What is Jawazat ? Where is it located ?

For new comers to Saudi Arabia, this will be the second new Arabic word they will hear after iqama.

Jawazat also known as General Directorate of Passports (GDP) is the department which is responsible for issue of iqama for expatriates and passports for Saudis. It is one of the agencies of Ministry of Interior of Saudi Arabia(MOI). All immigration points are also controlled by its personnel.

For expatriates, Jawazat is the place issue of new iqama, renewal of iqama etc. In the previous days, Exit re-entry, Exit visa were done at Jawazat and your sponsor or HR person had to go physically to do it. However, now a days these services are available online through Abshir.

For more details see – How to register for Abshir

Also see How to make Exit re-entry visa online for your family

The website for Jawazat is  http://www.gdp.gov.sa   Currently it is only in Arabic.

 

Location :

Riyadh

Jawazat Riyadh, Courtesy : Haytham Khalid

جوازات الرياض

Riyadh Passport Office

6971 King Fahad Branch Rd, Al Murabba

Riyadh 12613

Coordinates : 24.659079, 46.701653

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Jeddah

Jeddah Jawazat, Courtesy: Muhannad Hani

جوازات جدة

Jeddah Passports office

Abdullah Balkhayr, Al Baghdediah Al Sharqiyah

Jeddah 22241

Coordinates : 21.499303, 39.197756

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Dammam

جوازات المنطقة الشرقية

Eastern Province Passports Office

9th Street,