
Saudi Arabia's General Directorate of Passports has designated 21 locations across all regions to allow undocumented Yemenis to regularize their residency status, with specific offices named in Riyadh, Eastern Province, Asir, Makkah, Jazan, Al-Jouf, Al-Baha, Al-Qassim, and Najran.
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Saudi Arabia hosts a large number of Yemeni expatriates, many of whom entered the country without documentation due to the ongoing conflict in Yemen. The General Directorate of Passports periodically facilitates residency regularization to address legal status and labor market integration.
RIYADH — The General Directorate of Passports has designated 21 locations across all regions of Saudi Arabia to enable undocumented Yemenis to regularize their residency status.
In Riyadh, the designated locations are the Passport Office in the Second Industrial City, the Passport Office at Al-Hair Administrative Center, Al-Malaz Passport Office, and Al-Kharj Governorate Passport Office.
In the Eastern Province, the designated locations are the Passport Offices in Al-Khobar Governorate, Al-Ahsa Governorate, and the southern part of Hafr Al-Batin Governorate.
In the Asir region, the designated locations are the Regional Passport Office, the Khamis Mushait Governorate Passport Office, and the Bisha Governorate Passport Office. In the Makkah region, the designated locations are the correction center at the Al-Shumaisi Public Services Center and the Taif Governorate Passport Office.
In Jazan, the Directorate of Passports has designated the Governorate's Correction Center and the Regional Expatriate Affairs Department to facilitate the regularization of undocumented Yemenis.
In the Al-Jouf region, the status regularization procedures are carried out at the regional passport offices and the Passport Office in Al-Qurayyat Governorate. In the Al-Baha region, the designated location is the Regional Passport Office, as is the case in the Al-Qassim and Najran regions.

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