Saudi Arabia - Obtain National Identity (ID) Card
ProcedureEdit
Procedures for New National ID Card - For men:
- To apply for the procedure, applicants will need to go to the nearest office of Civil Affairs in their area.
- Applicants will need to present himself along with his father, uncle, brother or a legal guardian.
- A completed application form must be submitted together with these following documents:
- Four (4) recent color photographs, 4x6 cm in size, full frontal view without spectacles.
- Identification Letter from school if he is a student; or submit a copy of last school certificate.
- Birth Certificate and a copy if available.
- Father's original Family Register and a copy of it.
- Additional documents: If the father is dead, a copy of Inheritance Certificate is required; and applicant's guardian, brother or uncle must attend to the Civil Affairs Department.
Procedures for New National ID Card - For women:
- To apply for the procedure, applicants will need to go to the nearest office of Civil Affairs in their area.
- Applicants must present herself along with her husband, father or legal guardian.
- Applicant must provide one (1) recent frontal clear colour photo, size 4X6 cm., face uncovered and without glasses of contact lens; neck and hair covered.
- A completed application form must be submitted together with these following documents:
- a copy of the Family Register (Family Book) of her father or husband.
- original civil register if she already has it issued.
- Identification Letter from her school or a Letter of Employment from her employer if she is an employee. However, she must submit a statement of consent written by her husband if she is a homemaker.
- original and/or authenticated copy of the divorce certificate from her husband if she still belongs to her husband's family book.
- A widowed applicant must submit the original death certificate and a copy of it besides the Inheritance Certificate if she still belongs to the deceased husband's family book.
- Birth Certificate along with a copy of it, if available.
- Proof of identification shall be through one of the following methods:
- Attendance of a guardian or husband at the Civil Affairs, Men's Department, with his national identity card and a copy of it or;
- Attendance of a Saudi woman, who must be family member of the applicant, at the Civil Affairs, Women's Department, with her national identity card and a copy of it or;
- Attendance of two women, not relatives of the applicant but knows the applicant sufficiently, at the Civil Affairs, Women's Department, with their national identity cards and a copy of each or;
- Attendance of applicant at the Civil Affairs, Women's Department, with her Saudi passport and a copy of it; provided that the passport is free of erase, modification or addition.
Required DocumentsEdit
To obtain a new national ID card - for men:
- Four (4) recent color photographs, 4x6 cm in size, full frontal view without spectacles.
- Identification Letter from school if he is a student; or submit a copy of last school certificate.
- Birth Certificate and a copy if available.
- Father's original Family Register and a copy of it.
- Additional documents: If the father is dead, a copy of Inheritance Certificate is required; and applicant's guardian, brother or uncle must attend to the Civil Affairs Department.
To obtain a new national ID card - for men:
- One (1) recent frontal clear colour photo, size 4X6 cm., face uncovered and without glasses of contact lens; neck and hair covered.
- A copy of the Family Register (Family Book) of her father or husband.
- original civil register if she already has it issued.
- Identification Letter from her school or a Letter of Employment from her employer if she is an employee. However, she must submit a statement of consent written by her husband if she is a homemaker.
- original and/or authenticated copy of the divorce certificate from her husband if she still belongs to her husband's family book.
- A widowed applicant must submit the original death certificate and a copy of it besides the Inheritance Certificate if she still belongs to the deceased husband's family book.
- Birth Certificate along with a copy of it, if available.
