Health Alert Message for U.S. Citizens – August 25, 2020 Location: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Event: On August 24, 2020, the Department of State terminated Authorized Departure status of non-emergency U.S. personnel and family members from the U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia, which is comprised of the Embassy in Riyadh and the Consulates General in Jeddah and Dhahran. …
Read More» Health Alert Message for U.S. Citizens – August 22, 2020 Location: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Event: Saudia Airlines has announced changes to repatriation flights in August. On August 29 there is aflight from Riyadh to Washington, DC (IAD) and on August 23, 25, and 30 flights from Jeddah to Washington, DC (IAD). There are no longer flights scheduled …
Read More» Health Alert Message for U.S. Citizens – August 13, 2020 Location: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Event: Saudia Airlines has announced repatriation flights in August to New York’s JFK airport. On August 18 and 25 there are flights from Riyadh to New York and on August 20 and August 27 from Jeddah to New York. These are one-way flights …
Read More» Health Alert Message for U.S. Citizens – July 30, 2020 Location: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Event: In addition to August 2, 8 and 9 flights, Saudia Airlines has announced flights from Riyadh to Washington-Dulles International airport (IAD) on August 15, 22, and 29 and from Jeddah to Washington-Dulles airport (IAD) on August 16, 23, and …
Read More» Health Alert Message for U.S. Citizens – July 29, 2020 Location: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Event: Saudia Airlines has announced flights from Riyadh to Washington-Dulles International airport (IAD) on August 8 and from Jeddah to Washington-Dulles airport (IAD) on August 9. These are one-way flights with no possibility of return to the Kingdom at this time; there …
Read More» Request your absentee ballot for the 2020 General Election by August 1. Your vote counts! Did you know that many U.S. elections for the House and Senate have been decided by a margin smaller than the number of ballots cast by absentee voters? All states are required to count every absentee ballot as long as it is valid …
Read More» Health Alert: Repatriation Flights from Riyadh and Jeddah, June 19-29 Message for U.S. Citizens – June 9, 2020 Location: Saudi Arabia Event: The U.S. Mission to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has arranged with Saudi authorities and Saudia Airlines to offer limited commercial flights from the Kingdom to the United States during the period that regular commercial service is suspended to help contain the COVID-19 virus. Saudia Airlines has announced additional flights …
Read More» Health Alert: Update on COVID-19 Message for U.S. Citizens – June 7, 2020 Location: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Event: Saudi Arabia continues to experience sustained community spread of the COVID-19 virus. As of June 6, there were 98,869 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Kingdom. This growing caseload impacts the ability of Saudi Arabia’s medical system to provide care for COVID-19 patients and persons with other medical conditions and there have been some reports of difficulties accessing care. The Mission …
Read More» Health Alert: Upcoming Repatriation Flights for June 6-13 Message for U.S. Citizens – May 31, 2020 Location: Saudi Arabia Event: The U.S. Mission to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has arranged with Saudi authorities and Saudia Airlines to offer limited commercial flights from the Kingdom to the United States during the period that regular commercial service is suspended to help contain the COVID-19 virus. Saudia Airlines has announced additional flights to …
Read More» Message for U.S. Citizens – May 27, 2020 Location: Saudi Arabia Event: The Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced new curfew restrictions that will take effect on Thursday, May 28. From Thursday, May 28, through Saturday, May 30, movement will be permitted throughout the Kingdom between 6 AM and 3 PM, with the exception of Mecca where movement remains prohibited. Travel between different regions …
Read More» Health Alert Message for U.S. Citizens – May 13, 2020 Location: Saudi Arabia Event: The U.S. Mission to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has arranged with Saudi authorities and Saudia Airlines to offer limited commercial flights from the Kingdom to the United States during the period that regular commercial service is suspended to help contain the COVID-19 virus. Saudia Airlines has announced additional flights to the United States from Riyadh and …
Read More» Health Alert Message for U.S. Citizens – May 2, 2020 Location: Saudi Arabia Event: The U.S. Mission to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has arranged with Saudi authorities and Saudia Airlines to offer limited commercial flights from the Kingdom to the United States during the period that regular commercial service is suspended to help contain the COVID-19 virus. Saudia Airlines has announced additional flights to the United States from Riyadh, Jeddah, …
