In a major relief to undocumented expats, authorities have given a two-month grace period for thousands of expatriates who could not correct their legal status during the seven-month amnesty period, to complete the rectification procedures at the Passport Department (Jawazat).
“Interior Minister Prince Muhammad bin Naif has ordered the department to complete correction procedures of expatriates whose papers were being processed by the Labor Ministry during the amnesty, before March 1,” said Maj. Gen. Suleiman Al-Yahya, director general of the Passport Department.
The minister issued the order in view of the various circumstances under which many expatriates could not complete their residency correction procedures during the amnesty that ended on Nov. 3.
Source: Arab News
