FAQs

The service is executed by logging into your Absher account
Appointments - Public Security – Book an Appointment - Free-of-Precedents Certificate

The service is executed by logging into your Absher account
My Services - Services - Public Security - Weapon License Renewal

According to the service terms, you can issue or renew passports for family members under 15 years old, with the following conditions:

1- They do not have a fingerprint registered in the system (they have not been issued a national ID)

2- Availability of Wasel address

3- Payment of service fees according to the period chosen

4- Presence of the family member inside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The domestic worker is automatically dropped (gone out and has not come back) after the lapse of 6 months of visa expiry, or by submitting a request through the “Tawasul” service after 30 days of visa expiry.

It is a new e-service that enables individuals to submit an application to the passport sector and to inquire about applications submitted if an individual is unable to implement them online.

After logging in to your Absher account, select services from the list of my services – documents delivery by mail - request document delivery; then choose the registered national address (Wasel) to be delivered.

Please follow the steps below for passport delivery

1- Get the passport renewal notice form from your Absher account, along with the old passport and hand them over to the postal employee

2- Verify the registered national address

3- Pay the delivery fee

4- The renewed passport will be sent, along with the old one to your national address

After logging in to your Absher account, select authorizations; then authorization to review a  sector; then choose the passport department, the required service, the authorized person’s ID number, and issue the authorization.

1- Existence of a registered Wasel address

2- Passport can be issued for 5 years

3- Family member has not been issued a national ID card

4- Payment of the passport issuance fees

5- Family member does not have a passport

6- Individual must be present inside the kingdom

The final exit visa can only be issued after paying the violation fine according to the service terms.

You can send a request through (Tawasul) service.

How to Access the Service:

My Services - Services - Passport - Tawasul

No, fees are not refunded after visa cancellation according to the service terms

1- Pay the passport issuance fees--according to the selected period--through your bank account.

2- Login to your Absher account.

My Services - Services - Passports - Issuance of Saudi passport

No, it is not required; according to the service terms, a travel permit is issued to those who are under 21 years of age

Log into your Absher account

Labor Services - Inquiries - Query Resident Report

Family Members Services - Inquiries - Query Resident Report

After paying the fees, you are required to:
Log in to your Absher account to renew the residence permit for your workers.
Labor - Services – Residence Permit Renewal

Yes, you can renew the residence permit for family members while they are outside the kingdom.
Family Members Services - Services - Residence Permit Renewal

You could execute the service by logging into your Absher account; and then select Labor - Services - Report Domestic Workers Absence.

The service is executed by logging into your Absher account; then select My Services - Services - Passports – Twasul, then click on new request, and select the reports section.

 Yes, an exit/re-entry visa must be issued to the citizen’s wife when traveling outside the kingdom through Absher platform

The resident identity for domestic workers can be renewed if its validity period is less than 14 months.

You can issue final exit visa through logging into your account on Absher platform, then select, Employee Services > Service > Issuing final exit visa during probationary period.

This can be done after selecting the required service and uploading all documents in one PDF file.

A: First: Visa extension fee should be  paid through your bank account.
Second: Log in to your account on Absher platform and then select:
1- For Family Members: 
Family Members Services - Services - Extension of visit visa.
2- For domestic workers: 
Employee Services - Services - Extension of visit visa.

 The extension is from the expiry date of the visa.

It is not possible, according to the terms of the service.

A resident's passport is renewed through his/her country's embassy in the Kingdom; then login to your Absher account to update the passport information.

The period is 90 days from the date of entry of domestic workers into the kingdom; the residence permit is issued during this period.

The service is executed by logging into your Absher account and then select: Employees - Services - Issuance of Residence Permit

The service is executed by one of the parents after logging into his/her Absher account
Family Members Services - Services - Issuance of Saudi Passport – Choose a Family Member

The service is executed by logging into your Absher account, and then select: Family Members - Services - Travel Permits for Family Members

1- Applicant must be a Saudi national

2- Applicant must be newly married

3- Applicant must have a registered Wasel address

4- If applicant has already issued the family register after marriage, he cannot issue another register through Absher

This is done by logging in to your Absher account and then choosing the authorizations - sectors visit authorization - issuing a sector visit authorization and then choosing

civil affairs - receiving the national identity card and completing the authorization procedures

1- Mother must be Saudi national

2- Applicant must be registered in the national address (Wasel).