Read More» Message for U.S. Citizens – April 28, 2020 Location: Saudi Arabia Event: Lufthansa German Airlines has announced a flight on Friday, May 8 at 1:55 am from Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport (RUH) to Frankfurt, Germany (FRA). Lufthansa will operate the flight only if there is sufficient demand, and American citizen travelers will not be admitted to Germany …
Read More» Health Alert – Update on Ramadan Curfew Hours Message for U.S. Citizens – April 26, 2020 Location: Saudi Arabia Event: The government of Saudi Arabia has announced a relaxation of curfew restrictions during Ramadan. From April 26 until May 13, generalized movement will be permitted from 9 AM to 5 PM and limited commercial and …
Read More» Message for U.S. Citizens – April 25, 2020 Location: Saudi Arabia Event: The U.S. Mission to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has arranged with Saudi authorities and Saudia Airlines to offer limited commercial flights from the Kingdom to the United States during the period that regular commercial service is suspended to help contain the COVID-19 virus. Saudia Airlines has announced a flight tomorrow, April 26, from Jeddah’s …
Read More» Message for U.S. Citizens – April 22, 2020 Location: Saudi Arabia Event: To combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced a change to curfew hours. The 24-hour curfew remains in effect for Riyadh, Jeddah, Dhahran and other select cities, but residents may travel between the hours of 9 a.m. …
Read More» Message for U.S. Citizens – April 16, 2020 Location: Saudi Arabia Event: Given current curfew restrictions in Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dhahran, the Embassy and the Consulates General are teleworking extensively and staffing, in some cases, is reduced. The U.S. Mission’s consular sections remain available to accept urgent phone calls involving the life and safety of …
Read More» Message for U.S. Citizens – April 13, 2020 Location: Saudi Arabia Event: Saudia Airlines has provided updated contact information for persons interested in booking its flights from Jeddah and Riyadh to the United States this week (see the April 12 Health Alert for detailed information about these flights): the Saudia call center can be reached by phone at 014 847 9748 and …
Read More» Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 7, 2020 Location: Nationwide Event: To combat the spread of COVID-19, the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced a 24-hour a day curfew in all parts of Riyadh, Tabuk, Dammam, Dhahran, Hafouf, Jeddah, Taif, Qatif and Al-Khobar. This is in addition to previously announced nationwide curfews . Very limited exceptions involving life …
Read More» Message for U.S. Citizens – April 7, 2020 Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Event: The U.S. Mission to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has arranged with Saudi authorities and Saudia Airlines to offer limited commercial flights from the Kingdom to the United States during the period that regular commercial service is suspended to help contain …
Read More» Message for U.S. Citizens – April 5, 2020 Location: Saudi Arabia Event: The U.S. Mission is pleased to announce that it has arranged with Saudi authorities a commercial repatriation flight from Jeddah to Washington-Dulles International Airport, on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. The Saudia Airlines flight will depart from Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) …
Read More» Message for U.S. Citizens – April 2, 2020 Location: Saudi Arabia Event: The U.S. Mission is pleased to announce that it has arranged with Saudi authorities for a commercial repatriation flight from Dammam, in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, to Washington-Dulles International Airport, on Monday, April 6, 2020. The Saudia Airlines flight will depart from …
Read More» The Embassy of the United States of America cordially invites you to a Town Hall meeting Wednesday, October 03, 2018 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. United States Embassy Consular Section (see map overleaf) Schedule of Events 5:30 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Doors Open and Reception 6:15 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Official Program Light refreshments will …
Read More» Your vote counts! Did you know that many U.S. elections for the House and Senate have been decided by a margin smaller than the number of ballots cast by absentee voters? All states are required to count every absentee ballot as long as it is valid and reaches local election officials by the absentee ballot …
Read More» The Social Security Administration (SSA) has consolidated its overseas operations into several regional offices that provide a full range of SSA services for U.S. citizens residing outside of the United States. Effective immediately, individuals residing in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia who require social security services or have questions about SSA benefits must contact the SSA …
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