- Unauthorised persons are not allowed to follow up transactions other than theirs; an alien householder may attend and sign requests on behalf of his dependents.
- Service offices are not allowed to sign or stamp documents on behalf of clients who sponsor aliens.
- A resident alien who gets a re-entry visa or final exit visa may stay for 2 months in the Kingdom; a visa may be cancelled by the passports authority within the 2 month period. To get a new visa, set procedures must be followed and applicable charges must be paid.
- If the resident alien's passport is stamped with a re-entry visa or a final exit visa and the resident stays in the Kingdom for more than 2 month, the visa can be cancelled and a fine is imposed. To get a new visa, set procedures must be followed and applicable charges must be paid.
- If an alien needs to get a re-entry visa for his dependents that are added to his passport, he must have their passports issued by their country's embassy in the Kingdom.
- Authorised government relations officers follow up only those transactions that belong to employees of an establishment that sponsored the employees.
- All the submitted documents must be genuine, and the information provided must be correct and valid.
- Re-entry visa is stamped on the employer’s request, and its validity period is 6 months. Upon the householder’s request, wives and dependents who study abroad may obtain a single entry visa valid for 9-12 months. The residence permit must be valid for a period longer than the visa that has been requested.