Extending Visit Visa from Outside Saudi Arabia: A Step-by-Step Guide
Introduction: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has enabled visitors from 20 previously restricted countries to extend their unused or expired visit visas online, even from outside Saudi Arabia. Here’s how:
Process:
Access Enjaz IT Website:
- Open the Enjaz IT website at https://enjazit.com.sa/Enjaz/ExtendExpiredVisa.
Enter Visa Details:
- Input the following details, as found on the visit visa stamped in your passport:
- Visa Number.
- Passport Number.
- Nationality.
- Email Address.
- Image Code.
Confirmation:
- If your visit visa is eligible for extension and remains unused, the system will guide you to the next steps to extend your Saudi visit visa from outside Saudi Arabia.
- If the extension is not possible, the system will display the following messages:
- “Visa’s data are not included in the extension.”
- “An error occurred, please verify the application data and try again.”
Eligibility and Details:
- Visa Validity: The visa can be extended free of cost until July 31.
- Types of Visa Eligible for Extension:
- Only single-entry visit visas that have expired are eligible for extension.
- Multiple-entry visit visas cannot be extended.
- Applicability:
- Extension is only applicable if the visit visa expired during the travel suspension period from the 20 listed countries.
- This extension does not apply to work or permanent family visas.
- Unstamped Visas: Visas not yet stamped on the passport cannot be extended. If such a visa has expired, reapplication is necessary.
List of Banned Countries:
- The Ministry of Interior initiated a travel ban on passengers from the following 20 countries starting from Feb 02, 2021.
- On May 30, 2021, the ban was lifted for passengers from 11 out of 20 countries, highlighted in red. Others are in green.
- On July 04, 2021, 3 more countries were added, highlighted in blue.
- Argentina
- Indonesia
- Pakistan
- Brazil
- Turkey
- South Africa
- Lebanon
- Egypt
- India
- The United Arab Emirates
- Germany
- The United States of America
- Japan
- Ireland
- Italy
- Portugal
- The United Kingdom
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- France
- Ethiopia
- Vietnam
- Afghanistan