Iqama is the most important card for legal status of anyone living/working in Saudi Arabia as an expat. Iqama is a resident identity and it needs to be valid in order to legally stay and/or work in KSA. Iqama must be renewed on yearly basis. Many people however are curious to know if they Can Renew Iqama While Outside Saudi Arabia? Also, For Dependents Can You Renew Iqama while they are outside KSA? We will discuss these points in this article.
Renew Iqama While Outside Saudi Arabia?
If a person who is family head; i.e. sponsor for the family is outside KSA, his iqama can also be renewed through Absher System by his Kafeel/Employer as per current rules.
As a matter of fact, during Covid restrictions, thousands of people got benefited from this and their iqamas were renewed by their employer through this online system when they were actually out of the kingdom.
Same is true for the dependents as well. If you have any dependents who are outside Saudi Arabia and their iqama needs a renewal, you can renew iqama of your dependents through Absher System no matter they are inside KSA or outside.
In any case, required fees including dependent fees needs to be submitted in order to proceed with renewal of iqama.