Saudi Arabia's Musaned platform reports a 50-day average arrival time for domestic workers
First-half 2026 figures show more than 122,000 service transfer requests, 450,000 insurance policies issued, and recruitment enabled from 39 countries across 27 occupations.
Musaned, the platform run by Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, published operating figures for the first half of 2026: more than 122,000 service transfer requests processed and over 450,000 domestic labour contract insurance policies issued.
The platform now enables recruitment from 39 countries across 27 occupations, through 6,164 overseas recruitment offices and 721 local offices. The reported average arrival time for a domestic worker stands at 50 days — a figure worth holding in mind whenever a supplier promises materially faster.
The direction across the Gulf is consistent: domestic and low-wage recruitment is being pulled onto state platforms with contract, insurance and transfer records attached. Employers and agencies that already document each step have little to change; those working off informal arrangements have more.
What it means for employers
- Benchmark supplier timelines against the published 50-day average rather than against promises.
- Expect contract, insurance and transfer records to be checkable on-platform — keep your own copies aligned.
- Plan household and facilities staffing around a two-month mobilisation window, not weeks.
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Summarised by the Horizon GCC team. Original reporting: Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development
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