The Saudi Jawazat explained that it is not possible to change to a residence visa for those who are in Saudi Arabia on a visitor visa. The Jawaharlal Nehru Directorate has denied the news circulating on social media that those arriving on the visitor visa will be able to switch to the residence visa.
No such system has been implemented in the country. Social media is full of news that the Ministry of Home Affairs has given permission to change the visa. Officials have explained that this is completely wrong and that they will initiate legal proceedings under the Cyber Act against those who create such fake news. But a visit visa for children under the age of eighteen can be converted into a residence visa. For this, both parents should have a residence visa in the country, said Jawasat.
