How to check and print an exit/re-entry visa

Know whose visa you are checking

This service concerns a resident with an Iqama and an exit/re-entry visa. It is not for a family-visit visitor. For an employee, the employer or authorised establishment user may be responsible for issuing or managing the visa, although the employee can check the status made available to them. For a family dependant or domestic worker, the individual sponsor uses the relevant Absher service.

Do not confuse a final-exit visa with an exit/re-entry visa. A final exit is intended to end the resident’s stay; it does not authorise a return. A status query also cannot fix an expired visa, remove a restriction or extend a return date.

What to check before travel

Compare the resident’s name, passport number and Iqama number with the travel document. Read the visa type, status, issue details and the date by which return is permitted. Where the result contains both a duration and a specific return date, rely on the interpretation displayed by the official service and seek official clarification if they appear inconsistent.

Check again after any passport update, visa extension or cancellation. A PDF saved before the change may be obsolete. Also confirm the passport and Iqama remain valid for the journey and ask the operating carrier whether it needs a printed or digital copy at check-in. Saudi records are electronic, but another checkpoint or carrier may request evidence.

Practical steps in Absher

1. Open the official Absher platform or app and sign in to the resident’s own digital identity.
2. Use the current visa area or the official Exit/Re-Entry Visa Status enquiry. Absher’s service guide may direct a beneficiary through Labor, Inquiries and the status enquiry; labels can differ by role and app version.
3. Enter or confirm the Iqama, passport or visa details requested for the beneficiary.
4. Read the live status and return date. Do not assume that seeing a visa number means it is still usable.
5. Use the browser or app’s share, save or print function if a copy is needed. Keep the file private because it contains identity and travel information.

If a family sponsor is checking a dependant, open the dependant under Family Members and use the visa information made available there. Do not use the sponsor’s own visa result as evidence for the dependant.

Practical steps in Muqeem

1. Go directly to vv.muqeem.sa, the official Muqeem visa-validity portal, rather than a search advert or copied checker.
2. Select the exit/re-entry validity enquiry offered by the live portal and enter the primary identifier requested, such as the Iqama or visa number.
3. Provide the matching second identifier shown by the service, such as passport information or another official record field. Use the resident’s details exactly.
4. Submit the query, compare the result with the passport and save or print the page only if required.

When to get help

If the status is expired, cancelled, missing or inconsistent, do not travel on the assumption that a printout will be accepted. An employee should contact the employer’s authorised HR or government-relations representative; a family dependant should contact their sponsor. Use official Absher or Jawazat support for a record problem. A resident outside Saudi Arabia who needs an extension requires a separate official extension process.

UK2KSA is an independent information provider. It does not issue or extend visas and cannot guarantee boarding or admission to Saudi Arabia.