The General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) in Saudi Arabia clarified on expired final exit visas and exit and re-entry visas, during the suspension period of international flights due to the Corona pandemic.
One of the resident expatriate questioned the Jawazat on Twitter that the period of extending the exit and re-entry has expired. Is there an extension again automatically, or will it be extendable through the sponsor's account on Absher?
- The Jawazat stated through its Twitter account, in response to an inquiry in this regard that, the validity of the final exit visa, exit and re-entry visas, which expires during the period of suspension of entry and exit from the Kingdom, is being extended automatically in coordination with the National Information Center without the need for review.
- According to the various sources, All the Final Exit visas and Exit Re-Entry visas of Saudi Arabia was expired on 20th August 2020, After the free extension of 3 months from the government of the Kingdom.
- Most of the final exit visa holder exited Saudi Arabia through repatriation of flights from their countries, but still more expats remained in Kingdom as they did not get their flight tickets.
- All the exit re-entry visas holders who are outside Saudi Arabia also expired after the free extension of 3 months, They unable to use it, as the international flights still suspended to Saudi Arabia. The above response from Jawazat is a big relief to all of them.
