Al-Marsad newspaper: The General Directorate of Passports announced that male and female citizens have the right to obtain a passport whenever they want, indicating that the expiration of the passport’s validity does not entail any financial fines.
She explained that the passport of a family member can only be renewed for those under 21 years old, while the user can implement the service through his account on the “Absher” platform if he is over 21 years old, and the renewal fee is 300 riyals for five years, and 600 riyals for 10 years. Note that the renewal for a period of 10 years is for those who have completed 21 years.
And in the event that the passport is renewed through the “Absher” platform, it is renewed for a period of 5 years only, and the beneficiary can view the balance of service payments through his account in “Absher”, and if he wants to recover the remaining balance, he can do so through his bank account. The e-passport is booked and an appointment is booked and the Passport Department is reviewed.
And she added that it is required to renew the passport, the validity of the identity of the citizen or citizenship of the applicant, payment of all traffic violations registered on the applicant, the availability of a fingerprint and a photo of the citizen or citizenship in the systems of the Ministry of Interior, payment of passport renewal fees in accordance with the chosen validity period, and the presence of the beneficiary citizen inside The Kingdom, that the beneficiary is alive, the current passport must not be lost or damaged, noting that the passport will be renewed for the main passport holder only, and those accompanying in the passport can be issued passports to them following the renewal process.