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Issuing a Residence Permit (Iqama)
General Directorate of Passports
An e-service enabling the beneficiary to issue a resident identity card (iqama) for a family member or domestic worker who is electronically registered with that beneficiary in the Absher platform.
Citizen, Resident
Target audience
1.0 Days(s)
Service duration
Mobile apps
Portal
Service channels
600.0
Service cost
Customer support
- Enter your username and identification number in the Asbher platform.
- You will receive a text message with an OTP on the mobile number registered in your Absher account.
- Click on E-services, then select Worker Services. If you would like to issue a residency permit (iqama) for a family member, select Family Member Services.
- Choose Iqama Issuance from the list.
- Read and understand the service instruction, then click on Next.
- Select the worker of family member you wish to issue a residency permit (iqama) for.
- click Issue.
- The residency permit (iqama) is delivered via the Saudi Post Office based on the Wasel address. If you do not have a Wasel address, please visit the Saudi Post website to create one.
- The applicant must pay for the residency issuance fees. The applicant must also pay for the fine of delay if any are pending.
- The applicant must pay for traffic violations registered against a family member or worker, if any are pending.
- The applicants family member or worker must pass a medical examination in any of the approved medical centers in the Kingdom.
- The individual looking to receive a residency permit must be present within Saudi Arabia.
- The individual looking to receive a residency permit must hold a valid passport.
- The individual looking to receive a residency permit must record their fingerprint and provide a recent photo.
- The worker should not be registered as absent from work.
- For more details, please view the the provided manual.
- Office Locations: View locations
- Telephone: 992
- Mail: 992@gdp.gov.sa
- Customer Support Hours: 07:30 AM - 02:30 PM
- For support and complaints: Contact GOV.SA
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