Stranded Saudi Residents Abroad Will Have Their Residencies Extended
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King Salman has instructed that the validity of residencies will be automatically extended for expatriates from countries where entry to the kingdom is banned.
Residencies will be extended until June 2 and done so at zero charges to the visa holders
The country’s immigration authority too confirmed that the extension will take place, in collaboration with the National Information Center.
إنفاذًا لتوجيهات خادم الحرمين الشريفين.. تمديد صلاحية الإقامة وتأشيرة الخروج والعودة وتأشيرات الزيارة آلياً دون مقابل في الدول التي يتم تعليق القدوم منها حتى تاريخ 21 / 10 / 1442هـ. pic.twitter.com/bL8KbFRRmh
— الجوازات السعودية (@AljawazatKSA) May 24, 2021
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