Exit Re-Entry Visa Check 2026: Validity on Muqeem and Absher, Fees and Rules

Last updated: 1 November 2026

An exit re-entry visa lets an Iqama holder leave Saudi Arabia and come back on the same residency. This guide shows how to do an exit re-entry visa check on Muqeem or Absher, including the route that needs no Absher login, what the visa costs in 2026 (with a calculator), the validity rules, and what happens if you extend, cancel or do not return.

How to Check Exit Re-Entry Visa Validity on Muqeem Without Absher

The Muqeem Visa Validity Portal at vv.muqeem.sa is the official portal for checking exit re-entry and visit visas. It belongs to Muqeem, the residency platform that employers use for their workers. You do not log in to Absher, and it works from outside Saudi Arabia, so it is the usual exit re-entry visa check when you are already abroad or your employer handles your Absher services.

Many expats in Saudi Arabia still look for the old one-step form that needed only an Iqama number. That open form is gone. Today you create an account on the portal once, then check whenever you need.

Step 1: Create your Muqeem visa validity account

1. Open vv.muqeem.sa and choose Register (تسجيل).
2. Pick your ID type (Iqama or Saudi national ID), enter the number and your date of birth, and press Verify (تحقق).
3. Fill in your user details. The tax (VAT) fields are for companies, so individuals can skip them. Add a billing address, accept the terms and press Confirm (تأكيد).
4. Enter the code sent by SMS to the mobile number registered in Absher.
5. Open the activation link sent to your email, choose a username and password, and press Activate (تفعيل).

Step 2: Check the exit re-entry visa

1. Log in at vv.muqeem.sa and open Visa Verification.
2. Choose Exit and Return as the visa type. For a visit visa, choose Visit and use the border number instead.
3. Enter the Iqama number of the person whose visa you want to check, plus the matching detail the form asks for, such as the date of birth.
4. Press Verify. The portal shows the visa details and its status.

The SMS code goes to the mobile number registered in Absher. If you are abroad on a different SIM, or your Saudi number is switched off, the code will not arrive. In that case ask a family member in Saudi Arabia or your employer’s HR to run the check for you with your Iqama number.

Other ways to check without Absher

• Your employer: HR or the PRO can see and print every worker’s visa in Muqeem or Absher Business. See what a Muqeem print shows.
• The head of family: visas for a wife, children and domestic workers are issued in the sponsor’s Absher account, and the status shows there.

The old Ministry of Interior pages that allowed a check with only an Iqama number and a captcha have been shut down and now redirect to the ministry’s home page, so ignore sites that still link to them.

Exit Re-Entry Visa Check on Absher (Status Inquiry)

The official exit re-entry visa check inside Absher is the service “Exit re-entry visa status”. It is free.

1. Log in to Absher (Individuals for family members and domestic workers, or Absher Business for employers).
2. Open the services for your workers or family members and choose Inquiries.
3. Select Exit re-entry visa status.
4. Enter the Iqama number, passport number and visa number, then the captcha.
5. The result shows the visa type, issue date, the date you must leave by and the return date.

If the visa is your own, the main Absher dashboard also shows it under your visas, and you can print it there. Employers can see and print every worker’s visa in Muqeem or Absher Business.

Don’t have Absher yet? Follow our step-by-step guide to Absher registration, including the 846 kiosks and banks where you can activate your account.

Not in Saudi Arabia yet? Track a new work, visit or Umrah visa with our Saudi visa check by passport number guide.

Exit Re-Entry Visa Fees 2026

The fees have not changed since the Council of Ministers schedule of 2016, and Jawazat confirmed the same amounts in June 2025 (Gulf News). Each person pays separately, so a family of four pays four fees.

Longer visas are only possible if your Iqama is valid for the whole period. Fees are paid through SADAD, and they are not refunded if you do not travel.

Renewing your Iqama before a long trip? See our Iqama fees guide and the full list of Jawazat fees in 2026.

Who Can Issue an Exit Re-Entry Visa?

• Your employer issues it through Absher Business or Muqeem.
• The head of family issues visas for dependents and domestic workers through Absher Individuals. Each family member gets their own visa.
• The worker can request it through Absher under the Labour Reform Initiative; the employer is notified electronically.

Validity Rules You Need to Know

• You must be in Saudi Arabia when the visa is issued, with traffic fines paid and fingerprints registered.
• Passport: valid for at least 90 days.
• Iqama: for a visa issued in months, the Iqama needs at least 90 days plus the visa duration left. With a fixed “return before” date, that date must be at least 7 days before the Iqama expires. Check yours with our Iqama expiry date guide.
• Leave within 3 months of issue. For visas issued in months, the duration starts on the day you leave, not the day the visa is issued. Visas issued in days, or with a fixed return date, count from the issue date.
• GCC trips: keep at least 3 months on your Iqama from the travel date.

Planning a holiday in Europe? Schengen embassies in Saudi Arabia ask for an exit re-entry visa that covers your whole trip and an iqama valid at least 3 months after you return. Our guide to the Schengen visa from Saudi Arabia lists the documents and visa centres.

Extending an Exit Re-Entry Visa From Outside Saudi Arabia

If you are abroad and need more time, your employer (Absher Business under My Business Services, Visas, or Muqeem) or the head of family (Absher, Family Members Services) can use the service “Extend exit re-entry visa for those outside the Kingdom”. The conditions:

• The new return date is at least 7 days before the Iqama expires, and the Iqama covers the extension.
• There is no absence (huroob) or recruitment violation on your record.
• The extension fee is paid. Since a royal decree at the start of 2023, each extra month added from abroad costs double the normal rate: SAR 200 a month for a single visa and SAR 400 a month for a multiple visa (Argaam). Jawazat repeated these amounts in 2025. Absher shows the exact total before you pay.

Cancelling an Unused Exit Re-Entry Visa

If your plans change, the visa must be cancelled while you are still in Saudi Arabia, within 90 days of issue or before the return date, whichever comes first. The fee is not refunded. If an unused visa is not cancelled, a SAR 1,000 fine is charged.

What If You Do Not Return in Time?

If your exit re-entry visa expires while you are abroad, it does not keep your residency alive. About two months after the expiry date, your record is automatically marked as “left and did not return”, and that Iqama is finished. To work in Saudi Arabia again you need a new work visa, from your previous employer or a new one.

There is no automatic 3-year ban any more. The entry ban that Jawazat brought in during 2022 for workers who did not come back in time was lifted on 16 January 2024, when the directorate told its offices and all land, sea and air ports to let these workers enter (Al Watan, 17 January 2024; Deloitte, 31 January 2024). Jawazat did not publish a formal regulation text, so before a new visa is issued, ask the new employer to confirm in Muqeem that nothing else is on your record.

Other records are separate and stay in place, such as an absence report (huroob) or unpaid fines. You also cannot convert an exit re-entry visa into a final exit while you are outside the Kingdom, so settle your plans before you travel. If your status shows absent from work, see our guide to checking huroob status.

Exit Re-Entry vs Final Exit

Leaving Saudi Arabia for good? Read our full guide to the final exit visa.

Contact

For Absher login or service problems, call Absher support on 920020405. Note that 911 is the emergency number, not a visa helpline.

Sources: Absher Services Guide (Exit/Re-Entry Visa Status; Issuance of Exit/Re-Entry or Final Exit Visa, updated 17 September 2026); Muqeem Visa Validity Portal user manual (vv.muqeem.sa, June 2024); Jawazat replies reported by Gulf News (June 2025) and Argaam (January 2023); Al Watan (17 January 2024) and Deloitte (31 January 2024) on the lifted 3-year ban.

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