Travel Visa Issue in Saudi Arabia
By Janice M. Cave
Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz has belied claims of a migrant workers group that Saudi authorities are starting to stamp “exit only” on passports of vacationing overseas Filipino workers because of Saudization.
Citing the official report of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Riyadh, Baldoz said the reported stamping of “exit only” on passports was not possible because Saudi exit/reentry visas could not be changed in Saudi airports by immigration authorities.
Labor Attache Albert Valenciano said the report was false as he had checked it with immigration officers themselves who allegedly denied the stamping of “exit only”
“If it is an exit/re-entry visa, then it cannot be changed at the airports,” Baldoz said.
In his report, Valenciano said the final exit in Saudi Arabia is stamped only after a series of steps both taken by the employee and employer.
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