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Visa requirements for Saudi citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Saudi Arabia. As of January 2025, Saudi citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 87 countries and territories, ranking the Saudi passport 59th in the world, tied with Botswana passport according to the ...
"The effort is meant to make visiting Saudi Arabia about as easy as traveling to neighboring Arab tourist hot spots such as Dubai." [39] [40] On September 27, 2019, Saudi Arabia introduced an e-visa program, allowing people from 49 countries to visit, by applying for a visa ahead of their trip or on arrival.
Although she believes that the guardianship system needs to be reconsidered, she thinks that Absher is an important step towards facilitating women-guardians related issues in Saudi Arabia. [21] Absher manager Atiyah Al-Anazy announced in 2019 that two million women were using the application in Saudi Arabia to facilitate their transactions. [22]
The kafala system in Saudi Arabia previously tied workers to their employers, or sponsors, who are responsible for the employees’ visa and legal status. The new law limited the relationship between employers and expatriate workers under the system, who primarily work in construction and domestic work.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was formally established by King Abdulaziz in 1932. Initially the ministry was made up of five departments, namely the private office and the departments of oriental affairs, administrative affairs, political affairs and consular affairs. [2] The ministry began establishing diplomatic missions abroad.
Foreign workers in Saudi Arabia (Arabic: العَمالَة الأَجْنَبِيَّة فِي السَعُودِيَّة, romanized: al-ʿamālah al-ʾāǧnabīyah fī as-Saʿūdīyah), estimated to number about 9 million as of April 2013, [1] [failed verification] began migrating to the country soon after oil was discovered in the late 1930s.
In an assessment undertaken by the United Nations e-Government Survey, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was ranked the 30th among 40 other cities. [4] In August 2019, Saudi Arabia announced a royal decree to establish the Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence to support the innovation and digital transformation in the country.
The Embassy of the United States, Riyadh is the embassy of the United States located in the capital city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. [1] The relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia is of importance due to a confluence of economic, strategic, and geopolitical factors.