THE PASSPORT DEPARTMENT SAYS IT WILL DEPORT THREE TIMES THE DELAY IN RENEWING IQAMA.

THE PASSPORT DEPARTMENT SAYS IT WILL DEPORT THREE TIMES THE DELAY IN RENEWING IQAMA.

THE SAUDI PASSPORT AUTHORITY HAS REPEATEDLY WARNED THAT FOREIGN WORKERS MUST RENEW THEIR RESIDENCY IDENTITY (IQAMA) AT LEAST THREE DAYS BEFORE EXPIRY AND THAT THE NON-RENEWAL OF IQAMA IS ILLEGAL AND WOULD SUBJECT THE FOREIGNER TO LEGAL ACTION.

500 WILL BE PENALIZED FOR THE FIRST TIME IF IT IS NOT RENEWED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION DATE OF IQAMA. THE PASSPORT AUTHORITY HAS WARNED THAT IF IT IS REPEATED THE FINES WILL INCREASE TO 1000 SR AND IF IT IS NOT RENEWED BEFORE THE THIRD TERM EXPIRES, THE ALIEN WILL BE DEPORTED.

THE DURATION OF IQAMA MUST BE UNDERSTOOD THROUGH THE ABASHIR PORTAL OF THE INTERIOR MINISTRY. THE SAUDI PASSPORT AUTHORITY HAS INFORMED ALL FOREIGN WORKERS THAT THE IQAMA SHOULD BE RENEWED FROM TIME TO TIME TO AVOID LEGAL PUNISHMENT.