Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) officials on Saturday have elaborated visa regulations for expatriates, stating that foreign residents holding exit/re-entry visas can re-enter the kingdom on the last days of their valid visas.
The General Directorate of Passports in KSA highlighted that individuals with exit/re-entry visas can extend their visas while they are outside Saudi Arabia by paying the necessary fees through either the Absher platform or the Muqeem portal.
The authorities emphasized that an expatriate’s passport has to be valid for at least 90 days for issuing the exit/re-entry visa and 60 days for the final exit visa.
The directorate urged that it is not allowed to convert an exit/re-entry visa into a final exit visa if the individual is currently outside of the KSA.
It is worth mentioning here that Saudi Arabia is home to a significant migrant worker population from many Asian countries.
Last May, the KSA General Authority for Statistics put the kingdom’s total population at 32.2 million with foreigners making up around 13.4 million or 41.5 per cent, citing a recent census.
According to the census figures, Asian nationals from three countries accounted for over 42 per cent of the total foreigners in Saudi Arabia.
