Procedure of Final Exit from Saudi Arabia

When you have decided to go on final exit from Saudi Arabia, it is better to place an advertisement along with the pictures of the car and your intended selling price on expatriates.com. Soon, you will be receiving offers from the buyers; you can show them your vehicle at your ease.

If you don’t get a serious buyer and you reach to the last week of your departure, now it is the time to visit Haraj for a couple of days and get a good offer for the vehicle. Ownership transfer takes only one day so you don’t need to be worried about it.

You can make it sure from your account on Ministry of Interior Website that the ownership has actually been transferred from your name to the name of the buyer. You should make it sure before your departure that the name has been transferred.

8. Surrender Your Credit Cards: Payable amount at your credit card can stop your departure from the airport. It is very important that you pay off all the bills on the credit card and deactivate them.

If you don’t have any payable amount but a credit card is active, you can still face the problem. Credit card companies take some time to deactivate the card, so it is better to surrender the credit card well before the time of departure from Saudi Arabia.

Credit card companies take some time to deactivate the card, so it is better to surrender the credit card well before the time of departure from Saudi Arabia.

9. Get Police Clearance Certificate: One of the mistakes people do when they decide to leave Saudi Arabia permanently means at the time of going on final exit visa is “not getting police clearance certificate” from the Police Department.

I would suggest you not to repeat this mistake. I have explained the procedure of getting a police clearance certificate during your stay in Saudi Arabia in this article.

10. Send the Important Belongings through Cargo: Before leaving the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on final exit, it is better to send all your important belongings through the Cargo service to your homeland. They will charge you around SR 3-5 per KG for the cargo through Sea.

If you are living in Jeddah, you can find such Cargo service provider in Balad. They will deliver the goods at your doorstep. Charges of air cargo are more than that which range to SR 8-10 per KG. If you are living in Riyadh, follow this link “Cargo Service from Riyadh”

11. End of Service Benefits: End of Service Benefits will be given to you after processing the final exit visa from Saudi Arabia. It is better to think before remitting your End of Service Benefits to your native country.

You must have analyzed that the exchange rate used by the banks is lesser than the exchange rate you can get if exchanged in your native country. If the law and order situation is good in your country, you can carry this money in cash and get a better exchange rate.

You should not be involved in any wrong activity at this point in time. If your family is going before your departure, you can hand over some amount to them and ask them to keep it safe in Bank account in your native country.

If cash you are carrying is more than that, the remaining amount should be remitted through the bank. Even if your employer transfer End of Service Benefits after you have left the country, you can still transfer this amount to your home country account.

12. At the Time of Departure: Once the final exit visa is issued, you have to travel within the validity of the final exit visa. Keep in mind that the validity of your Iqama is not more applicable now. Please do not overstay otherwise you will be caught at the airport and will be detained for several months. Always book the ticket for your final departure when you are sure that the amount has been transferred.

13. Stamped Final Visa: According to new facilities, many companies do not give final exit visa paper to the employees. As a result, this paper is not stamped by the immigration authorities. At the time when you try to apply for a new visa, some agents ask for the paper.

Actually, these agents are not updated about the new procedures. Just ask them to process your case to the Saudi Embassy. Saudi Embassy can check online if you have exited from Saudi Arabia through Final Exit Visa.