The Saudi General Directorate of Passports recently revealed how the electronic authorisation service via the Absher platform is subject to two conditions for validation. Yes, as revealed by the Saudi Gazette, authorised persons must follow these two conditions if they wish to be eligible for the electronic authorisation service via the platform, take a look.
Two Conditions To Be Met For Electronic Authorisation Service Via Absher
The Saudi Gazette, in its report, revealed how two conditions must be met for the electronic authorisation service via the Absher platform. The authorised person must first be a Saudi citizen. Secondly, both the authorising party and the authorised person should have an active account on the Absher platform. For those who are not aware, the Passports Directorate allows either party to cancel the authorisation at any time.
Absher Platform Helps Individuals Save Time
Through an electronic service, users get to authorise another person to act on their behalf for completing passport-related transactions without their being a need for an in-person visit to the passport offices. Moreover, this digital service ensures the transactions are completed in the correct way and within the given timeframe, saving them time and effort.
What Kind Of Electronic Authorisation Services Are Included?
As announced by the General Directorate of Passports, 23 services are available through electronic authorisation. Electronic authorisation services include the following:
- Issuing and cancelling travel permits for dependents
- Reporting lost or damaged passports
- Issuing and renewing iqama (residency permit) of expatriates
- Receiving printed copies of iqamas
- Issuance and cancellation of exit and re-entry visas
- Issuing and cancelling final exit visas
- Reporting lost iqamas
- Reporting lost passports of expatriates
- Reporting absconding of workers
- Adding and removing dependents
- Transferring a dependent status of head of household
- Change in professions
- Transfer of services
- Transfer of information
- Extending visit visas
- Issuing and renewing passports
- Receiving passports
- Registering a ‘left and not returned’ status
- Authorising the resident services
- Checking previous passports
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More About The Absher Platform
Through the services, Absher users can electronically authorise another person to complete the service on their behalf. Not to mention, it also allows users to view and cancel the issued authorisation through the Absher individual services. With the platform, things are much easier for people.
In fact, it was recently even mentioned how the Absher platform processed 50,815,790 electronic transactions for beneficiaries. This was during the last month of July. In fact, the number of transactions that were carried out through the Absher individual platform ended up reaching 47,869,218, as revealed in another report of the Saudi Gazette. For those who are still wondering, this is basically an electronic platform of the Ministry of Interior.
It aims to offer services of the Saudi Ministry of Interior digitally. Not to mention, the services are offered in an integrated manner to citizens, residents, and visitors, and offer them an excellent user experience through automated services
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FAQs
What is Absher platform?
Absher platform is an electronic platform of the Ministry of Interior of Saudi Arabia.
What are the two conditions set for the electronic authorisation via Absher?
Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Passports has set two conditions for validation via the app platform. Firstly, the authorised person must be a Saudi citizen, and secondly, both the authorising party and the authorised person must have an active account on Absher platform.