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Riyadh: Saudi males and females under 21 years of age who want to travel to the UAE should get permission from their legal guardians and present the new identity cards, Saudi officials announced yesterday.
Travellers do not need their passports to travel following the recent agreement reached between Saudi Arabia and the UAE allowing their citizens to travel using the national identity card.
"The regulations in general did not change, but every traveller who is less than 21 years of age will be asked to get the approval of his legal guardian and show his identity card or the passport in case he does not have an identity card yet. This is also applicable for women," said Captain Frias Bin Mohammad Al Tuwaiyyan, media chief at the General Directorate of Passports in press statements yesterday.
He indicated that all relevant details about Saudis travelling to the UAE will be taken from the identity cards. The cards will be scanned by an electronic device and then a form will be printed.
The form will be received by the passport employee at the air departure point for those leaving by air or at the Bat'ha border post for those leaving by land, he explained.
He pointed out that the passports employees are aware of the new system and the department has been equipped a long time back to implement such measures that facilitate the movement of GCC citizens.
Most Saudi families prefer to spend the summer in Dubai and enjoy the various recreational events held there.
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