Social Security Department, based on Article 11 of the Workers’ Retirement and Social Security Law No. 18 of 2023, issued its decision aimed to facilitate the procedures for granting “Clearance Letter” to companies and contractors. The decision includes the following:
- Granting Clearance Letter without requiring the submission of financial statements or the inclusion of contracts for the purposes of company registration and contractor classification/direct deduction, provided that:
- Submit a pledge in accordance with the specified mechanism
- Payment of contributions until the last month due
- The validity period of the inspection visit (the period of application of the exception) does not exceed two years.
- Confirmation Letters of for inclusion are issued to companies and contractors wishing to participate in tenders or sign contracts, provided that they submit a legal pledge and pay contributions until the last month due, and that the validity period does not exceed two years.
- All applications for “Clearance Letter” are submitted through the Department’s Eplatform system only; no paper applications are accepted.
- Pledge Conditions
- The pledge must be prepared in accordance with the company’s original form and signed exclusively by the general manager or their duly authorized representative (according to a power of attorney effective of 2025, granting the representative the right to submit pledges).
- The pledge must include submitting all the required documents to include the company’s contracts (whether completed or underway) within 90 days from the date of pledge approval.
- The pledge must then be certified by a notary public of the department
- A mark will be placed in the contributions system and the Eplatform Social Security system will prevent the issuance of any new Clearance Letter to the company unless the contract inclusion procedures are completed.
- The Eplatform system will be updated to prevent the project from submitting a “Clearance Letter” request after the expiration of the period, unless the relevant contract inclusion procedures are completed.