Saudi announces passport requirements for travellers
The General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat), in a recent statement, has said that there are 6 passport requirements that a traveller must check before travelling.
It has called on travellers to review a number of matters related to their passports and the requirements of the target destination before travelling, which are:
1 – It is necessary that the traveller’s passport data be readable and his personal pictures must be clear.
2 – It is important to issue the necessary travel permits.
3 – The traveller must ensure the validity period of his passport, which is 3 months as a minimum when travelling to Arab and GCC countries, and 6 months when travelling to foreign countries.
4 – Verifying the requirements of the country to which the traveller will be travelling in terms of applying for an entry visa.
5 – Verifying the health requirements of the country that the traveller will be travelling to.
6 – The passport of the traveller must be free of any damage.
