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The days had gone when there was a lengthy procedure to cancel final exit visa for dependents in Saudi Arabia. Now by using E-services of Absher portal, you can cancel it at any time. There is no need to fill the form, visit Jawazat, or attach photos for the purpose. This guide is going to help you step by step.

Before starting the procedure, let’s have a look at the rules and requirements to cancel the visa

Rules And Regulations

The followings are the rules and regulations to cancel final exit visa for dependents or family members.

• The sponsor and the dependents must be alive
• The dependent should not have huroob status. Also, there should not be any istiqdam violation.
• Pay the penalty on any previously issued visa, if any.
• Cancel the via within 60 days from its issuance date. If you don’t cancel within the stipulated time, you may face a penalty of 1000 riyals.
• The dependent must be in the Kingdom at the time of cancellation.

Procedure

Before starting the process, It is worth mentioning that you can cancel final exit visa of your dependents. However, your company, sponsor, or Kafeel will do the process for you.

OK, Now let’s start the procedure.

• Visit the Absher portal by Clicking Here.
• Enter your username and password to log in.

• Now on the main window, click on the dashboard.

• After entering into the dashboard, click on ‘MORE DETAILS’ under the ‘Family Members’ tab.

• The cancellation service will start. Scroll down until you find the ‘Next’ button. click it

 

• On the next screen, select the dependent or family member you want to cancel the final exit visa. You can do it by clicking on more details.

 

• In the next window, you will have two options. Either print the visa or cancel it. Click on ‘Cancel Visa.’
• The next screen will confirm the process. Click on confirm.
• The new window will confirm that the visa has canceled.

Now, what if the iqama of dependent has expired or about to expire in that period, and you wish to renew it?. Also, you want to cancel the final exit visa for dependents?

Here is the procedure if you have the above case. You will need the following documents.

Required Documents

Here is a list of required documents.

•  Final exit visa cancellation form. You can buy it from people sitting outside the Jawazat office.
• Original and copy of Iqama
• A request letter by your employer/sponsor to cancel the visa
• Original Passport

 

Before visiting the Jawazat office, pay the iqama fee so that the process to renew iqama may start immediately. Also, it is a must requirement to be fulfilled.

Procedure to Cancel Final Exit Visa For Dependents, Family Members

Visit the Jawazat office with the above documents. For cancellation form, you can obtain a copy from people sitting outside Jawazat. They will also fill it by charging a very nominal fee. You can also ask them to provide you a request letter. Mostly they have a format of the request letter to cancel the visa.

Check properly if the form is correctly filled. Now Sign the form and hand it over to your sponsor. The sponsor will sign and stamp it. After that, visit the Chamber of commerce ( Ghurfa Tujariyah) for legal attestation.

Once you completed attestation, now its time to visit Jawazat. You will visit the Jawazat along with the sponsor or a representative of your sponsor.

Visit Jawazat and Attach all the documents. Submit your documents at the counter. Within a few hours or days, the Jawazat will cancel the final exit visa and renew the iqama.

Cancellation Fee For The Final Exit Visa

Jawazat Doesn’t charge any fee to cancel final exit visa. Furthermore, there are no charges for the issuance as well. This service is free of cost. So you need not worry about it. However, if you don’t use the visa or don’t cancel it in time, then jawazat puts a penalty of 1000 riyals.

You may also like to know about extending a family visit visa in Saudi Arabia. Click Here

Applying for a final exit visa for dependents is now an online procedure in Saudi Arabia. the days had gone when someone had to visit the Jawazat office. Now, using the Absher portal, you can issue it with few clicks. We are going to discuss the whole process in detail in this article.

Procedure

To Apply the final exit visa for dependents, MOI Absher provides the online service. Here we are going to explain all the required steps and processes.

• Log in to Absher Portal by providing credentials. Click Here
• On the main window, type ‘Visa Services’ in the search bar. The other method to avail the service, click on ‘Family Member Services’

•  In the ‘Family Member Services’ section, Select ‘Visa Services.”

• The new window will appear showing rules and conditions. Before applying for the final exit visa for dependents, make sure that you fulfill the asked requirements. We will discuss them in detail in this article.
• Scroll down laws and regulations page and click on Next.

• The service will start. Now Select the dependent you wish to apply for the final exit visa. And Click on More Detail.

• The next window will open, containing all details of the selected dependent. To issue the final exit visa, click on “Issue Final Visa.”

 

• Before agreeing to MOI terms and conditions, recheck the Name and Passport Number of the dependant. If the details are correct, then click on ‘OK.’

• The final window will show the visa issuance message, “The final exit visa is successfully issued and sent to the passport department by the system. There is no need to print the visa to be shown at the immigration. Iqama is under the sponsor’s responsibility, and it should be collected & securely destroyed.”

If you see the above message, then it means that you have successfully issued the final exit visa for the dependent. Below is a screenshot.