3- Applicant's status

* Married

*Divorced

* widowed

4- Applicant has at least one family member

Note: If a family registry has already been issued, a new one can only be issued in the

following cases:

*Change in the applicant status

* Change in the family members count

*Change in the applicant name or a family member name

It is requires booking an appointment after logging in to your Absher account; by choosing: Appointment Service - Civil Affairs - National Identity Card Renewal

Visit family member at Absher homepage before logging in; then choose Appointment Service - Civil Affairs; fill in the required fields for the family member and book an appointment

The service offers:

- Tahseen service (that enables you to submit suggestions, complaints and feedback online)

- Civil registry services that enables you to:

* Modify academic qualification

* Link children's records to their parents' records

* Correct marital status

* Edit the name in English

Yes, you can execute that through Absher platform, using the birth registration service, and upon

successful registration:

1- Newborns get a civil registry automatically

2- Family record data is updated by adding the newborn

3- An SMS containing the newborn's registration details is sent

4- Birth certificate and the updated family record is delivered after a delivery request is

submitted (Wasel)

Notice:

1- In case the displayed newborn baby data is wrong, please don’t complete the service

procedures; visit the hospital to correct the wrong data

2- If the registration has been completed after more than 30 days from the birth date, a delay

fine will be considered

You can execute this service by logging into your Absher account and then: type the service name in the "Civil Affairs’ Message and Request Center" search engine to move quickly; then click on a new request - choose civil registry services - modify the academic qualification, and submit the required documents

You can execute the service by logging into your Absher account; and then select Appointments - Civil Affairs – Book an Appointment – Issue Replacement for a damaged national ID card

This service is executed by logging into your Absher account: My Services - Services - Civil Affairs - Civil Affairs’ Messages and Requests Center; then select Civil Registry Services from the drop-down list and select the required service

This can be done by logging into your account on Absher platform, My Services - Civil Affairs – Services - Reporting Missing Documents.
Then an appointment should be booked to request a replacement document.

This can be done by logging into your account on Absher platform, My Services - Civil Affairs – Services – Byanati, then select the sector and press authorize.

This service is executed by logging into your Absher account and selecting the service at the bottom of the page.

No he/she cannot. This service is for Saudi citizens

Yes, a medical examination is required according to the service terms

No, you cannot; the second violation can be objected to after the earlier objection has been processed

The service is accessible through your Absher platform account (vehicle management).

Vehicles - Services - Vehicle Management – Select Vehicle – Issue Authorization

This is not possible; according to the service terms, the vehicle’s price is transferred to the intermediary, “guarantor” account to complete the sale online.

According to the service terms, the ownership transfer fees must be paid through government payments SADAD through bank channels.

The services is executed by logging into your Absher account; then select My Services - Services - Traffic – Driving License Renewal

Note: A medical examination is required

According to the service terms, a vehicle insurance policy is issued by the buyer and registered in his/her name.

This can be done by logging into your account on Absher platform and then selecting the Appointments  - Traffic – Book an appointment - Issue a damaged/lost driving license.

Note: After booking the appointment, all requirements for the selected service will be shown.

- Both the seller and buyer must be registered on Absher platform

- Driving licence, technical inspection and insurance policy must be valid

- Payment of government fees equaling to S.R.150

- There must be no violations logged against the buyer or the vehicle

- Vehicle must be in good condition and not seized, lost, wanted or taken into custody

- Selling private cars, private transport vehicles and motorcycles for citizens only. And selling private cars and motorcycles for residents

Renewal of a public driving license is currently not possible through Absher.

You can check the national ID validity, after logging in to your Absher account, at the bottom of the homepage.

login to your Absher account; then select Vehicles - Services - Vehicle Management.

You can do this by logging into your Absher account; then select information panel - vehicles – select the vehicle and click on more details.

To execute the service, a resident should login to his/her Absher account My services - Services - Traffic Department - Driving License Renewal

The service is executed by logging into your Absher account and then select: Vehicle Services - Inquiries – Query Traffic Accidents

You can execute the service by visiting ABSHER.sa platform’s homepage (before logging in) Inquiry Services - Request for Grievance Against Decisions to Impose Penalties

 Yes, the visitor can register with the border number in Absher platform ABSHER.sa

In such a case, you can visit the registration and activation staff at passport or civil affairs departments, or you can complete registration through your bank account. To see the list of approved banks, please visit Absher platform homepage: www.ABSHER.sa; you will find a list of the registration and activation centers at the bottom of the homepage.

Yes, it requires booking an appointment trough entering the main page of the Absher platform and then select, Appointments > Passports >Booking an Appointment.

 You can book an appointment via Absher platform and submit your application at one branches of Expatriate Affairs - Appointments - Expatriate Affairs - Book an Appointment

No, this is not possible; a different mobile number is required for each single account

Yes, a family member can register and activate his/her account on Absher platform as follows:

Registration: Through Absher platform www.ABSHER.sa
Activation: through the bank account, self-service machines or passport and civil affairs departments’ employees.

Yes, a mobile number is required. A different mobile number is required for each single account on Absher platform

Yes, the approval is canceled after 3 months of the issuance date

The service is executed by logging into your Absher account and then select: My Services - Inquiries - General Services – Query Absher Reports.

According to the service terms, the authorized person must be 18 years of age or older.