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Modification of a Craft License

Modification of a Craft License

  • Craft licenses
  • Industrial
  • Institutes
  • Services providers
  • Facilities

An electronic service available on the Balady platform that allows beneficiaries to modify their profession after obtaining a craft license by adding or removing professions, provided they fall under the same classification as the worker’s main profession.
If the establishment or insurance provider associated with the worker is changed, the updated information will appear once the modified license is printed, without the need to visit the authority.

1. Log into the Balady platform via (National Access - Absher).
2. Select Craft Licensing Service → Modify a Craft License.
3. Review the service card and agree to the service terms.
4. Verify the mobile number.
5. Select the applicant type (self, business owner, or authorized representative).
6. Verify the user’s eligibility to use the service.
7. View user details.
8. Add or remove professions, ensuring that new professions belong to the same
classification as the worker’s main profession.
9. Print the modified craft license.

1. The worker must have a valid craft license.
2. The added professions must belong to the same classification as the worker’s
main profession.

Review the service requirements and conditions

What conditions must be met to modify a worker’s profession?
● The worker must have a valid craft license.
● The added profession must belong to the same classification as the worker’s
main profession.

If a worker’s license is modified, does retraining need to be completed if it was required for the initial license?
No retraining is required as long as the license is still valid.

Individuals, Governmental Entities, Charitable Entities

Target Category

Immediate

Service duration

Submit electronically only through Balady portal, Mobile

Service channels

Service release date

Craft licenses

Product

Arabic

Service delivery languages
Service Cost

Free

Service Cost

خدمات ذات صلة

You can access all the municipal e-services provided by the Balady platform for various groups: individuals, businesses, and government.
Issuance of a New Craft License

Issuance of a New Craft License

Craft licenses

  • Electronic only
My Requests – Craft Licenses

My Requests – Craft Licenses

Craft licenses

  • Electronic only
Adding Technical Institute Graduates

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Craft licenses

  • Electronic only
Cancellation of a Craft License

Cancellation of a Craft License

Craft licenses

  • Electronic only

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