Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has approved the extension of the validity of the expired iqama (residency permit) and exit and reentry visas of expatriates who are outside the Kingdom for a period of three months without any fee.
The iqama of expatriates inside the Kingdom as well as the visa of visitors who are in the Kingdom of which the validity expires during the period of suspension of entry and exit from the Kingdom will also be extended for a period of three months without any charge.
Who will benefit from this new Order?
1 Expired Iqama of expats who are inside the kingdom, should be expired during the suspension period.
2. Visit visa holders, whose visa was expired during the suspension of exit and entry from the kingdom.
3. Expats who are outside the kingdom on reentry visas, which got expired during lockdown.
4. Expats who are unable to return due to suspension of international flights.
5. Expats who are inside the kingdom, with issued exit or exit reentry visa holder.
Source: Saudi Gazette News.
