• The following words and phrases - wherever they appear in this Regulation - shall have the meanings indicated opposite each of them unless the context requires otherwise:

  • Law: Travel Documents Law.
  • Regulation: The Implementing Regulation of the Law.
  • Minister: Minister of Interior.
  • Ministry: Ministry of Interior.
  • Director General: Director General of Passports.
  • Directorate: General Directorate of Passports.
  • Passport Departments: Departments affiliated with the Directorate where Saudi travel documents are issued and renewed.
  • Ports: Official places designated for exiting and entering the Kingdom.
  • Representations: Entities considered representatives of the Government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques abroad to look after the interests of Saudi citizens and affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including embassies, consulates, and delegations.
  • Passport: A security travel document optionally granted to the Saudi citizen based on the national ID or family register.
  • Transit Ticket: A temporary security travel document granted to the categories stipulated in the Regulation.
  • Exit Visa: Means the endorsement or stamp approving the citizen’s departure from the port through which he departed, and in all cases, his exit must be recorded electronically.
  • Entry Visa: Means the endorsement or stamp approving the citizen’s entry from the port through which he entered, and in all cases, his entry must be recorded electronically.
  • Absher Platform: An electronic system for executing services provided by the Ministry, including the services of the Passport Departments.

• The passport contains (48) pages, and the outer cover consists of paper laminated in green color with the emblem of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and it is inscribed with the phrase (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) in both Arabic and English, and the phrase (Passport) in both Arabic and English, along with the electronic passport symbol. The passport pages are as follows:

  • 1- The information and personal photo page includes the passport number, a personal photo of the passport holder, his information, the date of issuance and expiration of the passport, and there are no writings on this page.
  • 2- Page number (1) contains the signature of the passport holder.
  • 3- Pages from number (2) to number (46) are for visas.
  • 4- Page number (47) includes instructions for issuing and using the passport.
  • 5- Page number (48) contains call information.

The validity period of the passport shall be five years, and it may be ten years for those who are twenty-one years old or older. The passport expires on the specified expiration date or when its pages are fully used.

• 1- The following conditions are required to obtain a passport:

  • A- The biometric data of the applicant must be registered in the Civil Status Law system, except for children whose biometric data cannot be registered.
  • B- The applicant must not have any security observations or restrictions.
  • C- The applicant must be inside the Kingdom.
  • D- The applicant must be registered on the (Absher) platform.
  • E- The applicant must pay the passport issuance fees electronically.
  • F- The applicant must log in to the (Absher) platform, acknowledge the instructions and undertakings, and complete the steps for issuing the passport.
  • G- The applicant must bring his previous passport - in case of renewal - for cancellation notation.
  • H- The new passport must be received by the applicant or his authorized representative.

• 2- Subject to the provisions of paragraph (1) of this article, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues passports to Saudi citizens who have permanent or semi-permanent residence outside the Kingdom, as an exception to paragraph (1/C) of this article.

• Subject to the provisions of Article (Four), obtaining a passport and travel permit for those who have reached eighteen years up to twenty-one years of age is conditional upon the consent of one of the parents or their authorized representative. In the event of the death of both parents, the issuance of the passport shall be with the consent of one of the Saudi-national siblings who has reached the age of (21) years, based on a determination of heirs document, or their authorized representative under the law. The following are exceptions to this:

  • A- Married individuals.
  • B- Students sponsored for study abroad, provided that proof of this is presented.
  • C- Employees participating in official missions abroad based on a letter from their supervisors.

• Subject to the provisions of Article (Four), the following conditions are required to obtain a Saudi passport and travel permit for those under eighteen years of age:

  • A- Their addition to the family register for those aged (10) years or less.
  • B- The biometric data must be registered in the system for those aged ten years or more.
  • C- The consent of one parent, unless the other parent requires their consent, or by authorization of one parent to the other. In the event of the death of both parents, the issuance of the passport and travel permit shall be with the consent of one of the Saudi-national siblings who has reached the age of (21) years, based on the determination of heirs document, or by whoever is authorized by the system.