Times of Islamabad

Good news over Saudi Arabia Nationality for nations including Pakistanis

Good news over Saudi Arabia Nationality for nations including Pakistanis

ISLAMABAD – Good news over Saudi Arabia Nationality for countries includingPakistan as Royal government has announced citizenship for higlyprofessionals foreign nationals.

King of Saudi Arabia, Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, has issued a royal decreeannouncing to grant Saudi nationality to brilliant foreign professionals.The step intends to attract bright minds from all over the world.

The move is in line with Saudi Vision 2030, a plan to reduce Saudi Arabia’sdependence on oil and diversify its economy by developing public servicesectors.

According to the royal decree, competent professionals from certaindisciplines will be granted Saudi nationality:

– Nuclear and renewable energy, – Computer science, – Medicine, – Pharmacology, – Ecology, – Artificial intelligence, – Robotics, – Aviation, – Sports and Arts, – Astronautics, – Culture

Islamic scholars will be awarded the nationality as well. Given thegeographical location of Saudi Arabia, professionals having expertise indesalination technology can get Saudi nationality.——————————

In September, Saudi Arabia opened its door for tourists for the first timelink.Previously, visas were only given for Hajj or Umrah, and business purposes.Saudi Arabia has also dropped its strict dress code for foreign women.Women tourists are no longer expected to wear abaya and headscarf. Bothmoves are aimed at boosting tourism in the oil-rich kingdom.