Passport Office- Exit-re-entry Visas Switched to Exit-only Visas at Airports is Not True

Passport Office-   Exit-re-entry Visas Switched to Exit-only Visas at Airports is Not True


By SIRAJ WAHAB |
ARAB NEWS Published: 
Jun 21, 2011 01:22 Updated: Jun 21, 2011 01:43 

DAMMAM: Rumors of expatriates having their exit-re-entry visas switched to exit-only visas at airports have no basis, said Passport Department officials across the Kingdom. “There is absolutely no truth to it,” said Mohammad Al-Husayn, spokesman for the Passport Department in Makkah province. “If it is an exit/re-entry visa then it cannot be changed at the airports. The final exit is stamped only after a series of steps are taken both by the employee and the employer.” The e-mails in circulation allege to have confirmed reports about two Indians (from Kerala) who were sent out on final exit despite having exit-re-entry visas.

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Embassy on Wheels in Dammam on April 28-29 , 20011 List of Appointments

Embassy on Wheels in Dammam on April 28-29 , 20011 List of Appointments

Para sa mga OFW sa Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia, if you make an appointment for renewal or new passport here's the update for Embassy on Wheels schedule. For complete list of appointments. please visit Philembassy-riyadh.

Press Release from Philippines Embassy Riyadh.

Sunday, 17 April 2011 14:52

List of Appointments and Schedule for Embassy on Wheels in Dammam on 28-29 April 2011

In connection with the upcoming EOW in Al Jazeera International School in Dammam, applicants must bring their old passportand SAR 240.00 as passport fee. There is no need to submit photos.

For those who could not be accommodated and their passports have already expired or will expire in the following month, they are advised to request for passport extension (SR80).

Those not included in the attached list will be automatically scheduled for the EOW in May 2011.

The EOW will also be releasing new passports for applicants from the Eastern Province. Applicants are required to present the original receipt together with the original copy of the old passport.

Representatives may claim the passport, but they must present the additional requirement of a letter of authority signed by the principal.

Notarial services will also be rendered during the EOW.

source  Philembassy-riyadh.

Embassy on Wheels in Al-Khobar - List of appointments Jan 27-28, 2011

Embassy on Wheels in Al-Khobar - List of appointments Jan 27-28, 2011

Fyi. those who have make an appointment for  passport renewal or availing a new passport, the list of appointments for Embassy on Wheels in Al-Khobar on 27-28 January 2011 is available on their website (Philembassy). 

Last Updated on Wednesday, 19 January 2011 16:28
Wednesday, 19 January 2011 15:32

List of appointments for Embassy on Wheels in Al-Khobar on 27-28 January 2011
As of 19 January 2011

For those who could not be accommodated and their passports have already expired or will expire in the following month, they are advised to request for passport extension (SR80). 

With only two encoders, the EOW will accept 300 applicants. We hope two additional machines will be operational in time for the EOW to allow the team to accept another 300 applicants [slots 301-600]. The additional machines recently received from another Embassy are still being configured, and another advisory will be posted on the website and disseminated to the public to confirm if the EOW could accept the additional 300 applicants.

If 300 applicants will be accepted, the first 200 are advised to come on Thursday 27 January 2011, and the other 100 on Friday 28 January 2011. 

If 600 applicants will be accepted, the first 400 are advised to come on Thursday 27 January 2011, and the other 200 on Friday 28 January 2011. If the additional machines are not ready in time, the Embassy will schedule an extra EOW to accommodate the slots 301-600 or more. 

In case of 2 additional encoders if laptop machines are operational in time for EOW on 27-28 January 2011, EOW will also accept applicants 301-600

Those not on this list will be automatically scheduled for the EOW in February 2011. 1-300 slots with guaranteed appointments (if two encoders only)


Check complete list of accepted applicants on Philembassy-riyadh...

Source Philembassy-riyadh 

Embassy on Wheel Schedules in Eastern Province on Nov & Dec 2010

Embassy on Wheel Schedule in Eastern Province on Nov & Dec 2010

To all   of our "Kababayan" in Eastern province Saudi Arabia, the Embassy on Wheel (EOW) Schedules   are on November 25-26 and December 16-17. While in Jubail is on December 9-10
Excuse me for the late posting. Nevertheless there is an advance announcement too. For more details please refer to the Press Release 18 November 2010 from the Philippines Embassy in Riyadh..

PRESS RELEASE NO. -58-2010
18 November 2010

New Schedule of “Embassy on Wheels” in the Eastern Province

There will be two more “Embassy on Wheels” or EOW services in Al-Khobar and one in Jubail before the end of the year.
The EOW will be held at the International Philippine School in Al-Khobar on November 25-26 and December 16-17 with the usual cooperation and support of Filipino community leaders and volunteers from various organizations.

The venue for the EOW in Jubail on December 9-10 will be announced as soon as it is confirmed with the help of the Filipino community in Jubail.

In continuation of the new ePassport services started last month, the following arrangement will be observed at the EOW in Al-Khobar:

Date	Time	No. of ePassports
Nov. 25 THU	8:00AM – 5:00PM	200
Nov. 26 FRI	8:00AM – 12:00PM	150

About one hundred (100) pending ePassport applications from the previous EOW will be prioritized and added to the number to be encoded on Thursday, Nov. 25.

As previously announced, all ePassport applicants are required to appear before the consular staff to have their photos, signatures and finger prints taken, which means there is no need to bring any photos anymore. SR240.00 will be charged as ePassport fee.

To claim their new passports, applicants are once again reminded to bring their old passports and receipts. Representatives must present an authorization letter signed by the concerned applicant.
Because of present limitations in the number of ePassport applicants that can be fully served during the EOW, the Embassy advises those who do not need to renew their passports yet to consider postponing their application, and for those already scheduled to travel within one or two months to apply instead for the extension of the validity of their passports.

The Embassy is once more trying to expand the coverage of the EOW to places with large concentration of Filipinos and studying possible ways of making reservations or appointments for the EOWs in order to address the problem of long queues that usually form around the EOW venue hours before the opening of the service. END

Source philembassy-riyadh