Mobiles have become the basic necessity of our lives and they contain a lot of personal information. Hence it is very important to keep it safe. However, after all the precautions, it may happen that we still lose the mobile or it get stolen. In such cases, it is very important to protect the […]
The Government has now launched a new service to lodge complaint against wrong Saher camera fines. Many times motorist felt that they were wrongly given fine. Earlier, the person needed to visit the Traffic Police Department to lodge a complain. However, the Ministry of Interior has made the process very simple and easy. Now […]
Mobily telecom has series of shortcuts and commands to make the easy the process for availing various features of Mobily. Now you can easily block numbers, receive missed called notification via sms and even transfer credit (money) to your friends from the tip of your finger in a minute. We give here information about […]
As per announcement by Saudia Airlines on Thursdays , the refunding process for Saudia ticket will be made easy and faster soon. As per the new process the customer can recieve the money in 7 days and that to directly to their accounts. And there will be no need to go to the Saudia […]
Employers Asked to Provide Warm Clothes for Cold Weather. The Ministry of Labor has asked all companies to provide suitable protection to their worker by providing suitable clothing for extreme low temperatures and rain. As per section 8 of Ministerial decision on labor working conditions, the employer is obliged to provide suitable protection against extreme […]
Soon Expatriates will be able to issue Visit Visa for Saudi Arabia for their family members completely online. As per Arab News, there will be no need to visit any government for the process of application. The article failed to clarify if the visit to Chamber of Commerce is still required or there will be […]
Zain Saudi Arabia has announced that it will offer free calls to all numbers in Zain network. The process is simple; you need to buy a Zain line and send 1001 to 959 and you start making calls to friends and relatives for the next 20 days. There are no subscription charges. For more information, you […]
Health insurance a must for dependent’s Iqama renewal Directorate General of Passports (Jawazat) has announced that the Expatriates who do not have medical insurance for their dependents will not have their iqamas(residence permits) renewed applicable from Jan. 21, 2015.
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Insurance is now must for Saudi Visitors, except Umrah and Haj visa holders Saudi Govt has made Insurance compulsory for all visa visa holders and visitor to kingdom of Saudi Arabia The expected cost of insurance is SAR 100/month in addition to the visa charges. This is expected to help a lots of expatriates […]
The govt has decided to limit the visit visa to 6 months irrespective to the first issue duration, previously it was 9 months total for a 3 months visa and 7 months for a 1 month initial visa. This move is expected to cause huge inconvenience to lots of expatriates, especially those coming for […]
Saudi Govt Launched Helpline for Expatriates, Issues and Problems, Expats can directly call the number 19911 and speak to specialist in their required languages. Service is available from Saturday to Thursday, while friday is a holiday. Timings of service will be 8am to 8pm
Starting today, Thursday, 27th November, 2014, the process for logging in to your Abshir account will have slight change. To increase the security of the Abshir account, the MOI has introduced an additional step, where you have to enter a 6 digit number received by sms on your mobile. This 6 digit number is different each […]
Saudi Arabia will celebrate Eid on Saturday, 4th October, 2014 corresponding to 10 Dhul Hijjah, 1435. The Eid prayer is held 10 minutes after sunrise. The Eid salah timings for various cities in Saudi Arabia is as follows: If you city is not here, then you get the timings for the sunrise from www.IslamicFinder.org and then add 10 […]
Abshir services have become key to making any government related services like Exit re-entry or Visit visa renewal etc. Sometimes, it happens that you forget either your user ID or password. Incase of forgotten password, you can easily change to new password by clicking “Reset Password”. But there is no option on the page for getting […]
Many a times it happens that a product we buy is defective or is completely fraud. Or we go to a restaurant, we are not given properly cooked food or stale food. Or some shops are charging high price. We sometimes try to bring to the notice of the seller/service provider who may do nothing […]
Sometime it happens that after repeatedly applying for visit visa online, your visa application is getting rejected repeatedly. It happened to one of our readers, Mohammed M. Then upon advise from us, he went and applied for visit visa through Istiqdam and you know what ? He got it in the first attempt. The […]
Contributed By Ahmed Warangali Coming Eid we have enough time to travel across to other countries, and one would not miss the opportunity to visit UAE and especially Dubai. Travelling to Any city of UAE i.e. Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah is not much of a hassle, but pure pleasure of being in […]
As works for Riyadh Metro started in April, 2014, many roads in Riyadh as expected to be made narrow or made one way or completely closed temporarily. Riyadh metro announced today (25th September, 2014) starting coming Saturday corresponding to 27th September, 2014, there will be many traffic detours on Olaya Road. In fact, some parts of […]
The Government of Saudi Arabia has introduced a Hajj permit also known as Tasreeh, which is a must for every travelling Haji of the season. The Hajj permit allows you to perform Hajj and take advantage of other additional services in the category in a legal way. Many Hajis have been taking the other side […]
As discussed earlier, the process of Naqal Malomaat is very simple. However, the way officer taps the buttons on his computer and gives you back so fast, you doubt if he has really made the entry or done it correctly. Fortunately, there is was you can verify that it has been done correctly or not. […]
In Saudi Arabia, whenever, you make new passport for yourself or your family member, the first thing you should do is to get the new passport registered in the Jawazat computer records. This registration of new passport is called Naqal Malomaat. People also refer to it as transfer of information from old passport to new […]
The Saudi Electricity Company has made the procedure for making payment of electricity bill very easy. Gone are the days of standing long queues in the sun at the SEC office. Now you can pay the bill in 2 minutes just by click of button from your home. We use SABB bank account to demonstrate […]
Now, you can very easily check your Electricity bill online. Not only that, you can also see your bill history, payment history, split of your as per the slab rate. How can you check all this information ? Very easy, first open the Saudi Electric Company website. STEP 1 Open www.se.com.sa STEP 2 Then select […]
The way things are moving in Saudi Arabia, it looks like a few years from now, there will be need to visit any government department at all. You may be able to use all the government services online by click of button from your office or home. Take for example, just last month, the Ministry of […]
Paying government fees has become very easy. Now all banks provide facility to make online payment. Also you can pay through ATM card. And finally you can pay the fee by giving money to Saudi persons standing outside jawazat. However, we strongly advise you against this practice. (See Why you should NOT pay govt fee […]
Whether it be for Visit Visa renewal or driving license or istemarah renewal, we strongly advise against paying government fee by giving money to “persons” standing outside the office. You may ask why ? It is convenient and fast & saves time. We will tell you why: 1. Suppose you decide for any reason that […]
There are quite a few number of times when government departments in Saudi Arabia, especially Jawazat require Border Number. A few cases when border number is required are: 1. When you come to Saudi Arabia for first time and you need to make iqama 2. When your family comes to Saudi Arabia for first time […]
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