The Portugal Visa Application Centre was inaugurated today at the Joint Visa Application Centre in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

The Ambassador of Portugal to Saudi Arabia, Dr Manuel Carvalho, along with Ajit Alexander, COO - Middle East and Africa, VFS Global, inaugurated the centre.

The Embassy of Portugal has outsourced its visa application process to VFS Global in Saudi Arabia. The first centre was opened in Riyadh in the beginning of April.

The new visa application centre is part of the contract signed with VFS Global to provide visa processing services for applicants wishing to travel to Portugal from Saudi Arabia. While VFS Global will accept the visa applications, the embassy will continue to make the assessment and decisions regarding all visas.

This expansion of the services aims at delivering a convenient and accessible service. These services will be extended to AlKhobar in the coming weeks, in the month of May, to allow better service for the travellers before the summer season.

The centre is at TasHeel Commercial Center, Ground Floor, Suwaid Bin Sakher Street, Off Jundub Bin Kaab Street (Off Prince Sultan Street), Al Mohammadiya District 1, Jeddah. - TradeArabia News Service