Jeddah: In a significant move, Saudi Arabia has introduced e-visa for Indians arriving from India.
The new system came into force from May 1. It eliminated the traditional visa sticker on passports.
The visa details will be extracted by scanning QR code. The visa information will be sent to the registered email ID of visa holders and the same can be printed on an A-4 size paper to have a hard copy.
As per the e-visa initiative, employment, visit and residence visas for Indians can be processed through an e-visa system where immigration authorities extract the details scanning a QR code.
It will reduce the time in processing and bring transparency. It will also weed out the existing travel agent system that is currently acting as an intermediary to endorse Saudi visas in New Delhi and Mumbai.
