SAUDI ARABIA

Minimum 30-day validity of Iqama is required to issue final exit visa

January 09, 2025
The Jawazat urged the employer and the head of the family to renew the Iqama before approaching it to get issued the final exit visa if the validity of the worker's Iqama is less than 30 days.
The Jawazat urged the employer and the head of the family to renew the Iqama before approaching it to get issued the final exit visa if the validity of the worker's Iqama is less than 30 days.

Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH The General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) emphasized that there must be a minimum validity period of 30 days for the residency permit (Iqama) of a foreign worker to get issued a final exit visa for the worker.

The Jawazat urged the employer and the head of the family to renew the Iqama before approaching it to get issued the final exit visa if the validity of the worker's Iqama is less than 30 days.

The directorate stated that if the validity of the expatriate's ID is more than 30 days and less than 60 days, the final exit visa can be issued and the visa's duration will be the remaining validity period of the Iqama. If the validity of the Iqama is 60 days or more, the final exit visa, with a duration of 60 days, will be issued.

The Jawazat noted that the employer and the head of the family can issue final exit visa for their workers and dependent family members of their workers through the Ministry of Interior’s electronic services platform “Absher and Absher Business” and the Muqeem portal, and that this electronic service is free and can be benefited from it without payment of any fees.


January 09, 2025
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