Jeddah: Despite repeated government warnings with legal proceeding, the rumours and fake news on social media are being prevalent. During the last week, expats in Saudi Arabia had started to share fake reports on social media about the revision of visa fee. However, the Saudi Foreign Ministry officials have denied the claims of reduced visit visa fee.
The fake reports had claimed that the single entry visa fee was reduced to SR300 from SR2,000. Similar reductions were claimed in multiple entry visit visa fees also, reported Saudi Gazette.
The ministry officials, as well as sources in Cairo and New Delhi, clarified that there was no revision in visit visa fee. Meanwhile, a noted lawyer, Dr Ibrahim Zamzami advised people to avoid sharing social media news without verifying its authenticity.