2023-09-26 17:28:11
# Jafarali Palakot 26 September 2023, 10:58 PM IST.
JEDDAH: Visitors to Saudi Arabia will be allowed to use a foreign driver’s license for one year as part of efforts to diversify its oil-dependent economy, Saudi traffic officials said.
The Saudi General Traffic Department said that if visitors have an international driving license or a valid foreign license, they can use the driving license for one year from the date of entry into the country.
The traffic department was responding to a foreigner’s question whether a person who came to Saudi Arabia on a multiple-entry business visitor visa can use a valid foreign driver’s license.
In recent years, Saudi Arabia has prepared many facilities to attract more foreign tourists to the country. Tourist Visa on Arrival is also issued online for citizens of many countries.
Last July, Saudi Arabia launched a business visit electronic visa. It is known as ‘Visiting Investor Visa’. The ‘Visiting Investor Visa’ has been prepared with the aim of facilitating the journey of a foreigner to the country to understand the investment opportunities in Saudi Arabia. The country aims to receive 25 million foreign tourists this year.
Saudi Arabia, the birthplace or birthplace of Islam… has recently introduced many facilities for Muslims who wish to come to the country to perform the Umrah pilgrimage.
Muslims holding various types of entry visas such as individual visit and tourism visas are allowed to go to Makkah to perform Umrah and to visit Rawda Sharif, the site of Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) tomb in the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah.
Saudi citizens can apply for a visa to invite friends abroad to visit the country and perform Umrah. Saudi Arabia also offers a stopover transit visa. Holders of this visa are allowed to perform Umrah, visit the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah and participate in various events across the country. A four-day transit visa is valid for 90 days.
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