Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior has enabled skilled expatriates to bring family members to the Kingdom and obtain their entry visas while the principal applicant’s work visa is being processed. The measure is coordinated with the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Human Resources and Social Development.
According to a Saudi Press Agency report, it covers a husband or wife, children under 25 and unmarried daughters, subject to the application requirements being met.
Family entry visa procedures can be completed at the same time as the skilled principal applicant’s work visa, rather than waiting for the employment-related process to finish separately before starting family recruitment procedures. The ministry added that family members’ residency procedures would be completed after arrival in Saudi Arabia, in accordance with applicable regulations.
The ministry said the measure formed part of efforts to improve residents’ quality of life through coordination among government bodies responsible for work, visa and residency procedures.
