Other BriefingsSaudi Arabia Starts 12 Month, Multi Entry E-Visa Service
Muhammad Aba Hussein, the Undersecretary of the Saudi Ministry of Investment for Integrated Investor Services, has announced that potential foreign investors and employees of foreign companies can apply for an electronic visit visa through the platform affiliated with the Ministry of Investment, named “Invest in Saudi Arabia”.
The visa will be issued digitally from the unified national platform for visas affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and can be used for a period of up to a year, with multiple entry options.
Applications can be made here.
The official said the new phase is launched in joint cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the aim of providing appropriate services with added value to investors. Abdul Rahman Al-Yousef, the Undersecretary of the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Consular Affairs, said the ministry’s launch of this service is part of the planned reform programmes for consular services, and in line to achieve the goals of the kingdom’s Vision 2030.
The Ministry of Investment, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has expanded the category of beneficiaries of the instant electronic visa to include the following: the countries announced on the platform affiliated with the Ministry of Investment “Invest in Saudi Arabia”, and who have a “valid” tourist or business visa from the US, the UK, or one of the Schengen Agreement countries and which has been used at least once to enter the countries available for the visa and who have permanent residency in those countries – the US, the UK or Europe.
Those who have valid residency for a period of no less than three months in the GCC countries, and who are licensed by the Ministry of Investment with 3 immediate visas per year for each establishment, will also be entitled for the new e-visas.
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