No More Guessing for Iqama Issues

For all the expats living here in KSA, as it is in other countries other than their own respective motherlands, one important thing to worry about is Iqama (Expat I-Card) related issues. It is in the best interest of any individual here to keep himself informed about anything to do with Iqama.


KSA government too wants its citizens as well as expats living here to know/have enough knowledge about it. Hence Ministry of Interior portal (http://www.moi.gov.sa/wps/portal) was created few years back in the hope that it will make life easy. While a large size of the population is taking advantage of this, many are still unaware of this portal. My intention is to introduce this website to my readers on this blog.

Fig 01: MOI Homepage

Ministry of Interior Info:

Address : PO Box 2933, Riyadh 11134
City : Riyadh
Phone: 966 3 4011944
Fax: 966 3 4031185
Website: http://www.moi.gov.sa/


As far as Expats are concerned, this portal is one stop shop with all the necessary information:


Dedicated Services Links:

The section Iqama System Violations & Penalties gives you the details how much is the fine for various instances to Iqama related violations.

Section for Traffic Violations & Penalties gives the details about traffic violations

Section to download form and procedures for Saudis and non-Saudis, one can click here Forms & Procedures E-Guide

Other useful help by steps:


Below here are simple steps to check if your Iqama is valid or not and is registered as well and also to see if it is updated with the Maktab Al-Zawazat - مكتب الجوازات (Passport Office).

From the main Portal homepage,

1. Click the E-Services Tab on tabs menu

Fig 2 – E-Services Tab

2. Select and click the "Passports" 

Fig 3 – Passport Section in E-Services

3. Select and click "Query Residence Permit Status" to open the page

Fig 4 – Iqama/Permit Status under Passports

4. Type your Iqama number in the blank space of "Iqama Number"

Fig 5 – Submit Iqama Number

5. Click on "View" and there you go...result will appear.

Fig 6 – Resulting screen

I hope this will be helpful to somebody

Ma'Assalama