In one of previous articles on this site, we explained step by step process about how to get iqama of a newborn baby born in Saudi Arabia. In case of a baby born outside Saudi Arabia, process is different and in this post, we will explain all the steps that you need to follow to get Iqama of New Born Baby who is born outside KSA.

Steps to Get Iqama of a Baby Born Outside Saudi Arabia

Complete procedure of getting iqama of baby born outside Saudi Arabia involves some steps that you need to complete in your home country and then some other steps to be completed in Saudi Arabia.

Below are the steps that you need to consider in your home country before flying to KSA.

Step 1: Get Birth Certificate and B-Form of Your Baby

For your newborn baby, the very first step is to get your baby’s birth certificate from hospital and then from your Union Council and then apply for a national identity to register your baby as a legal citizen of home country. In Pakistan, you need to get a B-Form only instead of a CNIC/NICOP of a new born. This B-Form has to be taken from NADRA.  Visit NADA office carrying baby’s birth certificate and parent’s identity cards along with a birth certificate issued from Union Council office .

B-Form is basically a children registration form which registers your baby in your family tree in NADRA’s records.

Step 2: Apply for Baby’s Passport in your home Country

For any international travelling, passport is the primary requirement.  Same goes for your newborn baby. You need to follow the procedure of your home country’s passport office to apply for a passport of your newborn baby by furnishing all required documents and filling required forms.

Once a passport has been issued by passport office of your home country, you can proceed to the subsequent steps.

Step 3: Get Polio Vaccination Card for Your Baby

For many countries, it is mandatory to get your baby vaccinated for polio before coming to Saudi Arabia. Make sure that you get your baby vaccinated for polio from medical centers authorized by Saudi Embassy. Get a card from hospital stating that polio vaccine has been taken by your baby.

Step 4: Travel to Saudi Arabia with Your New Born Baby

For new-born baby, you have both options—either you can apply for a visa in your home country from Saudi Embassy/consulate before travelling or else; you can avail the facility of on-arrival visa for your new born baby. A baby with age less than 6 months is allowed to travel with mother (with mother having exit-re-entry visa).

Once you travel with your new born baby and arrive at any airport in Saudi Arabia, you need to tell immigration staff about baby that he or she is newly born. Staff will stamp baby’s passport.  He will write border number on the passport and you will be allowed to proceed.

From here on-wards, subsequent steps will be completed inside Saudi Arabia for getting iqama of your baby born outside KSA.

Step 5: Pay Visa Fees, Dependent Fees for Your Baby Iqama

For a baby born outside Saudi Arabia and brought in Saudi Arabia with on-arrival visa, you will be required to pay a fees of 2000 SR as visa fees. You will also need to pay dependent fees for your baby which is calculated based on the iqama expiry date of the sponsor (father in case baby is under father’s sponsorship).

These are the two main fees types to be paid by you as Iqama fees is normally paid by the employer for the employee which covers whole family under same umbrella.

Step 6: Get Medical Insurance for your New Born Baby

In Saudi Arabia, It is mandatory to have a valid insurance for any resident for iqama issuance or iqama renewal. For your newly born baby outside KSA, after bringing him in Saudi Arabia, It is required to purchase medical insurance policy for him/her before applying for Iqama.

Normally, your Kafeel will handle this and you only need to provide required documents/information to your HR or concerned officials and they will do the needful to bring your child under a legitimate insurance policy.

 

Step 7: Visit Jawazat Office for Issuance of Iqama for New Born Baby

Jawazat (Passport office) is responsible for handling all matters related to iqama issuance or renewal. You need to visit Jawazat office in your city by taking an appointment first through Absher System.

You need to fill required form and get it attested by Chamber of commerce. Some companies assist their employees and help in getting the form attested but in some cases, you need to visit any office of Chamber of commerce yourself and get the form attested from there.

Next, visit Jawazat Office as per your appointment schedule by carrying a file containing all required documents.

Below is the list of all the documents required in your file while visiting Jawazat Office for applying for Iqama of new born baby born outside Saudi Arabia:

• Duly filled and CoC attested Iqama form.
• Original passport of your baby and a copy of passport.
• 2 passport size pictures of baby having white background. Pictures should be front faced with eyes opened and un-edited. One of these two pictures will be attached with the form.
• Original and copy of baby’s parents passports.
• Original and a copy of the baby’s mother passport
• Valid iqama of mother and father, and a photocopy.
• A copy of Exit Re-Entry visa for mother
• Copy of passport pages where the border number of the baby is written.
• Polio Vaccination certificate of the baby and its copy.
• proof of entry visa fee payment (2000 riyals)

Jawazat staff will check and validate all your documents.  They will inform you in case of anything missing or incorrect. If all is good, you will get iqama of your baby printed in a few minutes.

Don’t forget to closely check and validate all information on your baby’s iqama including spelling of names in both English and Arabic and if you find anything wrong, inform them immediately to avoid any hassles in future.

Note: You are subjected to pay a penalty if you don’t apply for passport of your newborn baby within 3 months after entering in Saudi Arabia.