 

 

Print Final Exit Visa For Dependents

To get the print, although it is not necessary, because the online system at the airport can verify it automatically. However, you can print it through the Absher portal. When you apply for the final exit visa for dependents, the last step is “Cancel Visa” or “Print Visa.”

Click on “Print Visa” the new window will open to print it. Select any pdf reader to save it in pdf format. You can print it immediately also. But keeping on mobile or computer would be a better option because you can print it anywhere and at any time.

Requirements For Final Exit Visa For Dependents

Before starting the procedure, Jawazat wants you to fulfill a few criteria. Absher shows them at the start of the service. We are explaining them one by one.

Alive With No Huroob Status

The family member or dependent (maid, House driver) should be live. Also, he/she should not be reported as absent (Huroob). Besides, there should not be any istiqdam violation against him/her. If any of the above conditions exist, contact the Jawazat office for the solution.

Paid Traffic Violations

Jawazat puts a rule that before applying for an exit visa for dependents, pay all traffic violations. Jawazat wants to make sure that there is no fee or penalty is due to you. You can check the procedure to pay traffic violations in this article.

Pay Visa Cancelation Penalty If Any

If you have applied for any visa ( exit re-entry or final exit ), but the applicant could not travel within the valid period, and also the visa wasn’t canceled in time. Then jawazat charges you a penalty for the violation.

The amount of the fine is 1000 riyals for the first time, 2000 and 3000 riyals for a second and third time violation. So if you have to pay such fine, then pay it before applying for the visa.

 

No Valid Exit Re-Entry Visa At the time of Applying

In case, the applicant has a valid exit re-entry visa, cancel it immediately. Jawazat doesn’t dual-issue visas at a time. Either you can apply for exit re-entry or a final exit visa at a time.

Valid Passport

The validity of the passport of the dependent of the family member must be at least 60 days at the time of applying. The system will auto-reject the application if the validity of the passport is less then two months.

The best practice is that renew the passport withing six months before it expires. You can get an online appointment for the renewal process. Furthermore, You can also contact your embassy and ask for the meeting.

Valid Iqama

A valid iqama is a “must requirement” for the visa process. If your or dependent iqama has expired, then renew it . after the iqama renewal, start the visa service. The online system won’t accept your request on expired iqama status.

Register FingerPrints With Absher System.

Any dependent or family members, especially children, who are above six years of age, need to enroll their fingerprints with Absher. The registration process is quite simple. You need to visit any Absher kiosk machine and enroll the fingerprints of the dependent.

 

Pay The Dependent Fee

It is the most crucial task to do before applying for the visa. Pay The expat fee for two months. However, if the iqama validity remains more than two months from the date of visa issuance, then you need not pay it. The jawazat wants to assure that you have paid all the arrears and payments.

However, if the iqama is expiring in the next two months, then pay it. You can pay the fee for two months through your bank account. The system will automatically calculate the dependent charges and shows the amount. Continue the process until the system (online banking channel, ATM) confirms the payment.

Once you have paid the fee,  visit the Absher portal and start the visa process.

Terms And Conditions For Final Exit Visa For Dependent

during the process, Absher mentions terms and conditions for the final exit visa for dependents. The terms and conditions are as follow.

• The visa validity is two months. So travel within the time frame. But if the dependent doesn’t fly, then you may end up with a fine of 1000 Saudi Riyals.
• However, if the dependent is unable to travel, you can cancel the visa within 60 days without any FINE. Just make sure to cancel it in time.
• Any error in the name or passport number or expiry date may stop the dependent on exiting. So double-check it while applying.
• The significant point is that if the dependent has family members under his/her passport, then he/she will travel along with those family members.
• While applying a visa for a domestic worker, a clearance form attested by a local recruitments agency or maid care center is required. The letter should mention that the dependent has received all dues.
• After the dependent has traveled back to the country, destroy his/her iqama or submit to any jawazat office within 30 days. You will be responsible if there is any illegal activity against it.

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Visa Validity

The validity of the final exit visa for dependents, family members, is two months from the date of issuance. The dependent must travel within 60 days to avoid a penalty of 1000 riyals.

The fine increases to 2000 riyals for the second time violation and 3000 riyals for the third time violation.

After the third violation, you will have to visit the jawazat office for the issuance of the visa. The jawazat will charge you a fixed amount.

However, you can cancel the final exit visa for dependents, any time during its validity without any fine or fee.

We have discussed earlier how you can apply for a visit visa in Saudi Arabia. Now we are going to elaborate on how to fill the saudi family visit visa form correctly. The issuance of the visa depends upon providing the correct details and information. A little mistake can become a reason for the rejection of the family visit visa.

Here is a complete Guide to fill the form. The procedure to apply a visit visa is in the Arabic language. Being an Expat, it becomes difficult to understand the language. So we are providing this guide for everyone who lives in Saudi Arabia and applying for a visit visa.

