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Health Alert: Opening of online appointment system for American citizen services

Message for U.S. Citizens – September 14, 2020 Location: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Event:  Beginning the week of September 20, the U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia will reopen the online appointment system for routine passport and consular report of birth abroad services as well as notarial services on the Mission  website .  In March, in an effort to ...
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Message for U.S. Citizens: Mail your Ballot for the 2020 Election

  Mail your Ballot for the 2020 Election The U.S. general election is on November 3.  While absentee ballots can be mailed to the United States, many states also accept online registration and votes via email.  To learn more about state-specific overseas voting guidelines, registration deadlines, and election dates, please visit  FVAP.gov . If you are mailing your ballot ...
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Health Alert: September Repatriation Flights

Health Alert Message for U.S. Citizens – August 31, 2020 Location: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Event: Saudia Airlines has announced repatriation flights in September to Washington, DC’s Dulles International Airport (IAD). On September 5 and 12 there are flights from Riyadh and on September 6 and 13 from Jeddah. These are one-way flights with no ...
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Visa Announcement: Limited Visa Appointments for F, M, and J Visa Applicants

U.S. Embassy Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Press Release For Immediate Release August 25, 2020   Visa Announcement: Limited Visa Appointments for F, M, and J Visa Applicants    The U.S. Embassy Riyadh and the Consulates General in Dhahran and Jeddah are pleased to announce that we have resumed limited visa appointments for student visa applicants applying for F, M, and J ...
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Health Alert: Authorized Departure Ends for U.S. Mission Personnel

Health Alert Message for U.S. Citizens – August 25, 2020  Location: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Event:  On August 24, 2020, the Department of State terminated Authorized Departure status of non-emergency U.S. personnel and family members from the U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia, which is comprised of the Embassy in Riyadh and the Consulates General in Jeddah and Dhahran.  ...
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