[menog] MENOG 8: Important Visa Information for Saudi Arabia

[Osama I. Al-Dosary]

Salaam,

The process is a bit different now, without invitation letter.

Mobily (our host) submits the form along with the visa applicants 
passport copy to MOFA (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) in Saudi Arabia.

After approval, MoFA will send the proper notification to the Saudi 
Office in different countries which will depend on the applicants 
location and Saudi office availability in different states.

A copy of the approval notification will be sent to you thru email in 
order for you to proceed further. Its important that the exact location 
of the applicant (I.e Ottawa-Canada, Dubai-UAE) be included in the 
information sent to the host so that the visa is sent to the right embassy.

Basically what is needed in addition to the passport copy is: applicants 
name with their actual locations and countries, profession 
designation/title.

Thank you for your patience

regards,
-Osama I. Al-Dosary


On 04/21/2011 03:18 PM, MENOG Coordination wrote:
> Dear Colleague,
>
> Please note that it can take some time for government offices to process
> the requests for the letter of invitation and the travel visa. We
> strongly advise that you start this process as soon as possible.
>
> To obtain a travel visa for Saudi Arabia, attendees must do the 
> following:
>
> Request a Letter of Invitation:
>
> - Send an email ASAP to menog-sec at menog.net with a scanned copy
> of your passport. Please also state your location (e.g. Brussels,
> Belgium) and your job title and company in the email.
>
> - The MENOG Coordination Team will then forward this information to the
> meeting host, Mobily. Mobily will submit the application to the Ministry
> of Foreign Affairs in Saudi Arabia.
>
> - Once the request for an invitation letter is approved, you will
> receive notification of this from the MENOG Coordination Team with
> instructions on where you can pick up the invitation letter.
>
> You can then take this invitation letter and apply for a travel visa at
> your nearest Saudi Arabia consulate.
>
> Best regards,
>