AISOD’s security gates or Personnel Department while leaving the company (Note:
Expatriate retirees who received community-facility IDs may exchange with Courtesy IDs while leaving
the Kingdom permanently).
13.3 Electronic departure clearance shall be completed through Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
system, at least 14-days prior to the employee’s scheduled separation, termination, resignation,
retirement, assignment, transfer to ASC/AOC/AAC and US loanee’s transfer.
13.4 Saudi Aramco IDs shall be returned when dignitaries, board of directors, consultants, company visitors,
faculty members, government employees, trainees and students have completed their assignment or
training program.
13.5 A casual employee who resigns, terminates, or retires shall surrender her employee ID even if her spouse
continues to work for Saudi Aramco. She may apply for a dependent ID to be issued on a new service
request.
13.6 All community-facility IDs (including dependent IDs) shall be returned by dependents or relatives when
an employee has deceased during the service or left the company for any reason to finalize the departure
clearance.
(Note: AIO shall waive lost ID penalties for deceased employees whom their IDs are not surrendered by
their dependents or relatives).
13.7 The IDs that are issued against the employee’s badge number and are not returned shall be considered
lost and prescribed penalties shall be deducted from employee’s salary. Retirees and contractors lost IDs
deduction shall be paid through ATM card or paid at the Bank.
16.2 If a loss is determined as negligence, deduction of prescribed penalty shall be processed from the
employee’s salary. Retirees and contractors lost IDs deduction shall be paid through ATM card or paid
at the Bank. At the same time, when loss is determined as negligence on the part of employee for the
second time, a completed warning notice (SA-3247) shall be submitted to STS/TS&C group in order to
replace the lost ID(s). For more information, refer to EXHIBIT-2.
16.3 The following accountability rules shall prescribe penalties for deduction or payment on the lost IDs by
Saudi Aramco employees based on three-year’s cycle. If no ID is lost in three (03) calendar years, the
cycle starts a new without any count. If the employee’s ID is lost in three (03) years, the penalties shall
be cumulative as follows:
16.3.1 Two (02) days wages are deducted for the first loss of the ID holder (employees only).
16.3.2 Four (04) days wages are deducted for the second loss of the ID holder (employees only).
16.3.3 Eight (08) days wages are deducted for the third loss of the ID holder (employees only).
Note: A warning notice will be issued to employees who lost their IDs starting from the second time.
Refer to EXHIBIT-2 for more details.
16.4 In addition to the requirements stated above, the following procedure shall be used in the investigation,
replacement and refund of penalties on the lost IDs (Note: Lost IDs shall be replaced with the new ones
on service requests after the resolution has been determined by STS/TS&C group):
16.4.1 Replacement of community-facility or non-community-facility lost IDs (all times) shall be
processed without referral to government administrative intelligence authority.
16.4.2 Losses of IDs issued to employees, consultants, customers and contractor personnel shall first be
evaluated with the corresponding circumstances and that incident is referred to local government
administrative intelligence authority if the circumstances are found suspicious (Note:
Investigation process through government administrative intelligence authority shall be joined
by STS/TS&C, GA and contractor representatives).
16.4.3 SEC & subsidiary/joint venture company employees, contractor personnel and distribution
customers who lost their IDs third time shall not be issued further IDs (Note: Replacement or no
replacement of lost IDs does not exempt deduction of prescribed penalties).
16.4.4 Refund on the lost and found IDs (all types) shall be 75% of assessed fine for an ID returned
within the first 30-days, 50% for an ID returned within 31-60 days and 25% within 61-90 days.
After 91-days, no claim for refund shall be accepted (Note: Return of lost and found IDs after
91-days shall be dropped with no count to the losses).
17.2 Plant Managers can restrict delegation to division heads for vital installations and restricted facilities,
including pipeline corridors that are obviously under their administration.