Office Locations & ContactsEdit
MOI Agency of Civil Affairs, Riyadh
Civil Affairs, Riyadh
Tel: 011-2297700
Fax: 011-2298711
Customer Service Center: 920022133
SMS: 77799
E-Mail: [email protected]
Civil Affairs, Riyadh Branch
(Branch Name, Tel., Fax)
- Civil Affairs, Riyadh region branch 011-4037166 011-4035148
- Civil Affairs, Riyadh region women's branch 011-4124701 011-4092308
- Royal Mall CA Office 011-2298103
- Royal Mall Office, Women's Section 011-2298103 Ext. 222
- Nasriyah CA Office 011-4420446 011-2120113
- Der'iyah CA Office 011-4842072 011-4842073
- Der'iyah CA Office, Women's Section 011-4860445
- Kharj CA Office 011-5442298 011-5448225
- Dawadmi CA Office 011-6421542 011-6421542
- Wadi-el-Dawaser CA Office 011-7840333 011-7840077
- Al-Zulfi CA Office 016-4223315 64220060
- Afif CA Office 011-7221575 011-7221657
- Al-Aflaj CA Office 011-6823555 011-6821104
- Quaiyah CA Office 011-6521717 011-6521448
- Thadeq CA Office 016-4439957 64439923
- Hotat Bani Tameem CA Office 011-5551003 011-5550012
- Horaimela CA Office 011-5261222 011-5260288
- Al-Saleel CA Office 011-7855011 011-7822010
- Shaqraa CA Office 011-6221918 011-6221509
- Majma'a CA Office 016-4321274 64321181
- Al-Ghat CA Office 016-4422097 64421398
- Nafi CA Office 011-6436610 011-6346690
- Al-Hareeg CA Office 011-5370245 011-5370176
- Rumah CA Office 011-5520005 011-5520005
Civil Affairs, Makkah Branch
(Branch Name, Tel., Fax)
- Civil Affairs, Makkah region branch, Jeddah 012-6659922 012-6658090
- Civil Affairs, Makkah region women's branch, Jeddah 012-6288175 012-6287085
- Jeddah CA Office 012-5422776 012-5427267
- Jawad Center CA Office, Jeddah 012-6071972 012-6071970
- Jawad Center CA Office, Jeddah, Women's Section 012-6071972 012-6071972
- Andalos Mall CA Office, Jeddah 012-2602485 012-2602685
- Andalos Mall CA Office, Jeddah, Women's Section 012-6305332 012-6305332
- Makkah CA Office 012-5448686 012-5533922
- Makkah CA Office, Women's Section 012-5448333 012-5446031
- Al-Jurashi Mall CA Office 012-5384084 012-5300722
- Al-Jurashi Mall CA Office, Women's Section 012-50404078 012-50404078
- Al-Tayef CA Office 012-7446956 012-7446952
- Al-Tayef CA Office, Women's Section 012-7446958
- Qunfudah CA Office 017-7320820 017-7320449
- Rabeq CA Office 012-4221436 012-24231900
- Al-Laith CA Office 017-7421828 017-7421793
- Turbah CA Office 012-8221701 012-8221707
- Kharma CA Office 012-8321491 012-8321818
- Ranya CA Office 012-8420144 012-8420144
- Al-Ardah Al-Janoubiya CA Office 017-7370493 017-7370844
Civil Affairs, Madinah Branch
(Branch Name, Tel., Fax)
- Madinah region Civil Affairs Branch 014-8491108 014-8492428
- Madinah region Civil Affairs Branch, Women's Section 014-8660023
- Al-Alya Mall CA Office 014-8494630 014-8494637
- Al-Alya Mall CA Office, Women's Section 014-8494631
- Yanbu CA Office 014-3222554 014-3227684
- Badr CA Office 014-3322745 014-3322919
- Al-Ula CA Office 014-8841404 014-8841848
- Al-Mahd CA Office 014-8681072 014-8681063
- Hannakiyah CA Office 014-8621434 014-8620207
- Khaibar CA Office 014-8821113 014-8821113
Civil Affairs, Qaseem Branch
(Branch Name, Tel., Fax)
- Qaseem region Civil Affairs Branch, Buraidah 016-3257720 016-3259110
- Qaseem region Civil Affairs Branch, Women's Section, Buraidah 016-3255695 016-3255495
- Othaim Mall CA Office, Buraidah 016-3834490 016-3834890
- Othaim Mall CA Office, Women's Section 016-3823470 016-3814690
- Onaizah CA Office 016-3642463 016-3641246
- Al-Rass CA Office 016-3338322 016-3330317
- Bukairiya CA Office 016-3359529 016-3358718
- Mazneb CA Office 016-3421024 016-3420780
- Oyon Al-Jawa CA Office 016-3921660
- Al-Badaie CA Office 016-3211680 016-3210937
Civil Affairs, Aseer Branch
(Branch Name, Tel., Fax)
- Aseer region Civil Affairs Branch, Abha 017-2243328 017-2242260
- Women's Section, Abha 017-2310861 017-2310861
- Khamis Mushayt CA Office 017-2237355 017-2237181
- Khamis Mushayt CA Office, Women's Section 017-2223114 017-2375558
- Surat Abeeda CA Office 72590015 017-2590015
- Belgarn CA Office 017-6300288 017-6301342
- Al-Nammas CA Office 017-2820213 017-2820043
- Al-Barak CA Office 017-2412726 017-2412566
- Mahayel Aseer CA Office 017-2851264 017-2851264
- Rejal Alma CA Office 017-2580782 017-
EligibilityEdit
New National ID Card - For men: The National Identity (ID) card is issued to all citizens who had reached the age of fifteen (15).
New National ID Card - For women:
- A Saudi female can apply for a National ID card for the first time if she meets the following criteria:
- Applicant must be a Saudi woman.
- She must have a civil affairs register.
- Applicant minimum age must be 18 years; if necessary, the ID card can be issued to a woman who completed fifteen (15) years of age.
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