Posts Tagged ‘General Directorate of Passports’
Expatriates in Saudi Arabia can obtain an exit-reentry visa for a single trip by mobile phone via SMS. This first-of-its-kind e-service for expatriates is being provided by Ishaar and Al-Elm Information Security in cooperation with the General Directorate of Passports.
“Al-Elm is the leading company in Saudi Arabia providing e- government services. It is owned by the Public Investment Fund and offers people smart services that help them save money, effort and time,” said Dr. Muhammad Siddiqi, mobile services unit manager of Al-Elm.
RIYADH – The National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) has called for the abolishment of the sponsorship system because it violates the principles of Islamic Shariah and international human rights conventions.
The damning indictment of the sponsorship system is contained in a recent report released by the NSHR.
JEDDAH – The General Directorate of Passports will be accepting job applications on Saturday from Saudi women for the position of “female soldier technician”. Applications will be accepted from all parts of the Kingdom.
Applicants must provide a large copy of the national ID card and the original for verification; a certified and stamped copy of a high school certificate and original for verification; a certified copy of a certificate of good conduct and behavior; four copies of certificates of training courses and six color photographs of the applicant without a veil.
MADINA – A single expatriate man seeking to renew his Iqama (residency permit) discovered his life was a little more complicated than he thought at the Passports Department in Madina, for he was told that not only was he married with six children, but that to proceed any further with his request he would have to settle the small matter of 70 traffic violations in his name. The infractions were attributed to five cars and a motorcycle purported to be owned by Hussein Al-Balochi, despite his having not driven a car for over 20 years. All Al-Balochis protestations to the contrary fell on deaf ears, as he was told he would have to pay the fines to have his Iqama renewed, and consult with the General Directorate of Passports in Riyadh on the matter of his mysterious spouse and offspring. The Director of Traffic Administration in Madina has, however, written to the General Directorate of Passports in Riyadh asking them to clarify the issue. – Okaz/SG
JEDDAH: In its attempt to speed up the third phase of the fingerprinting project for expatriates, the Passport Directorate is studying the viability of sending more mobile units to locations where large numbers of expatriates work.
Fingerprinting in the present phase is compulsory only for expatriates wanting exit/re-entry or exit visas. All other expatriates have plenty of time to register their biometric details; they can wait until the present rush is over, acting Director of Information Technology at the General Directorate of Passports Lt. Col. Khaled Al-Saikhan told Arab News yesterday.
JEDDAH: Beginning today, all foreign workers will need to provide their fingerprints to the General Directorate of Passports to avoid problems obtaining visas, drivers licenses, vehicle deeds and other official documents.
To this end, the directorate will be helping out by providing mobile units to scan the fingerprints near the premises of companies with large numbers of foreign workers at the request of their employers.
MAKKAH: The General Directorate of Passports has urged expatriate workers to give their fingerprints at the earliest opportunity in order to avoid undue delays in processing requests for iqama renewals and sponsorship transfers.
The directorate is providing fingerprinting services at various locations in the major cities of Riyadh, Jeddah, Makkah and Dammam, in addition to mobile fingerprinting units visiting companies with huge numbers of foreign workers.