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Saudi Arabia: Visit visa can be extended 7 days prior to expiry
Riyadh: The General Directorate of Passports in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced that visit visas can be extended seven days before their expiry date, local media reported. According to the General Directorate…
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Saudi Arabia denies rumors of converting visit visa into Iqama
Riyadh: The General Directorate of Passports in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has denied the widely spread rumors and the issuance of a decision by the authorities to convert a visit visa into Iqama…
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Saudi: Divorced woman can travel with son if she has custody deed
Riyadh: The General Directorate of Passports in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced that a divorced woman can travel with her son if she holds a custody deed. According to the General Directorate…
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Receiving domestic workers for 1st time a must for Saudi recruiters
The General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) has clarified the responsibility of employers for receiving domestic workers, whether they come to work for the first time, or when they return after leaving on…
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Saudi cancels COVID-19 insurance for children travelling abroad
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has cancelled the requirement to get insurance against COVID-19 for children travelling outside the Kingdom, local media reported. The General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) announced…
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10 years of deportation if caught fingerprinting without permit for Haj: Saudi
Riyadh: The General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) declared that the penalty for those who have been caught fingerprinting for Haj without acquiring a permit will be deported from Saudi Arabia for 10…
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Saudi Arabia: Employers who allow expats to work for ‘personal benefit’ now face jail time
Riyadh: The Directorate General of Passports (Jawazat) has warned that employers who allow expatriates to do other work of their own free will face imprisonment and fines, as opposed to working on…
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Saudi Arabia announces free residency, visit visa extension
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Friday announced to extend the validity of Iqamas (residency permits) and visas automatically free of cost for expats till November 30, 2021, the Saudi…
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Saudi Arabia urges foreign travellers to register vaccination status online
Riyadh: Authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have urged all foreign travellers coming to the kingdom to electronically register the vaccination against COVID-19 before their arrival to facilitate their entry,…
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Saudi extends visas for residents stuck abroad till August 31
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Tuesday announced to extend the validity of Iqamas (residency permits) and visas automatically free of cost for expats till August 31, local media reported. The Directorate…
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Saudi: Fine of SR50,000, 6-months jail for transporting Hajj pilgrims without permit
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Monday announced the imposition of a fine of 50,000 Saudi Riyals (Rs 9,93,053) and six-month jail on anyone who is caught transporting pilgrims without Hajj permits.…
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Saudi Arabia extends visas of expats for free till July 31
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Tuesday announced to extend the validity of Iqamas (residency permits) and visas automatically free of cost for expats till July 31, the Saudi press…
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Saudi Arabia announces extension of Iqama, visa free of cost
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Monday extended the validity of Iqamas (residency permits) and visas automatically free of cost in the country till June 2, the local media houses reported.…
