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Updated February 2025
Key takeaways
Absher enables users to verify key documents like Iqama status and visa status.
Traffic violations and general fines can be checked through specific e-services on Absher.
The platform offers options to print reports for personal records.
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What online checking services does Absher offer?
The Absher portal is an online platform developed and maintained by the Ministry of Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Among the many beneficial services offered on the Absher platform, one of the crucial services includes the ability to check the validity or existence of certain government-related documents, like Iqama status & validity, traffic violation fines, and verifying visa status, among others.
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Iqama
You can check the status and validity of your Iqama on Absher by following the steps below:
- Visit the Absher portal and select your preferred language.
- Login to your Absher account.
- Input the OTP sent to your mobile.
- Select the ‘Query Iqama Expiry Service.’
- The expiration date of your Iqama should next be displayed.
If you want to learn more about checking your Iqama without Absher, please refer to our dedicated article on checking Iqama online.
Fine/penalty
The Public Query General Violation eService in the Absher platform enables applicants to check for any violations issued against them by government entities and registered in the General Violation database.
To discover any fines imposed on you in Saudi Arabia, please follow the steps below:
- Visit the General Violations, and select your preferred language.
- Enter ‘Fine Number’ and ‘Violator ID’
- Enter the security image code displayed, and click on ‘View.’
- A detailed report of the general violation will appear on the screen, and you can print it out.
Please note that the Violation ID and Requester ID must match for accurate results during the query process.
Traffic violations
The Public Security Department, through the Absher platform, offers an e-service that enables beneficiaries or applicants to enquire about the traffic violations registered on them, their family members or dependents—if any violations have been caused based on their vehicles.
- Visit the Query Traffic Violation for Visitors and select your preferred language.
- Select the ‘Document type.’
- Underneath the ‘Document number’ section, enter either your Border number or Iqama number.
- Enter the security image code displayed, and click on ‘View.’
- Next, a detailed traffic violation report should be displayed on the screen. You may choose to print out the report for your records.
Visa status
To check your visa status online using the Absher portal, please follow the steps provided below:
- Click on the service link.
- Log in to the Absher platform.
- Log in to the Guaranteed Services.
- Click on ‘Inquiries’
- Click on ‘Exit and Return Visa Status’
- The visa details should next be accessible to you on your screen.
To learn more about how to check your visa status, we recommend checking out our dedicated article on Saudi visa check.
