Saudi Arabia launches online service for inquiries on OFW iqamas, visas
Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) can now inquire about the status of their Iqamas or obtain information on their application for exit and entry visas and other procedures through the Internet, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) today said.

Citing an information from the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Makati City, Labor and Employment Secretary Marianito D. Roque said the KSA's Ministry of Interior has launched an online service which would allow Saudi citizens and expatriates including OFWs to inquire about their IDs, Iqamas, and visas as well as eligibility to perform Haj and other procedures in the Kingdom. Read...