How to check Family Visit Visa status on MOFA?

You can check the family visit visa status online on the MOFA, Saudi Arabia website with the visa application number. Here is the procedure to do it.

After submitting the application to the chamber of commerce, you should wait for at least 3 days before checking the visit visa status.

How to find the application number?

The application number was generated by the MOFA at the moment you submitted the application for the family visit visa. 

If the application number is lost, call the MOFA office on this number 0114067777 and tell them your Iqama number, they will find the application number for you.

Check family visit visa status

Now go to the MOFA website and select the English language. https://visa.mofa.gov.sa/

• Inquiry Type: Invitation Request.
• Enter the application number.
• ID Number: Iqama Number.
• Enter the captcha code.
• Click on the “Search” button.

Not submitted to COC

If you find the message while checking the family visit visa status “طلبات الزيارة المصدقة إلكترونيا من أحد القنوات المعتمدة“, it means that your employer has not yet attested the application with the chamber of commerce. Your application will be submitted to the MOFA once it is attested by the chamber of commerce.

Submitted to the COC

After submitting the application to the chamber of commerce, the family visit visa status will start showing the name of the chamber of commerce where it is submitted.

Visit Visa Approved

If the message appears“Please print the document and communicate with any of the visa services offices accredited to the mission to provide documents and to introduce visa application electronically“, it means that your visa has been approved by the MOFA.

Now you can send the PDF copy of this document to your home country to process the visa. In Pakistan, you might need to book an Etimad Appointment.

Visit Visa Rejected

If the following message appears while checking the family visit visa status, it means that your visa is rejected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

• تعتذر الوزارة عن تحقيق الطلب: The ministry apologizes for the requested demand.
• 5 reasons for Saudi Family Visit Visa Rejection

Application under process

If the message لطلب تحت الاجراء appears while checking the family visit visa status on the MOFA website, it means that your application is under process.

• لطلب تحت الاجراء: Under process.

No Results Found

• لم يتم العثور على اي نتائج، يرجى التاكد من البيانات المدخلة: No results found, please check the entered data.

If the above-mentioned message appears while checking the family visit visa status after entering the application number on the MOFA website, it means that you either have entered the wrong information or your application has been deleted by the MOFA.