Saudi Arabia allows fully vaccinated expats to directly travel from Pakistan
Published 25 Aug,2021 via Dawn - Saudi Arabia has eased Covid-19 restrictions for fully vaccinated expatriates, allowing them to directly travel to the Kingdom from countries facing a travel ban, including Pakistan.
According to a report by the Saudi Gazette, it is only applicable for those who have a valid residency permit (Iqama) and left the Kingdom on an exit and re-entry visa after taking two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine from Saudi Arabia.
Currently, the countries facing the travel ban are India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Egypt, Turkey, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Afghanistan and Lebanon, the report said.
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