RIYADH — Public Safety has referred to as on residents and residents to report go to visa holders who overstay their permitted interval, warning of penalties of as much as SR50,000 and imprisonment for as much as six months for failing to inform authorities of a customer’s departure after the visa expires.
Authorities mentioned the sponsor might also face deportation if the violator is a non-Saudi resident who fails to report the overstay, stressing that the violation exposes the sponsor to strict authorized penalties.
Latest statistics issued by the Normal Directorate of Passports confirmed that 19,559 administrative selections have been issued in opposition to residents and residents for violations of residency, labor and border safety laws through the month of Rajab.
The penalties included imprisonment, fines and deportation in accordance with related legal guidelines and laws.
The Passports Directorate urged residents, residents, enterprise house owners and people to not transport, make use of or shelter violators of residency, labor and border safety legal guidelines, nor to hide them or present any help in securing employment, housing or transportation.
It additionally referred to as for cooperation in reporting violators, affirming that every one studies shall be handled with full confidentiality and that the informant will bear no legal responsibility.



