RIYADH — Saudi authorities extended the deadline for correcting the legal status of Yemeni nationals residing in the Kingdom illegally to Aug. 15 (Shawwal 30), the Saudi Press Agency reported Thursday. The two-month amnesty, ordered by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on May 10 covering all Yemeni nationals residing illegally in the Kingdom before April 9, was to end on Tuesday. “The extension, which was requested by the legitimate Yemeni government, was aimed at allowing those who were not able to correct their status so far to do so,” SPA said. A total of 338,351 Yemenis corrected their legal status by Wednesday noon. The Directorate General of Passports (Jawazat) said a security campaign would follow to take penal action against any illegal Yemenis who remain in the country after the amnesty. “Those who have obtained necessary documents from the Yemeni Embassy and then failed to approach the centers to complete the correction procedures will be treated as illegals and will face punitive action,” a Jawazat source said.
