About Us Departments

Political
The Political Wing interacts with the Government of Saudi Arabia on behalf of the Government of India on matters of bilateral and mutual interests and receives and disseminates information in this regard. It strives to continuously strengthen Indo-Saudi bilateral relations.

Consular (Passport & Visa)
The Consular Wing extends all passport and consular assistance to the Indian community in the Kingdom, resident in its consular jurisdiction in the Kingdom. It also issues visas to Saudi nationals as well as foreign nationals resident in Saudi Arabia to visit India on tourism, business and other matters.

Community Welfare
The Community Welfare Wing provides all possible assistance and guidance to Indian nationals in distress, authenticates labour contracts, facilitates settlement of disputes arising out of those contracts and assists in realizing service benefits or compensation for workmen on account of accidents, deaths etc.

Press, Information and Culture
Press, Information and Culture (PIC) wing deals with all the bilateral matters of media, information and culture between India and
Saudi Arabia. It interacts with press and media in Saudi Arabia and organizes various cultural events encompassing Performing Arts, Exhibitions, Screening of Film Shows etc. It also updates the Mission’s official website, and runs the social media pages of the Mission like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.

Defence
The Defence Wing interacts with Saudi defence authorities for defence cooperation, exchanges etc.

Economic & Commercial
The Economic & Commercial Wing is charged with the responsibility for enhancing business relations between India and Saudi Arabia by promoting bilateral trade, investment and other commercial exchanges. It also interacts with the Saudi government, Chambers of Commerce and business community with regard to economic and commercial issues of mutual interest such as trade policies, agreements and joint projects etc.

Administration
The Administration Wing is responsible for administrative, financial and accounting matters of the Embassy. It handles personnel, protocol and other related matters.