The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has completed recently the necessary preparations to enable Saudi embassies and consulates to directly attest Saudi academic certificates without the need for going to the ministry headquarters in Riyadh or at its branches in the Eastern Province and Makkah Region. These remarks were made to the SPA by the Foreign Ministry Undersecretary for Consular Affairs, Ambassador Mohammed Al-Salloum who said one only needs to enter data required on the website of the ministry www.mofa.gov.sa ,(e-services), follow the instructions and receive reference number from the embassy or consulate of Saudi Arabia in the country where to which the certificate attestation is required. He expected that this step will contribute to facilitating the process of certificate attestation and will reduce congestion in front of Saudi embassies and consulates abroad.