Right to Information Suo Moto Disclosure u/s 4 of RTI Act, 2005 1.1 Particulars of its organization, functions and duties [Section 4(1)(b)(i)] 1.1.1 Name and address of the Organization Embassy of India Address: Embassy of India, B-1, Diplomatic Quarter P.O.Box No. 94387 Riyadh- 11693, Saudi Arabia 00-966-11-4884144 Embassy Working Hours: 9.00 am to 5.30 pm Working Days Sunday to Thursday Weekly Holidays Friday & Saturday Other Holidays As per "List of Holidays" Open House Timings Consular Services and Community Welfare Services 9.00 am to 12.30 pm The 24x7 Helpline Pravasi Bhartiya Seva Kendra (PBSK) [Telephone No. 00-966-11-4884697 00-966-542126748 (Mobile with WhatsApp)] runs 24 hours and all days of week in the Embassy and is open for all Indian community members seeking help. Submission of Labour contracts for attestation 9.00 am to 12.30 pm Delivery of attested documents 9.00 am to 12.30 pm During the Open House, all officers of the Community Welfare…

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Embassy of India Riyadh **** A number of queries are being received in the Embassy regarding ‘Emergency Check Required’ (ECR) passports. For the benefit of the general public, information on the following frequently asked questions is provided: 1. What is a ECR passport? (i) The Emigration Act regulates emigration of skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled workers as well as certain professionals such as ‘Nurses’, notified from time to time, for employment abroad in 18 specified countries including Saudi Arabia. (ii) Persons whose passports contain “Emigration Clearance Required” (ECR) stamp and who intend to take up employment abroad in these 18 countries need to obtain emigration clearance from Protector of Emigrants (POE). (iii) The workers who have not obtained clearance from POE are liable to be stopped at the Immigration. 2. Who are eligible for a non-ECR (previously ECNR) passports? (i) All persons possessing educational qualification of matriculation (Class 10) and above a…

Public Notice  Extension of last date for acceptance of Handwritten travel documents/PIO cards till 31 December’ 2023. 1. Government of India has decided to accept handwritten travel documents/ PIO cards as valid travel document along with valid foreign passport at all Indian Immigration Check Posts till 31 December’ 2023. This extension of timeline us subject to the condition that if in the meantime any deadline is notified by the ICAO thereby making hand written PIO cards invalid then PIOcardholders may have to obtain appropriate visa from India Missions/ Posts.2. All PIO card holders are hereby advised to apply for conversion of PIO card to OCI card as soon as possible. Febuary 13, 2023 Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) SchemeIMPORTANT NOTICE:(i). Government of India vide Gazette notification Dt. 09.01.2015 has announced that all the existing Persons of Indian Origin cardholders registered as such shall be deemed to be Overseas Citizens of India cardholders.(ii). Governmen…

What is Kafala (Sponsorship) system: (i)         Saudi Arabia follows a sponsorship (Kafala) system for regulating employment of expatriate workers. Any expatriate worker entering the Kingdom requires sponsorship of a sponsor (known as Kafeel), who may be a Saudi citizen or a company, and shall remain under the sponsor’s responsibility during the term of the employment contract. (ii)        No expatriate worker can leave the country, without the consent of the sponsor. Who may be employed in Saudi Arabia? (i)         Any person aged between 18 and 60 years, physically fit and possessing professional and academic qualifications required by the Kingdom (provided there is a shortage of citizens holding such qualifications), or belonging to those category of workers needed by the Kingdom, may be employed in Saudi Arabia. Such a person holding a passport with at least 6 months validity, should have entered the country legally and have an employment contract with an employer unde…

What is Kafala (Sponsorship) system: (i)         Saudi Arabia follows a sponsorship (Kafala) system for regulating employment of expatriate workers. Any expatriate worker entering the Kingdom requires sponsorship of a sponsor (known as Kafeel), who may be a Saudi citizen or a company, and shall remain under the sponsor’s responsibility during the term of the employment contract. (ii)        No expatriate worker can leave the country, without the consent of the sponsor. Who may be employed in Saudi Arabia? (i)         Any person aged between 18 and 60 years, physically fit and possessing professional and academic qualifications required by the Kingdom (provided there is a shortage of citizens holding such qualifications), or belonging to those category of workers needed by the Kingdom, may be employed in Saudi Arabia. Such a person holding a passport with at least 6 months validity, should have entered the country legally and have an employment contract with an employer unde…

Introduction The Indian Embassy in Riyadh and Consulate General of India, Jeddah administer consular services to the Indian citizens residing in their respective areas of consular jurisdiction in the Kingdom. These Services are facilitated through the outsourcing agency M/s VFS GCC LCC, which receives the applications at their service centres spread across the Kingdom in Riyadh (in Umm–al-Hamam, and Batha); Dammam, Al-Khobar, Buraida, Wadi-Al-Dawasir;  Jeddah  (in Al-Ghunaym Street, Al Andalus District, and Madinah Road, Al-Ruwais District); Abha/Khamis Mushayat and Tabuk. Consular jurisdiction of the Embassy and Consulate  and thecontact details of VFS Centres, may be seen at the section ‘Important contact details”. Services  rendered at the Embassy/Consulate and the VFS centres: Applications for Emergency Certificate are to be submitted at the Embassy/Consulate. Applications for all other consular services are to be submitted at the VFS centres directly. Detail…