Police Clearance from Saudi Arabia

[den_y2005 0]

My father worked in Saudi Arabia for 3 years (1981-1983). He doesn't know where and how to get a police clearance. I read somewhere that Saudi embassy is not issuing police clearance if the person is not in Saudi. It has been years. Please help me.

[payxibka 10,047]

Saudi Embassy would never issue police clearances...

Police Records

Police clearances are available for Saudi citizens and resident third country nationals. Saudi citizens currently residing overseas must return in person to process the police clearance.

Saudi citizens and third country nationals residing in the Kingdom process the police clearances by first obtaining a police clearance request letter from U.S. Embassy Riyadh, U.S. Consulate General Jeddah, or U.S. Consulate General Dhahran. This police clearance request letter, signed by a consular officer, must be attested by the Saudi Ministry of Affairs (current fee is SR30). The applicant must then appear personally with a passport-sized photograph and a national ID or residency permit at the regional Criminal Investigation Department for fingerprinting. Fingerprinting for women is done in a separate room. The police clearance should be available for collection after a week or two.

Police clearances are available for Saudi nationals residing outside of the Kingdom. The expatriate Saudi citizen obtains the police clearance by returning to the Kingdom and obtaining a police clearance request letter from U.S. Embassy Riyadh, U.S. Consulate General Jeddah, or U.S. Consulate General Dhahran. This police clearance request letter, signed by a consular officer, must be attested by the Saudi Ministry of Affairs (current fee is SR30). The applicant must then appear personally with the attested police clearance request letter, a passport-sized photograph and a national ID at the Regional Criminal Investigation Department for fingerprinting. Fingerprinting for women is done in a separate room. The police clearance should be available for collection after a week or two.

Police clearances are unavailable for third country nationals who no longer reside in the Kingdom.

The optimal time to conduct these procedures at the police stations is 10:00 Saturdays-Wednesdays.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/reciproc...ocity_3662.html

[den_y2005 0]

Thanks, payxibka for the fast reply.

That is what I know too. But my father lived there for more than 6 months. Do you think they will not ask for it anymore?

[payxibka 10,047]

Thanks, payxibka for the fast reply.

That is what I know too. But my father lived there for more than 6 months. Do you think they will not ask for it anymore?

They might ask for it... be prepared to provide the information from the Department of State website

[den_y2005 0]

Thank you very much!

I will print this out.

[sara..... 371]

perviz worked in a saudi hospital for a year so we have the same problem we also printed out what was on the department of state site so that if they got demanding at the embassy we can show them that its never going to happen, will let u know if it works or not

sara

Thank you very much!

I will print this out.

[Donna A 4]

my husband got it about 6 years ago. he got attitude from the police but eventually they gave it to him. he took a letter from the embassy requesting it and the officer told him he had to go get fingerprinted so he did and took them back to the police station and he got a different officer that time and he said we dont do them here anymore u have to go someplace else and he refused and said, i was just here and the other guy told me i can get them here and even i have a letter from the american embassy and that guy got mad at him and said we dont work or take orders from the american embassy. my husband got mad and left and went back the next day and the first guy was there so he did it for him.

[den_y2005 0]

estadia, please do inform me if it works. I know our countries are different but i still want to know.

Donna A, you are lucky they gave it to your husband. It has been more than 20 years for my dad. I don't think they will give him one.