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How do I check my iqama status in Saudi Arabia?

For your own iqama, ask your employer to check it in Absher. A company checks a report on Muqeem. A visa request is followed on the MOFA visa platform.

Checked 8 November 2026

If this is you

You want to check your iqama, check a report, or follow a visa request.

If you miss it

A late renewal can carry a fine. Read the date before it passes.

Official page: Absher. A visa request is checked on the KSA Visa Platform at visa.mofa.gov.sa.

What to do now

  1. Ask your employer to check your iqama in Absher.
  2. If an answer is unclear, ask your employer's HR before you act on it.
  3. If you hold a Muqeem report from your employer, check it on the Muqeem site.
  4. For a family visa, keep the request number from your application.

This also affects

Your own iqama

Ask your employer to check your iqama in Absher.

A Muqeem report

On the Muqeem site, a public form checks a Muqeem report using the ID number and the report reference number. It checks a report someone gave you. It does not look up an end date.

Muqeem is for companies only; an individual cannot use it.

A visa request

To follow a visa request, such as a family visa, enter the request number and the image code on the visa platform to see the status of a visa request.