Saudi Arabia to allow vaccinated expats to return

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday it would allow fully vaccinated expats in countries under a travel ban to return to the Kingdom.

The Ministry of Interior said residents of the Kingdom, who have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine prior to their departure, may return even if they have passed through a country under the travel ban within 14 days.

The announcement comes as Saudi Arabia recorded seven new COVID-19 related deaths on Tuesday, raising the total number of fatalities to 8,497.

https://twitter.com/AljawazatKSA/status/1430229187596623873

Residents coming from countries from which entry was previously suspended, who completed taking the two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in the Kingdom before departure are allowed to return.#Ministry_of_Interior pic.twitter.com/JV40s5hYmX

— الجوازات السعودية (@AljawazatKSA) August 24, 2021