Saudi Passports Directorate clarifies residency renewal rules for domestic workers
Saudi authorities confirm that renewing a domestic worker’s residency is calculated from the current expiry date, not from the renewal request date.
Key Takeaways
AIA question was submitted to the official account of the General Directorate of Passports in Saudi Arabia by a follower, who asked: "Hello, I have a domestic worker whose residency permit has two months left before expiry. If I renew it now, will the remaining two months be cancelled, or will the new period be added on?"
The Passports Directorate clarified via its account on X that the renewal period is calculated from the expiry date of the current residency permit.
View the post on X
Reporting a lost resident ID
The General Directorate of Passports has outlined six steps for reporting a lost resident ID through the Muqeem portal.
Via its official account on X, the directorate noted that establishments can report the loss of a resident ID for their sponsored residents through the portal by following these steps:
1 - Log in to the Muqeem portal
2 - Search for the resident
3 - Enter the resident ID number
4 - View the resident’s profile
5 - Select passport services
6 - Choose the option to report a lost resident ID