The story of one Saudi passport
around 8 months ago, I got a job offer to work in Malaysia for two years .. I took this job and as a normal procedure I applied for a long term visa .. well, I found that my passport will expire in 14 months at that time and there is no way to get a two years visa .. I said to my-self let’s try to renew the passport .. looks like an easy solution right ? of course not ! .. nothing was easy .. when I went to renew the passport they said we can’t do anything unless the passport is at least 6 months to expire .. GUYS !! I’m leaving the country for two years !!.. The expected famous answer was “Sorry we can’t do anything” and they said later you can renew it from the embassy there in Malaysia .. Well, I guess I have no other solution .. I said let’s apply for 1 year visa and later we will see what’s gonna happen .. and I wish If I didn’t say that ..
Recently, around two weeks ago I’ve been assigned to work in Brunei ( Near East of Malaysia ) and this job will be for 12-18 months .. and AGAIN I need a new visa now (It’s very hard for Saudis to get any visa nowadays) .. I totally forgot about the expiration date issue of my passport .. » Read more