Thursday, May 11, 2023
Extension of residence period for Sudanese pilgrims visas, launching a service to Host them
The General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) in Saudi Arabia has started procedures for extending the residence visas of Sudanese pilgrims in the Kingdom, who find it difficult to return to their country in light of the current crisis. Join Saudi Expatriates on Telegram
Saudi Jawazat also launched the “hosting Sudanese pilgrims” service on the Ministry of Interior’s electronic platform, “Absher Individuals”, for Saudi citizens and resident expatriates who wish to host them.
- The Jawazat explained that those wishing to benefit from the service must enter the website of absher.sa, then go to My Services, then Passports, Select Communication (Tawasul), choose the section of Visit Visas. See Also : Domestic Hajj pilgrims can cancel their Hajj registration
- Select the service "Request to host Sudanese pilgrims) and attach a copy of the expat's passport and a copy of the entry visa, with the requirement that the application can be submitted from the host's account a brief explanation of the application should be written in the Request description field.
- Hosting allows pilgrims by their relatives or friends residing in the Kingdom of citizens to convert the Umrah visa into a visit visa (family or personal), as per the conditions announced in the Absher platform, with the possibility of amending the name of the host in the pilgrims record, and exempting from financial fees for the first time, for those who they cannot leave at the moment. Trending : Kuwait suspends Work, entry visas for Filipinos
- This comes in implementation of the generous directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Saudi Crown Prince, within the framework of the Kingdom's humanitarian efforts towards the brotherly Sudanese people.
