This article deals with the validity of visit visas, Validity before and after stamping and validity after travel and the extensions allowed. To know how to get a visit visa Please see https://qsaudi.com/getting-visit-visa-for-your-family-and-parents-online/ Validity Before stamping Once a visit visa is issued you can get it stamped with in 6 months from date of issue, Validity […]
The Passport office has implemented new rules starting 20th March which makes it compulsory for women over the age of 15 years to have their biometrics/ fingerprinting / basmah done. However, the process has been made easy by implementation in stages. The government has provided a series of centers for fingerprinting throughout the Kingdom. The […]
The Director General of Jawazat (Passports) has inaugurated a new office at Red Sea Mall in Jeddah. The location, timing and services provided by this office will be very beneficial for many. The office offers flexible opening hours : Saturday to Wednesday 9 a.m. until 12 noon 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. On Thursdays and […]
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is an illness caused by a virus called Coronavirus – MERS-CoV. First reported – April, 2012 Total infected – 244* Total deaths – 79* *As of 21st April, 2014 for Saudi Arabia Why the sudden increase concern about MERS coronavirus ? There is no known cure for it Last […]
As per the latest notice issued by Jawazat (Passports & Immigration office) on their website (Jawazat website), fingerprinting has been made compulsory for all expatriate women above the age of 18 years. Any expat women over the age of 18 who has not done the biometrics / fingerprinting will not be able get exit re-entry, […]
Providing biometric – Finger printing also known as basmah in Arabic is compulsory for all expatriates – male or female above the age of 18 years in Saudi Arabia. Without it, all government related services will be stopped including iqama renewal, exit reentry etc. The Ministry of Interior provides online facility to check if your […]
With increased computerization of Government departments in Saudi Arabia, now sponsorship transfer and profession change can all be done online. Ministry of Interior is now providing links for making Sponsorship change and profession change online on their website as shown below Requirements for Profession change : No traffic violation against the employee No traffic […]
As per the new rules announced by Immigration office (Jawazat) which comes under Ministry of Interior, Saudi Arabia, all expatriate women over the age of 15 years are required to have their fingerprinting (basmah) done. Otherwise they will not be able to renew their Iqama, get exit re-entry visa, Exit visa. Requirements for fingerprinting of […]
This man is doing an insane stunt on road with a lot of traffic. The car speed is 90 km/hr. ! Please don’t try it
Iqama (also pronounced as igama) or Residence Permit is the main identity card in Saudi Arabia. If you are caught without the original iqama in your possession than, you may be jailed until you produce the original and fined as below: SR 1,000 for the first time SR 2,000 for the second time […]
Using fake or counterfeit currency can result in jail of 5-25 year and a fine of SR 30,000 to SR 500,000. The Saudi Arabia Penal Code states: “Any person found to have counterfeited or duplicated currencies formally in circulation in Saudi Arabia or abroad, or to have brought into Saudi Arabia counterfeit or duplicate currencies, […]
Many a times we make payment for government fees (MOI) for various services like Exit re-entry visa, Sponsorship Transfer, profession change, driving license etc but later on, due to various reasons we decide not to go for this services. At that point you may want to withdraw the money that you have deposited. We give […]
Human being is not a machine and it is possible that a person falls sick due to various reasons. The Saudi Labor Law has provision for paid sick leave for such employees for 30 days. After that the sick person can get another 60 days medical leave for 75% of the salary. Then […]
One of our readers, asked a few days ago how to print exit re entry visa after you have already booked/issued it earlier. This is a situation faced by many of us and we provide below step by step process for printing Exit re entry visa from Abshir. For those who has not registered for […]
The Saudi Law gives those who want to do Hajj for the first time facility to do so as follows: A worker shall be entitled to a paid leave of not less than ten days and not more than fifteen days, including Eid Al-Adha holiday, to perform Hajj only once during his service if […]
The payments for governments can be made online or through ATM. You can see the amount of money available against your iqama number; until it is deducted when your process is done or you refund the amount. You can check this amount any time online from the Ministry of Interior website. We provide you below […]
You can now find the name of your current sponsor online. The Ministry of Labor, Saudi Arabia, now provides online service to check the name of your current sponsor online. Unfortunately there is no English version for the site. Hence, we give below the step by step procedure: STEP 1 Click on Ministry of Labor […]
The Saudi Labor Law provides employee 3 days full paid leave in addition to his annual vacation on the occasion of his marriage. The law states : A worker shall be entitled to one day of paid leave in the case of childbirth and three days for marriage or in the case of the death […]
Making exit re-entry visa for your dependents has been made very easy. It just takes 5 minutes from the comfort of your home. We give you here detailed step by step procedure on how to make exit re-entry visa for your dependents. There are two things you need to do before you can issue exit […]
Now you can issue exit re-entry visa online from the comfort of your home for your dependents. No need to go and stand in long queues in jawazat. To do this you have to register with Abshir service provided by Ministry of Interior (MOI), Saudi Arabia. We provide you step by step procedure on how […]
The payments for governments can be made online or through ATM. Once the payment is made, you can see the amount of money available against your iqama number; that is until it deducted when your process is done. You can check fund this amount any time online from the Ministry of Interior website. We provide […]
Now you can check the change of sponsorship status or the iqama transfer status if you have the application number (raqm at-talab). (If you want to check the status using your iqama number, click this link.) The Ministry of Labor, Saudi Arabia, now provides online service to check the status of sponsorship transfer. Unfortunately there […]
The Ministry of Labor (MOL) & Ministry of Interior (MOI) have asked all expatriates to rectify their status and transfer sponsorship to sponsor(kafeel) with whom they are working. Many a times, the mandoob / HR persons do not give proper response or information with regards to the status of transfer of sponsorship. And then there might […]
Every year thousands of pilgrims are cheated by con-men who provide fake Tasreeh ( Hajj Permits). Now you can find if the permit you are having is genuine or fake online. Also you can know the processing status of your Tasreeh online. Just enter you iqama number on the below given link. http://haj.gov.sa/ It […]
This is step 2 of the process. For Step 1 click “How to know your Exit Re entry Status online – Step 1” Then for the second drop down menu follow the below steps: Once you have done all the above steps, you will see the below results. This gives the […]
An expatriate working as a street sweeper in Makkah saw his life change in a blink during the Haj season after his estranged brother sought to make amends for wronging him by returning his share of the family fortune. The Bangladeshi man was sweeping Taneem Street in Makkah when an old man wearing the Ihram cloth […]
The Custodian of Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz has decreed today the extension of grace period to rectify the status of expatriate workers as per royal order stated by Ministry of Interior and published by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) . The extension given till the end of this Hijri year […]
King Abdullah decreed today, Sunday, 23, June, 2013 the official holiday for Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will change to Friday-Saturday instead of Thursday-Friday as reported by Saudi Press Agency (SPA). This will be effective starting this weekend. The King said will take effect as of this weekend, “for the sake of putting an end to […]
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