The documents required for issuing of such passports are uploaded at the Embassy of India website at www.indianembassy.org.sa.
The documents include (a) letter from the new company in English or with English translation duly attested by the Chamber of Commerce (format of the letter uploaded on Embassy of India Website); (b) Affidavit from the Applicant (format of the affidavit uploaded on Embassy of India website)
All such applicants should approach the VFS Passport Application Centers in Um Al Hammam, Batha and Dammam. These applicants will be issued passports on a priority basis starting June 6, 2013 to complete the transfer process, stated the release.
New format of Indian passport
Meanwhile, the Saudi authorities have started accepting the new series passports issued by the Indian consulate in Jeddah, a press statement by the Indian mission said.
Immigration authorities in Jeddah had refused to accept new Indian passports in which photos of passport holders are placed on the third page instead of the second page as was the case with old passports.
The case came to light when Indians with new passports approached the Passport Department for transfer of visa information from the old to the new passport, a procedure which is mandatory whenever a new booklet is issued.
The issue was resolved after Indian Ambassador Hamid Ali Rao met Saudi Deputy Minister of Interior Dr Ahmed Al-Saleh, and informed him that Indian passport format has been changed.
But immigration authorities in Jeddah were still not accepting new passport booklets.
Indian Embassy's Deputy Chief of Mission Sibi George recently said that a few cases reported in Jeddah were because the authorities were not aware of the new format of the passport. There was no issue at Riyadh or in any other city in the country, he said.
But now, according to the Indian consulate press release, Jeddah Passport Department and immigration officials too have started accepting the new passport.
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