Bangladeshis with expired visas asked to leave KSA

Bangladeshis in Saudi Arabia whose visit, Umrah or final exit visas expired on February 25 but have not left the kingdom nation yet have been asked to depart by April 18.

The Saudi authorities have provided this window without requiring visa extensions or imposing fines, according to an advisory issued yesterday by the Bangladesh embassy in Riyadh on its Facebook page.

The visitors can leave on any day before April 18 by booking a ticket and going directly to the airport.

The embassy also cautioned that those who fail to leave within the deadline may face legal complications.

Following the outbreak of war in the Middle East on February 28, flights have been disrupted, leaving many Bangladeshi nationals stranded or overstaying their visas.

Two Bangladeshi nationals have died so far from Iranian missile strikes.