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Join Date: 29 May 2010
Location:  KuwaitPosts: 31 |
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General Administration of Visas |
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General Administration of Visas is the department concerned with the consulate section and is the link between the entities granted visas and the representatives which authorize the representative consulates of visas (either for work or residence or visit) after the completion of the procedures and finalizing the required conditions of both the governmental and private sectors.
As recognition from Foreign Ministry to the transitional stage which economy in the Kingdom witnesses and to facilitate the entry of business men and investors, the consulates of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques were previously informed to comply with the following: 1 – Granting an entry commercial visa to all representatives of companies and establishments, business men and investors to their Saudi counters, including the contracted representatives of companies or investing in the Kingdom after the consulates notes the evidence of contract and investment. 2 – Granting the representatives of establishments, foreign business men which the Union and Councils of commercial and industrial chambers in those accredited countries request to apply for those visas, and they invitation letter from the concerned chamber of commerce and industry wishing to visit the country for the purpose of seeking investment opportunities or studying the Saudi market and there are no commercial relations with Saudi establishments or companies to apply for visas. 3 – The commercial visas are granted from the Kingdom's representations directly without an invitation addressed from a Saudi entity to the known business men and investors and the companies representatives. 4 – Commercial visit applications coming by fax from Saudi companies and establishments are accepted for business men and investors, provided that they are certified from the Saudi chambers of commerce and industry. The governmental companies such as the Saudi Airlines, ARAMCO and the companies in which countries own 50% of capital like SABIC, they do not need to certify the application from the chamber of commerce. 5 – Visa is issued for business men and investors of nationalities which the Kingdom has no representatives in their countries from the neighboring Kingdom's representatives after making sure of their commercial business provided that they have support letters from the chamber of commerce in their countries or a memo from the embassy of their country showing the commercial business. 6 – Non resident of foreign business men and investors are granted the visa based on the invitation from a Saudi company or establishment or from the chambers of commerce and industry and a letter from the embassy of his Country which confirms his commercial business. This principal is that the business men and investors obtain the visas from their countries or in which they have permanent residence . 7 – Visa for business women is effected from inside through submitting an application from the Saudi companies to this ministry or any of its branches. Visa can be obtained to business women and their husbands from any Kingdom's consulate directly. 8 – The wife of business man or the representative of company or establishment can be granted a visa to accompany her husband after making sure of marriage relations. 9–The referred instruction are not applied on persons who have Professional business such as the technicians, craftsmen, engineers, Teachers, university professors, lawyers, computer programmers, mechanics and doctors who have commercial business, which Saudi companies and establishments apply for the purpose of effecting temporarily business against a wage. Those who wish to enter such category at the present time shall apply to Ministry of Foreign Affairs or any of its branches. 10-Visa for those who participate in commercial exhibitions in the Kingdom which they licensed from Ministry of commerce, it is effected inside as per the data which the Saudi companies organizing those commercial exhibitions to Ministry of commerce and industry. It is referred to Ministry of Foreign Affairs to inform the Kingdom's concerned consulates. 10-Visa to Doctors which the hospitals apply for visit visa is effected from inside after submitting a letter from Ministry of Health supporting the entry of such doctor. 12- Visa for those who are working in the field of mass media to cover some occasions is effected from inside the Kingdom (Ministry or any branch) after submitting a support letter from Ministry of Information. 13-Term of commercial Visa at the consulates is one month. If there is a conviction, the commercial visit can be issued for more than one month and for three months as maximum. 14- The commercial multiple visas are issued to business men and investors not more than six months and residence for one month in each time, only for people who have frequent emergencies and at near times for companies and establishments working in the Kingdom and the contracting companies / investors. 15-The informative instructions to all consulates are issue the required Visa within 24 hours. 16- Upon application of these procedures, the following is required:- a- The visa applicant should have a valid passport fro at least six months and he should have a traveling ticket to return to his country or to a third country. b- He should bring a letter from the company in which he is working clarifying his commercial business and the purpose of his visit, period, name of company or establishment he is going to visit. 17- The Kingdom's consulates accept the commercial visit applications and they will be returned to its source by the same way. |
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