Demand for consular services rising in Saudi ArabiaA steady surge in expat population living overseas has resulted in rising demand for passports and consular services, said VFS Global, the world's largest outsourcing and technology services specialist for governments and diplomatic missions More… |
UAE to issue new passports with latest tech from SeptemberA new generation of the Emirati passports, which incorporates the latest technology and complex security specifications to restrict forgery, will be issued from September 1, the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Ports Se More… |
Saudi Arabia extends residence, visit visas until January 31Saudi Arabia's General Directorate of Passports has begun to automatically extend the validity of residence permits (Iqama) and exit and re-entry visas without fees or charges until January 31, 2022. This c More… |
US bounces back as Q3 global passport rankings revealedThe Passport Index, the first real time interactive resource for individuals and government agencies on global mobility, has announced the Q3 2021 passport power rankings, with the US one of the biggest gainers and Germany and New Zealand topp More… |
US bounces back as Q3 global passport rankings revealedThe Passport Index, the first real time interactive resource for individuals and government agencies on global mobility, has announced the Q3 2021 passport power rankings, with the US one of the biggest gainers and Germany and New Zealand topp More… |
Saudis married to non-Saudis can travel abroadSaudis married to non-Saudis are allowed to travel with their spouse or join them abroad in case they reside outside the Kingdom due to work or otherwise, the Saudi General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) said on Wednesday. Sau More… |
Two Bahrain airport staff honoured for discovering forged visasJalal Mohammed Jalal, chairman of the Bahrain Airport Services Company (BAS), honoured two employees from the passenger services department for their efforts in detecting forged passports and visas. A ceremony was held to honour F More… |
Iraq issues 1,400 passports for migrants to returnThe Iraqi embassy in Berlin has issued 1,400 passports recently for Iraqi migrants who want to return to their home country, the German foreign ministry said on Monday. A ministry official told Reuters only 150 passports had been More… |
Bahrain residents urged to renew passportsThousands of Bahrain residents have been urged to renew their passports as the deadline for the worldwide phase-out of handwritten travel documents is fast approaching, a report said. So-called non-machine readable passports (MRPs More… |
India plans digital passports by 2016India plans to start issuing e-passports to its nationals by 2016, a top official has been quoted as saying. The government is in the process of tendering for the new passports and orders in this regard have been issued, said Mukt More… |