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Indians in Saudi Arabia

The embassy and consulate, VFS passport centres, 24x7 help for workers and families, and the rules that matter, in one place.

Indian embassy and consulates

• Embassy of India, Riyadh · Covers Riyadh, the Eastern Province and the north
• Consulate General of India, Jeddah · Covers Jeddah, Makkah, Madinah and the west

Welfare and emergency help

• Embassy 24x7 helpline, Riyadh · +966 11 488 4697
• Embassy toll-free, Riyadh · 800 247 1234
• Workers Resource Centre WhatsApp, Riyadh · +966 54 420 5063
• Community welfare email, Riyadh · cw.riyadh@mea.gov.in
• Consulate 24x7 helpline, Jeddah · +966 12 661 4276
• Consulate toll-free, Jeddah · 800 244 0003
• MADAD · Complaints and help requests to Indian missions
• Passport Seva · Renew or reissue your Indian passport through the mission
• Pravasi Bharatiya Bima Yojana · Insurance for Indian workers going abroad on an ECR passport

Local emergency numbers

• Police · 999
• Ambulance · 997
• Fire · 998
• Traffic accidents with injuries · 993

Tax and money

• NRE and NRO accounts (RBI) · How NRI bank accounts work; Saudi Arabia has no personal income tax
• Income tax e-filing (India) · File your Indian ITR, see Form 26AS and AIS, track refunds
• India-Saudi Arabia tax treaty (DTAA) · Avoid paying tax twice on the same income. Search "DTAA" on the Income Tax Department site

Rules that matter to Indians

• Saudi Ministry of Interior · Iqama, exit and re-entry visas
• Saudi labour ministry · Work contracts and complaints
• eMigrate · Check recruiting agents before you take a job
• OCI card: apply, renew or update · Online OCI services from the Government of India
• Absher · Saudi government e-services: iqama, exit and re-entry visas

Key dates

• Saudi National Day · 23 September, public holiday
• Indian income tax return · 31 July for most NRIs