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Here is how UAE residents can now sponsor friends, family visits for 90 days
Abu Dhabi: As per the new visa rules in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), residents can now sponsor their family and friends in the country by applying for a three-month visitor visa,…
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Saudi Arabia announces mechanism for personal visit visa
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s ministry of foreign affairs on Wednesday announced a mechanism for obtaining a personal visit visa, which enables visitors to enter the Kingdom to visit friends or acquaintances…
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Saudi Arabia launches digital driving service for visitors
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s traffic authorities have launched a new digital driving authorisation service for visitors wishing to drive in the kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The new…
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Saudi: Health insurance coverage mandatory for visit visa renewal
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Health Insurance Council said a new health insurance premium is required to renew visitor visas, local media reported on Thursday. In a statement on its Twitter…
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Saudi Arabia: Validity of single entry visit visa extended
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday took a decision to extend the validity of a single entry visit visa. The duration of other single entry visas was also extended. In the weekly session…
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Saudi Arabia: Visit visa can be extended 7 days prior to expiry
Riyadh: The General Directorate of Passports in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced that visit visas can be extended seven days before their expiry date, local media reported. According to the General Directorate…
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FIFA World Cup 2022: Qatar to temporarily suspend entry of visitors
Doha: The Qatari Ministry of Interior on Wednesday announced the suspension of entry of all visitors through air, land and sea ports to the State of Qatar during FIFa World Cup, effective…
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Saudi Arabia denies rumors of converting visit visa into Iqama
Riyadh: The General Directorate of Passports in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has denied the widely spread rumors and the issuance of a decision by the authorities to convert a visit visa into Iqama…
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Saudi: Expiry of expats’ resident ID doesn’t prevent visit visa extension
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) announced on Tuesday that the expiry of the expatriates resident ID, iqama or residency permits, does not prevent the extension of the visitor’s visit visa. The…
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Saudi Arabia: Expats’ children’s visit visas can be transferred to Iqamas
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) announced the possibility of transferring the expatriates’ children visit visa, who is under 18 years of age, into a resident ID iqama or residency permits,…
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UAE: Over 70 nationalities eligible for visa on arrival
Nationals from more than 73 countries and territories do not require a pre-arranged visa to enter the UAE. As per the information given by the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs…
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Kuwait stops issuing visas for families of expats, tourists
Kuwait: The Kuwait authorities have stopped issuing entry visas, to family and tourists, until further notice, local media reported. The Ministry Of Interior has issued verbal instructions to the Residency Affairs Department…
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10 years of deportation if caught fingerprinting without permit for Haj: Saudi
Riyadh: The General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) declared that the penalty for those who have been caught fingerprinting for Haj without acquiring a permit will be deported from Saudi Arabia for 10…
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Saudi Arabia: Entry ban on visit visa holders at four airports from June 9
Riyadh: The holders of Saudi Arabia visit visas of all kinds will be banned from entering the Kingdom through four airports, starting from June 9, local media reported. The four Saudi airports comprised—…
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Kuwait to resume validity of visit visa for three months
Kuwait: Kuwait government has announced the resumption of the validity system of visit visas for three months, starting from Sunday, March 20. Kuwait Interior Ministry said the three-month visa will take effect…
