By NNN-PTI,
Dubai : The Indian Consulate in Jeddah will outsource visa support services for foreign nationals visiting India and passport support services for Indian expatriates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from August this year.
The consulate has signed agreements with three firms in the region, a consulate statement said, adding they are expected to take over the work related to collection of applications for visas and passports in the Western Province from Aug 16, subject to their putting in place the required infrastructure and completion of all formalities.
Once the system comes into force, all visa and passport applicants will approach the outsourcing firms instead of visiting the consulate.
The firms designated for the purpose are Al-Fifa for General Services in Dammam, Al-Tayyar Travel Group in Jeddah and Yes GCC LLC in Dubai, UAE, the statement said.
The decision is in line with the Government of India’s policy to outsource visa support services. Several overseas Indian missions and posts have already entered into agreements for outsourcing visa services and passport support services.