{"id":16565,"date":"2023-11-06T16:35:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T15:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/?p=16565"},"modified":"2023-11-06T16:35:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T15:35:28","slug":"saudi-arabia-visa-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/blog\/arabie-saoudite-prolongation-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia announces 2 ways to extend visa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia has announced 2 options for travelers to extend their Saudi visa while in the country. In this article, we present the different steps to follow and the advantages of this new procedure.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Digitization simplifies the process<\/h2>\n<p>The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia now encourages holders of visit visas to <strong>extend their visa electronically at least 7 days before its expiry date<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It is no longer necessary to physically visit the <strong>Jawazat<\/strong> (or Direction g\u00e9n\u00e9rale des passeports) to carry out this process. This development reflects the country's desire to modernize its services and improve the experience of residents and visitors.<\/p>\n<h3>Absher and Muqeem electronic platforms<\/h3>\n<p>To extend their visas, visitors can now use one of the two electronic platforms provided by the Ministry of the Interior: <strong>Absher and the Muqeem electronic portal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.absher.sa\/wps\/portal\/individuals\/Home\/homepublic\/!ut\/p\/z1\/04_Sj9CPykssy0xPLMnMz0vMAfIjo8zi3Q0NHT2M3A183N2DjAwCnR0Njc0dnQwtDE31wwkpiAJKG-AAjgZA_VFYlDgaOAUZORkbGLj7G2FVgGJGQW6EQaajoiIAY83ngQ!!\/dz\/d5\/L0lDUmlTUSEhL3dHa0FKRnNBLzROV3FpQSEhL2Fy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-16569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-04-at-19.32.08-300x154.jpg\" alt=\"Absher logo\" width=\"210\" height=\"108\" \/>Absher<\/a> is a mobile application dedicated to government services, accessible from a smartphone or tablet.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/muqeem.sa\/#\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Muqeem<\/a> is an online portal that can be accessed from any computer connected to the Internet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>In both cases, users must log in to their online account to access visa extension services.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Payment of service charges<\/h3>\n<p>Once logged in, beneficiaries will be asked to pay the visa extension fee. <strong>It is important to note that the cost of this procedure varies according to the length of stay and the type of visa requested.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Conditions for extending your visa<\/h2>\n<p>Several requirements must be met by visit visa holders in order to obtain an extension:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Extend your visa at least 7 days before its expiry date<\/strong> This procedure must be carried out in advance to avoid any administrative problems.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Medical insurance<\/strong> Medical coverage: as with a first-time visa application, visitors are required to have medical coverage that complies with Saudi government requirements if they wish to extend their visa.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do not exceed 180 days on a visit visa<\/strong> Although it is now possible to extend your visa for up to 180 days, it is imperative not to exceed this total duration, otherwise you may be penalized.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia has announced 2 options for travelers to extend their Saudi visa while in the country. In this article, we present the different steps to follow and the advantages of this new procedure.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[32],"class_list":["post-16565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-moyen-orient","tag-arabie-saoudite"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16565\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}