The Directorate General of Immigrations and Passports and the SaudiMinistry of Hajj are considering a way to introduce a hosting visa servicethrough the Absher system, which allows citizens and residents to host theirpersonal sponsorship for up to 90 days, and will be available in the comingdays.
The two authorities work to approve the mechanism of work on thenew visa, which is one of the modern services that the Ministry of Interior isworking on its inclusion via the Directorate General of Passports andImmigration.
The host visa allows freedom of movement and accommodation for throughthe incoming person, whether in a hotel, apartments, or in the host'sresidence.
The initial version of the visa indicates that the cost per year isSAR500 per person with the possibility of repeating the invitation 3 times ayear, through the application of Absher, where one can record all data andinformation to host people from different countries.
The visa to enable traveling around the Kingdom freely and attendingtourist events, while it is expected to facilitate the host to host 3 to 5Umrah pilgrims, issuing them visas for citizens on the civil register andresident on the residence, and will be for the resident's relatives of thefirst degree, and allow the citizen to host whoever he wants, took care andserve him until leaving Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia has recently made available the tourist visa service,which costs SAR440 ($118), and is issued through the electronic platform, or onarrival and is valid for one year from the date of issuance, and granted tothose who reached the age of 18 years, granting a period of stay of 90 days peryear.
