Return home service for all residents

This compendium, prepared by the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), aims to capture emerging trends in digital responses of UN Member States against the COVID-19 pandemic along with other digital government initiatives and provide a preliminary analysis of their main features. These cases are shared for exchange of information so that Member States can learn from each other and possibly create new partnerships.

This online service allow all residents (legal and violators) and visit, tourism visa holders inside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to submit an application to return to their countries electronically via Absher platform.
Once their request is approved, The travel procedures will be arranged for them.

Country

Saudi Arabia

Institution

Ministry of Interior