IFF extend EC filling service to Hasa, Jubail

Dammam, May 4: India Fraternity Forum (IFF) Dammam executive council took a decision to continue volunteer services for filling and verification of Emergency Certificate (EC) application forms for Indian nationals and extend the services to neighbouring cities such as Hasa and Jubail during this weekend.

The decision has been taken in response to the Indian Embassy seeking support of volunteers from the community to maximize the utilization of the three months grace period granted by the Custodian of Two Holy Mosques HRH King Abdulla bin Abdulaziz, informed Mr. Waheed Mogul, the IFF welfare service coordinator.

The Forum volunteers filled and verified Emergency Certificate (EC) forms at VFS office in Dammam last week. This service was provided by fourteen volunteers from various north Indian states. “Our executive council analysed the response and based on that we decided to extend this service in neighbouring cities such as Hasa and Jubail along with Dammam,” Mr Mogul said adding that when government of India is sending high level delegation of ministers to Saudi Arabia and Embassy of India under Ambassador Hamid Ali Rao is leaving no stone left unturned to help Indian citizens, as a citizens of India we too would like to shoulder this responsibility and extend support” Mr. Nazarul Choudary, IFF Urdu Chapter (Assam), president said .

The Embassy of India has been collecting Emergency Certificate (EC) applications from those Indians currently overstaying in Saudi Arabia so that their cases can be taken up with the Saudi authorities within the framework of applicable Saudi laws. The Embassy urges all Indian nationals who are unable to leave Saudi Arabia due to non availability of Indian or Saudi documents to register with the Embassy within a month. The collection centers set up at the Indian Schools namely IIS Riyadh, IIPS Riyadh, IIS Dammam, IIS Jeddah, IIS Jubail, IIS Buraidah, IIS Al-Khafji, IIS Taif, IIS Majmah and IIS Tabuk could be used for submission of EC applications. These could also be sent by Post/Courier along with copy of the passport, resident permit and any other document to establish the Indian nationality to EC Section, Embassy of India, B-1 Diplomatic Quarter, PO Box 94387, Riyadh - 11693, Saudi Arabia”.