Filling Family Visit Visa Form

As you are well aware that mofa issues the visit visa, moreover now the procedure is online, therefore the very first step is to visit mofa website. We are going to fill a real form for applying visit visa for wife. So let’s start

Visit Mofa (Ministry Of Foreign Site)

the first step is visiting the mofa site. https://visa.mofa.gov.sa

The site opens in the Arabic language by default. However, mofa offers an English version of the site also. You can change the language by clicking on ‘English’ available on the top left corner.

The language will change to English. Click on individual and then click on Resident. The menu under ‘resident’ will change. Select the first option, as shown in the picture below. It will lead us to the online visa form.

Filling out the Form

The form will open, the very first window is about the undertaking. You confirm that you are providing true and correct information, and you are responsible for the housing and medical insurance of visitors.

الموافقة على التعهد Undertaking

From that screen to onward, all the details are in the Arabic language. We are providing the translation of it.

“أتعهد بتدوين جميع بياناتي بالشكل الصحيح من واقع هويتي الشخصية وتدوين بيانات المطلوب للزيارة من واقع جواز سفره وأتعهد بتوفير السكن العائلي المناسب والتأمين الطبي ومغادرة الشخص المطلوب للزيارة قبل إنتهاء مدة الإقامة المحددة في تأشيرة الدخول وان يكون طيلة مدة إقامته في المملكة خاضعاً للأنظمة والقوانين المرعية وأن الغرض من الطلب هو للزيارة للعائلية فقط وليس لأداء الحج أو العمرة وأتحمل كامل المسئولية إذا ثبت خلاف ذلك. كما أفوض وزارة الخارجية السعودية بالاطلاع على سجل بياناتي في المملكة.”

Translation: I pledge to record all my data correctly from my identity and to record the information required for a visit from the passport. The request is for family visits only and not for performing Hajj or Umrah, and I assume full responsibility if proven otherwise. I also authorize the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs to access my data record in the Kingdom.

Click on the button encircled in the rectangle to continue, as shown in the picture below.

اؑوافق means that ‘ I Agree’ and لا اؑوافق means ‘I don’t Agree.’

 

 

Filling the Second Form for Visit Visa

The second form is about your identity. Provide iqama number in the first box and expiry date in the 2nd tab. After filling the details, click on ‘التالی’ encircled with a rectangle. It means next.

Filling the Third Form

The third form will show your details. A few details are already available. However, You have to provide the remaining information.

In this form, you have to provide a valid mobile number, personal email id, city name, and the visa number.

While writing the city name, there are two options. Either provide that city name where your company has a head office. But if you live in a small city like Makkah, then write Jeddah as a city name.

For Visa Number, you can find it in your passport. Its that visa on which you entred in Saudi Arabia. We are providing the image for the visa number.

Here is the image to find the visa number.

 

After completing the form, click on ‘التالی’ to move to the next form. The following questionnaire asks for the details of the visitors coming to Saudi Arabia.

Filling The Fourth Form

Upon landing on the next page, the very first information you have to provide is about the purpose of the visit.

Write ‘زيارة عائلية‘ in the first box, It means “family visit.” We have numbered it as 1. Then Enter the captcha code. Now click on No.2 to add the details of the visitors. Unless you add all the visitors, don’t click on No. 3

once you add all the visitors, then click on حفظ button, which is labeled as no. 3.

Adding Visitors Information

When you click on No. 2, another form will open. Provide the asked information about the visitor here.

 

1.  Write the name of the visitor matching as written on the passport.
2.  Write the date of birth of the visitor.
3. Add passport number
4. write the date of the issuance of the passport.
5. Mention the issuance place of the passport. We wrote Islamabad as the place of issuance.
6. Select the nationality from the drop-down menu. You can use any translator to find the name of your country in Arabic. how ever google can do the perfect job for you
7. Write the city name the visitor would like to fly from
8. select whether you want a single entry visa or multiple entry visas. We selected ‘single’ for a one-time entry visa.
9. Next is the visa validity period. 90 is the only available option from the drop-down menu, which means that visa validity is 90 days. For multiple entry visas, the efficacy is 365 days.
10. In case selecting a single entry visa, the only option you get is 30. so choose it. If it is a multiple entry visa, then it is 90 by default. These number shows days. So 90 means 90 days.
11. Select the religion. The options are Muslim and non-muslim
12.  The following information is about the place of birth. We wrote Lahore لاھور
13. next required detail is about the type of passport of the visitor. In most cases, it is a regular passport. So select عادی from the drop-down menu.
14. Select the expiry date of the passport
15. for this detail. Choose لا تعمل
16. انثی means woman. If you are applying for ta wife, then chose this option from the drop-down menu. The last information that mofa needs are the relation with the visitor. for wife select زوجة

Recheck The Family Visit Application For Mistakes

After filling the form, recheck it for any mistake. Once you are sure that there is no mistake, then click on اٖضافہ button encircled with the rectangle.

After adding the visitor, the form will take you back . if you have other visitors then again click on اضافہ and provide the details.

The form is filled. But there are a few more steps remaining to complete the application. We have covered that in the main post of family visit visa. You can read the complete procedure to apply for a visit visa here.