SAUDI FAMILY VISIT VISA APPLICATIONS CLOSED TILL HAJJ
Like every year, This year also Issuing Family Visit Visa's Saudi Arabia through MOFA (Ministry Of Foreign Affairs) has been stopped for most of the expats since mid of May 2015 till Hajj.
Many readers of our blog already reported it in their comments, Online visit visa (spouse visa) applications are also closed Before starting the month of Ramadan, As they are getting this message "نأمل تعبئة طلب جديد بعد موسم الحج" It means "We hope to issue a new request application after the Hajj season". However it will not effect issuing permanent family visa's, Only the process will be slow down. If you already got visit visa, You can able to process it and bring your family even in Ramadan month.
Saudi Expatriates are still able to renew their family visit visa's. Hopefully it will continue this Ramadan, It may effect in Hajj season. No more extensions or renewals of visit visa family Saudi Arabia who completed 6 months. Those who are already in Saudi Arabia family visit visa can perform Umrah in Ramadan month. Last year (2014) renewing family visa's was closed in Ramadan month, Many expats sent back their families to their home countries.