Saudi Arabia implements e-visa for Indians who are arriving from India

Jeddah: In a significant development, Saudi Arabia has begun to implement e-visa for Indians who are arriving from India.

The new system that eliminated the traditional visa sticker on passports came into force on May 1. Now only the QR code is to be read to extract the visa details. However, visa information is 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 to prove they have obtained a visa.

The new system is part of Vision 2030 that enables digital governance in a gradual manner. The e-visa initiative came into effect on May 1 in India and other seven countries.