The General Directorate of Passports (GDP), in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and the National Information Center, started implementing Cabinet decision approving the program of fiscal offset 2020, enforcing fees on all dependents and companions of expatriates working in the private sector, gradually and annually, beginning from July 1, 2017, through Government-run SADAD payment banking system, at all banking means, noting that all necessary adjustments have been made on automated Iqama system to cope with the new amendments. The GDP explained the steps to receive fees on passport services provided for residents affected by the decision, as follows: First: Issuing or renewing of "Resident Identity": On applying for the issuance or renewal of a "resident ID" for an expatriate working in the private sector, affected by the decision, for a dependent and/or companion, starting from 1/7/2017, this requires the following: a - Payment of fees as prescribed by the regulation through SADAD payment system for government payment system provided by all banking means. b - Payment of fees for each companion or dependent of an expatriate worker at SR 100, per month, starting from the first of July 2017, SR 200, per month, on the first day of July 2018, in accordance with the validity of Resident ID, taking into consideration the overlap of it with dates occurred in the Cabinet decision on collecting fees. Second: Issuance of exit and re-enty visa: On applying for the issuance of an exit and re-entry visa for an expatriate worker included in the decision or a dependent and/or companion, after the date of application of the decision (1/7/2017), this requires the following: a - Payment of the prescribed visa fees for the service (according to the required visa period) through payment systems for government payments provided through all banking means. b - Payment of fees for each dependent and/or companion of an expatriate worker at (SR 100) per month, starting from the first day of July 2017 and SR 200 per month, starting from the first day of July 2018, in accordance with the validity period of the resident ID, and taking into consideration the overlap of the dates stated in the decision of the Cabinet upon receipt of the fees. Third: Issuing a final exit visa: a - On applying for the issuance of a final exit visa service for an expatriate worker affected by the decision, a dependent and/or a companion of him/her, after the date of application of the decision on 1/7/2017, this move requires payment of the fees owed to the expatriate worker as of the first day of the month of July 2017 until the date of application for implementation of issuance of the final exit visa, taking into account the overlap of the validity period with the dates stated in the decision of the Cabinet upon receipt of the fees. b - In case the validity of the final exit visa exceeds the validity period of the Resident ID, the validity of the visa shall be added to the period/s due for payment of the fees. -- More 23:58 LOCAL TIME 20:58 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1645491