17.3 Heads of domestic subsidiary/joint venture companies and SEC Industrial Security Department Manager
shall continue submitting service requests of IDs to be issued to Saudi Aramco loanees or their
employees who are on assignment to Saudi Aramco.
17.4 Department Managers or higher shall continue delegating the following positions to approve ID service
requests:
17.4.1 HRSCO Supervisor - to approve community-facility ID requests for personal visitors, non-
Aramco spouse of expatriate female employee and domestic helpers sponsored by regular
employees. This includes approving ID service requests for expatriate employee’s dependent
unmarried daughters (beyond 26 years of age) who are staying with parents in Kingdom.
17.4.2 HRSCO Administrator - to approve ID service requests for domestic helpers assigned to retired
executives.
17.4.3 Employment Unit Supervisor - to approve community-facility ID service requests for new
candidates, rehired employees, casuals, IKLH expatriate females, trainees, students and faculty
members.
17.5 All cases that are not listed in this instruction or exceptions from GI procedures shall require Out-of-
Policy recommendations from Director of Personnel Department and approval from the ISO General
Manager or delegated AISOD Manager before the designated IDs are processed for any applicant.
ISO General
2 Dignitaries and dependents of Board of Directors. ISO General Manager NA
Manager
Note:
For employees, dependents, domestic helpers, drivers and personal visitors, penalties shall be deducted from
employee’s salary. For all others, deduction of penalties on the lost IDs shall be paid through ATM card system
or paid at the Bank.
Dignitaries, members of board of directors and government employees are exempt from the penalty and warning
requirements).
Special - Aramco Retiree (11+) In camp - Bachelor 11+ Eligible Not Eligible Medical JV 6 years
(age 60) (Female) Employee Eligible Coordination Dept.
Special - Aramco Retiree (11+) Out camp - Family 11+ Eligible Not Eligible Medical JV 6 years
(age 60) Employee Eligible Coordination Dept.
Special - Aramco Retiree (11+) Out camp - Bachelor 11+ Eligible Not Eligible Medical JV 6 years
(age 60) Employee Eligible (for female Coordination Dept.
only)
Transferee - Early Retirement In camp - Family 11+ Eligible Eligible Eligible Medical JV 6 years
or Separated (11+) Employee Coordination Dept.
Transferee - Early Retirement In camp - Bachelor 11+ Eligible Not Eligible Medical JV 6 years
or Separated (11+) Employee Eligible (for female Coordination Dept.
only)
Transferee - Early Retirement Out camp - 11+ Eligible Not Eligible Medical JV 6 years
or Separated (11+) Family/Bachelor Employee Eligible (for female Coordination Dept.
and family)
Transferee - Early Retirement Out/In camp - 11+ Eligible Eligible Eligible Medical JV 6 years
or Separated (15+) Family/Bachelor Employee Coordination Dept.
Transferee - Early Retirement Out/In camp - (3-10) Eligible Not Eligible Medical JV 6 years
or Separated Family/Bachelor Employee Eligible (for female Coordination Dept.
(3-10) only)
Out camp - Eligible Not Eligible Medical JV 6 years
New JHAH Family/Bachelor NCF ID (for family Eligible (for female Coordination Dept.
only) and family)
New JHAH In Camp – Bachelor 11+ Not Not Not Medical JV 6 years
Employee Eligible Eligible Eligible Coordination Dept.
Out camp - Not Not Eligible Medical JV 2 years
JHAH Contractor Family/Bachelor NCF ID Eligible Eligible (for female Coordination Dept.
only)
JHAH Non-Employee Not Not Eligible Medical JV
(Coop Students, summer Out Camp NCF ID Eligible Eligible (for female Coordination Dept. 1 year
students and trainees) only)
Out camp - Not Not Not Medical JV 90 days
JHAH Personal/Business Family/Bachelor NCF ID Eligible Eligible Eligible Coordination Dept.
Visitor
* Note: Approval authorization may be granted to select Saudi Aramco employee seconded to JHAH.