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- Saudi Arabia has updated its MOFA visa platform, directing the Enjazit visa services application to MOFA
- the MOFA website provides visa services for three categories: visitors, citizens and residents, and businesses and entities
- the MOFA platform also serves visa check and visa stamping status process
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in Saudi Arabia is a platform that issues different kinds of visas to citizens, residents, visitors, and businesses and entities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Furthermore, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has now updated its MOFA visa platform, directing the Enjazit visa services application to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).
Please keep reading with Wego to find out more about KSA’s MOFA visa platform, services provided, status checks, and more.
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What is the MOFA visa platform?
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is primarily responsible for handling Saudi Arabia’s international relations, including its political, cultural, and financial issues, the functions of which are carried out in the Kingdom’s diplomatic missions worldwide.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) website in Saudi Arabia is a visa platform that issues different kinds of visas and provides visa services for mainly three categories, including visitors, citizens and residents, and businesses and entities.
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How to apply for a visa on the MOFA visa platform?
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in Saudi Arabia is a visa platform that provides visa services for mainly three categories of people to the KSA, including visitors, citizens and residents and businesses and entities.
Visitors
The MOFA visa platform offers the following visa application services for visitors:
MOFA visit visa application from Saudi missions abroad
This particular service allows authorized agents or companies to fill out visa applications for the entry of visitors to the Kingdom. You can avail of this service from here.
Medical service providers outside the Kingdom
This particular service enables medical service providers who are authorized by the Saudi missions to log in and submit medical examination reports and results. You can avail of this service from here.
Other services
The MOFA visa platform also offers other services, including printing e-visas, verifying the issuance of health certificates from the medical center and electronic visa waiver.
Please visit the MOFA website for more information.
Citizens and residents
The visa services provided by MOFA to the citizens and residents of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are further divided into three categories including:
Citizens
The MOFA visa platform offers the following visa application services for citizens of Saudi Arabia:
Family visit visa application for citizens
This service enables citizens to apply for family visit visas for first-degree relatives (parents, wife, children). You can avail of this service here.
Alternatively, you can also refer to our dedicated Saudi family visit visa article on this topic for information about the requirements, application form, and more.
Personal visit visa application
This service allows residents to apply for personal visit visas (non-family and non-business-related visits). You can avail of this service from here.
Alternatively, you can also refer to our dedicated article on the Saudi personal visit visa.
Other services
The MOFA visa platform also offers other services, including the extension of expired re-entry visas, visa delegations, work visa delegations (musaned), ratifying individual applications, and inquiry about family visit visa requests using a passport number, submitting an inquiry or suggestions related to visas and more.
Please visit the MOFA website for more information.
GCC citizens
The MOFA visa platform offers the following visa application services to GCC citizens in Saudi Arabia:
Family visit visa application for GCC citizens
This service enables GCC citizens to apply for family visit visas for first-degree relatives (parents, wife, children). You can avail of this service from here.
Re-entry visa extension application
This service enables GCC citizens to apply for the extension of expired re-entry visas for their sponsored parties. You can avail of this service from here.
Other services
The MOFA visa platform also offers other services, including work visa delegations (musaned) and submitting inquiries or suggestions related to visas.
Please visit the MOFA website for more information.
Residents
The MOFA visa platform offers the following visa application services to residents in Saudi Arabia:
Family visit visa application for residents
This service enables residents to apply for family visit visas for first-degree relatives (parents, wife, children). You can avail of this service from here.
Re-entry visa extension application
This service enables residents to apply for the extension of expired re-entry visas for their sponsored parties. You can avail of this service from here.
Other services
The MOFA visa platform also offers other services, including work visa delegations (musaned) and submitting inquiries or suggestions related to visas.
Please visit the MOFA website for more information.
Business and entities
The MOFA visa platform offers the following visa application services to businesses and entities in Saudi Arabia:
Government agencies and business sector
The visa application services provided to the government agencies and business sectors in Saudi Arabia include:
Government visit visa application
This service enables an individual to visit an (unregistered) government agency inside the Kingdom. You can avail of this service from here.
Student visa application
This service enables local educational institutions to apply for student visit visas for students abroad to complete their studies. You can avail of this service from here.
Business visit application
This service enables a company or institution in the Kingdom to request a visit to one or more persons with managerial positions and have commercial ties with the requesting party. You can avail of this service from here.
Other services
The MOFA visa platform also offers other services, including extending expired re-entry visas, visa delegations, work visa delegations, medical visa applications, visit event visas, Umrah office request approval and more.
Please visit the MOFA website for more information.
Diplomatic Missions
The visa application services provided to the diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia include:
Family visit visa application for diplomatic employees
This service enables diplomatic mission employees to apply for their families. You can avail of this service from here.
Personal visit visa application for diplomatic employees
This service mainly enables diplomatic mission employees to apply for personal visit visas (non-family and non-business-related visits). You can avail of this service from here.
Other services
The MOFA visa platform also offers other services, including the extension of expired re-entry visas, work visa application for diplomatic mission employees, visit visa application for organizations and missions, diplomatic visa application for organizations and missions and more.
Please visit the MOFA website for more information.
How to perform visa checks on the MOFA visa platform?
Visa application status check
You can check the status of any visa under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in English using your visa application number or passport number.
Here are the steps you can take to check the validity and status of your MOFA visa.
- go to https://visa.mofa.gov.sa/
- change the language to ‘English’ by selecting the letter ‘E’ from the top right corner.
- select “Visa application number” under “Inquiry type”
- provide your application number and passport number
- enter the Captcha code correctly
- click on “Search”
Provided you’ve entered all the required information correctly, the next page will display all information concerning your MOFA visa.
You can also check your Saudi visa status through the Muqeem platform using your Iqama number or visa number. For more information, visit our dedicated Saudi visa check article below:
Visa stamping status check
You can check the MOFA visa stamping status from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) website using your visa application number or passport number.
Here are the steps you need to follow:
- go to https://visa.mofa.gov.sa/
- select “Visa application” under “Inquiry type”
- provide your application number and passport number
- enter the Captcha code correctly
- click on ‘Search’
The next page will display your MOFA visa stamping status if you’ve entered all the required information correctly.
Please visit our dedicated Saudi visa stamping article for more information.
How to print your visa through the MOFA visa platform?
You can also print your visa through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) platform. In order to do that, you can follow the steps that are provided below.
- go to https://visa.mofa.gov.sa/visaservices/searchvisa
- select the device that you used
- enter your visa number
- enter your application number
- choose your nationality
- enter the Captcha code correctly
- Click on the “Inquire” button
