Can I travel after my visit visa expires?

Foreigners residing in Saudi Arabia on work visas are also allowed to invite their families on visit visas.

According to immigration law, visitor visas are issued on a family and commercial basis. For a family visit visa, the foreign worker is easily eligible to issue a visa for his wife, children, mother and mother-in-law.

Applications for the issuance of visit visa can be submitted through the digital platform 'Abshar'. Visas are issued within three to seven days.

One person asked, "Is it possible to travel three days after the expiration of a visit visa?"

In response to the question, the permit said on Twitter that "it is mandatory for foreigners coming on a visit visa to extend the period before it expires."

According to the permits, if the period has been extended too much, then they must leave the country before the visa expires. Once the visa expires, the stay will be considered illegal.

It should be noted that some people thought that foreign workers coming to the country on visit visas could travel within three days of the expiration of the visa.

In this regard, the licenses say that "there is no provision for a three-day visit. It is mandatory for those coming on a visit visa to leave before the expiration of the visa."

Keep in mind that the Hijri calendar is prevalent in the country. In this regard, the visitor should determine the duration of his visa according to the lunar calendar in the country and one day before the expiration date or before the evening of the same day. Can be traveled

Another person inquired about the permits on Twitter saying, "I am residing on a special visa. The sponsor is imprisoned in a case. He cannot be contacted. The residency has also expired. How can I change the sponsorship?"

Answering the question, Jawazat said, “Refer to a sub-agency of the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, where the housing issues of foreigners are reviewed and the issues are resolved, where the affected workers are facing the situation facing their employer. Can express his concern by informing about.

It should be noted that any kind of violation complaint can be lodged with the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare. The purpose of this organization is to solve the problems of foreign workers residing in domestic workers.

In this regard, application may also be made to the said organization regarding such matters which may be faced by the workers with reference to their sponsor.

After reviewing the matter, the officials present at the said institution send their recommendations to the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, which resolves the matter in the light of these recommendations.