Jeddah Indian mission steps up effort to repatriate Indians
DUBAI: The Indian mission in Jeddah has stepped up efforts to repatriate citizens from the country who have overstayed their Haj and visit visas and issued 200 outpasses after the Saudi government announced an amnesty for such overstayers.
"We request this category of stranded workers to report to their consulate and process their repatriation as quickly as possible before the authorities close their doors to such applicants," S D Moorthy, consul (welfare) at the Indian Consulate General in Jeddah said, describing it as a good news for the overstayers.
According to him, around 10,000 more Indian overstayers are living in the region. The Saudi government offered an amnesty for visa overstayers for a period of one year from September 2010 to September 2011.
During the last amnesty period, the consulate repatriated some 15,000 Indians, who came under the category, Moorthy said. He said that his mission had so far issued 200 outpasses.
The Saudi Arabia government has set up a detention camp (Tarheel) in Jeddah to register visa overstayers for repatriation to their respective countries, a news report has said.
According to the report, the concessionary rule will apply only for those who have overstayed their Umrah, Haj and visit visas to the country.
Quoting sources in Jeddah, the Arab News report said that the Tarheel authorities have set up a special cell with five counters to attend to the cases of overstayers.
The authorities have not stipulated a deadline for the intake of such overstayers. However, prospective applicants are routing their applications through their respective missions with the necessary travel documents, said the report.
A public announcement has been displayed on the notice board of the detention camp requesting people who have overstayed their visas to report personally for repatriation home.
Applicants should submit their passports or the outpasses issued by their respective missions together with air tickets. The applicants will be fingerprinted to ensure that they have come into the Kingdom for the specified purpose.
Those who have overstayed their visit visas will be required to pay a fine in accordance with the length of the period of overstay. Sri Lankan Consul General Adambawa Uthumalebbe said that this category of overstayers is minimal among Sri Lankans.
DUBAI: The Indian mission in Jeddah has stepped up efforts to repatriate citizens from the country who have overstayed their Haj and visit visas and issued 200 outpasses after the Saudi government announced an amnesty for such overstayers.
"We request this category of stranded workers to report to their consulate and process their repatriation as quickly as possible before the authorities close their doors to such applicants," S D Moorthy, consul (welfare) at the Indian Consulate General in Jeddah said, describing it as a good news for the overstayers.
According to him, around 10,000 more Indian overstayers are living in the region. The Saudi government offered an amnesty for visa overstayers for a period of one year from September 2010 to September 2011.
During the last amnesty period, the consulate repatriated some 15,000 Indians, who came under the category, Moorthy said. He said that his mission had so far issued 200 outpasses.
The Saudi Arabia government has set up a detention camp (Tarheel) in Jeddah to register visa overstayers for repatriation to their respective countries, a news report has said.
According to the report, the concessionary rule will apply only for those who have overstayed their Umrah, Haj and visit visas to the country.
Quoting sources in Jeddah, the Arab News report said that the Tarheel authorities have set up a special cell with five counters to attend to the cases of overstayers.
The authorities have not stipulated a deadline for the intake of such overstayers. However, prospective applicants are routing their applications through their respective missions with the necessary travel documents, said the report.
A public announcement has been displayed on the notice board of the detention camp requesting people who have overstayed their visas to report personally for repatriation home.
Applicants should submit their passports or the outpasses issued by their respective missions together with air tickets. The applicants will be fingerprinted to ensure that they have come into the Kingdom for the specified purpose.
Those who have overstayed their visit visas will be required to pay a fine in accordance with the length of the period of overstay. Sri Lankan Consul General Adambawa Uthumalebbe said that this category of overstayers is minimal among Sri Lankans.
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