RIYADH — Community schools in major Saudi cities will set up centers to collect Emergency Certificate (EC) application forms from Indian nationals, said an Indian Embassy release Thursday. Starting April 22, the IIS Riyadh, IIPS Riyadh, IIS Dammam, IIS Jeddah, IIS Jubail, IIS Buraidah, IIS Al-Khafji, IIS Taif, IIS Majmah and IIS Tabuk will set up collection boxes during school hours. The embassy is making arrangements to collect these forms from the schools. The VFS centers in Dammam, Jubail, Wadi Al-Dawasir, Hail and Buraidah will also have collection boxes in which duly filled in EC application forms may be dropped. No fee is charged for dropping the EC applications at the collection centers. All Indians wanting to leave Saudi Arabia on final exit, but do not have valid Indian or Saudi documents are urged to register with the embassy by submitting EC application forms so that their cases can be taken up with the Saudi authorities within the framework of the law, the press note said. The embassy reiterated that ECs will be issued only after the Saudi authorities agree to grant permission for the final exit of the applicants. The duly filled application forms along with copy of the passport, resident permit and any other document to establish the Indian nationality could also be forwarded by post or courier to EC Section, Embassy of India, B-1 Diplomatic Quarter, PO Box 94387, Riyadh 11693, Saudi Arabia. Mobile numbers and contact numbers are required to be clearly mentioned in the application forms. The application forms are available on the Embassy of India website http://www.indianembassy.org.sa. More details can be obtained through e-mail at [email protected] or the 24-hour embassy helpline numbers +966-1-4884697 or 4881982. — SG
