It is compulsory to get the documents attested in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from the Saudi chamber of commerce because any work related to government institutions cannot be done without it. The documents attested from the Saudi chamber of commerce will be valid for the government institutions. The attestation is also required for financial institutions like banks and leasing companies.
Here, we will tell you that how to get the documents attested from the Saudi chamber of commerce.
- The office of the Saudi Chamber of commerce is located in almost every city of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. You can visit the office on working days. The Saudi chamber of commerce offices might be located in shopping malls of some cities. The cost is 25 Saudi Riyals per document for the attestation by the Saudi Chamber of commerce.
- The attestation of the documents are not required if you are working in Public Sector Company or Company own by Saudi Government. The certificates must be attested if you are working in a private company. You can only visit the Saudi chamber of commerce in the city that you live in.
- If you are applying for the visa of your family through Absher whether it might be a permanent or a visit visa, You will find an application form there which you will have to print it out and do its attestation from the Saudi Chamber of commerce. This process which comes before the visa approval is called Tafeel.
There is an online process through Absher to check for visa approval. You will have to log in to your Absher account then you will see an option there named as View or Print the Submitted Application. Check if your application has been approved or is it still in progress. If there is no response from there then you must visit the Istiqdam office.