India, Saudi Arab Sign Visa Waiver Agreement To Facilitate Official Travel

India and Saudi Arabia signed a bilateral visa waiver agreement in Riyadh to facilitate official travels and boost bilateral exchanges under the India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council. 

The agreement was signed by Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Suhel Ajaz Khan and Abdulmajeed bin Rashed Alsmari, deputy minister for protocol affairs at the Saudi Ministry of



Foreign Affairs.

The agreement provides mutual exemption from short-stay visa requirements for holders of diplomatic, special and official passports of both countries. 

Alsmari signed the agreement on behalf of Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah at the ministry’s headquarters in Riyadh.