“The violator will expose himself to legal accountability and severe penalties upon his return and will prevent him from travelling outside the Kingdom for a period of three years.”
The Kingdom of Saudi Arab (KSA) has taken harsh measures to curb the spread of Coronavirus. It has decided to impose three-year travel ban on citizens who visited ‘red list’ countries, which come under list of banned countries under KSA’s Covid management protocol.
A report issued by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) announced the restrictions as measures to curb the spread of coronavirus and its new variants.
Saudi Arabia has put a travel ban on direct or indirect (to or transit) on many countries, including United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Argentina, Brazil, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Lebanon, Pakistan, South Africa, Turkey, and Vietnam
An official statement, carried by the SPA, quoting the Ministry of Interior, said, “Traveling to the prohibited countries is an explicit violation of the announced instructions.”
“The violator will expose himself to legal accountability and severe penalties upon his return, and will prevent him from travelling outside the Kingdom for a period of three years,” SPA reported.
Saudi Arabia has put a travel ban on direct or indirect (to or transit) on many countries, including United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Argentina, Brazil, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Lebanon, Pakistan, South Africa, Turkey, and Vietnam.