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Gulf Insider
04-08-2025
- Gulf Insider
Saudi Arabia Announces 60-Day Grace Period For All Expired Visit Visa Holders
The General Directorate of Passports in Saudi Arabia has announced a 60-day grace period for visitors with expired visas to leave the country legally. As part of the Kingdom's ongoing efforts to streamline departure procedures for residency law violators, the initiative applies to all types and names of visit visas that have expired. The grace period, which began on the first day of Safar 1447 AH (July 26, 2025), offers a limited window for eligible individuals to extend their visas for the sole purpose of final exit. In an official advisory, the Passports Directorate urged visitors to review any outstanding fees or fines via official banking channels through the 'Sadad' payment system, prior to completing the extension process and making departure arrangements. It emphasised that the initiative is part of its commitment to offering flexible solutions that encourage compliance with residency regulations while enabling visitors to depart without additional burden. It also reflects the Kingdom's adherence to humanitarian and administrative standards in addressing visit visa violations. The Directorate called on all those affected to take necessary action within the specified timeframe to avoid legal repercussions and to finalize their status through organized and secure procedures.
Saudi Gazette
03-07-2025
- Saudi Gazette
Passports Directorate takes 8,155 punitive measures against violators
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The General Directorate of Passports has issued 8,155 administrative decisions against violators of residency, labor, and border security regulations during the last Hijri month of Dhul Hijjah. Administrative committees under passport departments in various regions of the Kingdom took the decisions to penalize the violators, including Saudi citizens and expatriates, and the penalties include imprisonment, fines, and deportation. The Passports Directorate urged all citizens and residents, including business owners, not to transport, employ, or shelter violators of residency, labor, and border security regulations, or provide them with any means of assistance in finding employment, housing, or transportation. It called on the public to extend cooperation through passing information about the violators by calling 911 in the regions of Makkah, Madinah, Riyadh and the Eastern Province, and 999 in the rest of the regions of the Kingdom. All reports will be treated with complete confidentiality, the directorate said.
Gulf Insider
11-06-2025
- Gulf Insider
Saudi Arabia: Passports Directorate Issues 12,711 Penalties For Violators In One Month
The General Directorate of Passports issued 12,711 administrative decisions through its regional committees during the month of Dhul Qada 1446 AH, penalizing violators of residency, labor, and border security regulations. The penalties include imprisonment and deportation. The Passports Directorate urged citizens, residents, business owners, and individuals to refrain from transporting, employing, sheltering, concealing, or assisting violators of residency, labor, or border security regulations in any way. It called on the public to report violations by dialing 911 in the regions of Makkah, Madinah, Riyadh, and Eastern Province, and 999 in other regions of the Kingdom.
Saudi Gazette
10-06-2025
- Saudi Gazette
Passports Directorate issues 12,711 penalties for violators in one month
Saudi Gazette Report MAKKAH — The General Directorate of Passports issued 12,711 administrative decisions through its regional committees during the month of Dhul Qada 1446 AH, penalizing violators of residency, labor, and border security regulations. The penalties include imprisonment and deportation. The Passports Directorate urged citizens, residents, business owners, and individuals to refrain from transporting, employing, sheltering, concealing, or assisting violators of residency, labor, or border security regulations in any way. It called on the public to report violations by dialing 911 in the regions of Makkah, Madinah, Riyadh, and Eastern Province, and 999 in other regions of the Kingdom.
Saudi Gazette
06-05-2025
- Saudi Gazette
First group of Hajj pilgrims from China lands in Madinah
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Passports Directorate at Prince Muhammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah received on Tuesday the first group of pilgrims who arrived from China to perform Hajj this year. The directorate has completed their entry procedures in a smooth and easier manner. The directorate confirmed that it is mobilizing all its capabilities to facilitate the entry procedures for pilgrims by supporting its platforms at ports with the latest technical equipment, staffed by qualified personnel who speak the languages of the pilgrims. The Passports Directorate has announced its readiness to complete the procedures for pilgrims for this year's Hajj season through international air, land, and sea ports.
