Procedure of Final Exit from Saudi Arabia

I say it several times in my friends’ gathering that only thing certain in Saudi Arabia is uncertainty. There is another thing which is certain and it is the final exit for expatriates living in Saudi Arabia. Irrespective of the number of years you spend in Saudi Arabia, you can never stay here forever.

Now I am narrating the Final Exit Procedure from Saudi Arabia for the help of readers of this blog. A procedure is accompanied by the number of Dos and Don’ts which you need to consider before processing the final exit.

If your employer has already processed your final exit visa and you want to cancel it, please 

1. Dependent’s Fee: You need to pay the dependent’s fee for 2 months beyond the date you are applying for final exit visa before issuing final exit visa as the validity of final exit visa is 60 days.

Let’s say, you are applying for final exit visa on 1st Shawal, you need to pay the fee till 1st Dhul Hijjah. I would recommend paying the fee till 5th Dhul Hijjah to be on the safe side. If you don’t pay the fee, you won’t be able to issue final exit. 

2. Resignation with Notice Period: You need to give notice to your employer for the number of days mentioned in your contract for the processing of your Final Exit visa. If your contract is silent about notice period, Labor Law suggests a notice period of 30 days.

We have detailed the rules regarding Notice Period under Saudi Labor Law in this link. Keep in mind; you have your End of Service Benefits with the employer so everything should be processed very smoothly.

3. Evacuation of House: You have to give at least 30 days’ notice to the landlord before leaving the house. Normally house rent is paid in advance for 3 to 6 months in Saudi Arabia. If you have paid the advance for the months you will not be living in Saudi Arabia, you should search for a tenant yourself.

Introduce him with the landlord and take the remainder of the rent from him. It is almost second to impossible to get back advance money from your current landlord. When you are searching for another tenant for the landlord, you should search for a buyer who can purchase all your belongings as well.

Obviously, you cannot get the same price from which you purchased it but it is still better to realize every single Ryal which you can. Rights of Apartment Tenants can be a good read for you.

4.Disconnect Landline and Other Post Paid SIM Cards: If you have any landline connection at your home under your name of STC, you must first deactivate the connection. You should deactivate it at least 15 days before processing the final exit visa.

Procedure for deactivation of STC landline is very simple nowadays. You just need to call from your landline to STC and request him to deactivate your service on a permanent basis. He will ask you to pay a certain due amount and confirm that if payment is made, service will be deactivated within 7 days.

You should pay that amount on the same day. If you have any mobile postpaid connection under your name, try also to deactivate it by paying all your bills. If some amount is payable in your name, you may have to face problem at the airport.

You can check the phone numbers registered under your Iqama from this link. Keep sufficient balance in your prepaid SIM card before going to the Airport for the final exit. This will be your only source of communication in case of any problem.

5. Pay off Electricity Bill: Electricity charges in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are not too much. On average, one house receives around SR 50 – 100 electricity bill. It is better to pay it off before your final exit from Saudi Arabia. “How to Check Electricity Bill Online?”

6. Traffic Fines & Tickets: If you have any traffic fines or tickets under your name, try to clear them as soon as possible. You can check them online at this link. I would recommend keeping checking it till the time you finally departure from Saudi Arabia.

7. Sell Your Car: It takes the time to get a good offer for the sale of the car. There was a traditional way that you go to Haraj with the car; there would be several buyers there who will give you an offer after checking the car. This is surely the quickest way to sell your car but you may not get a good offer there.

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