Saudi Arabia
The Department of State urges U.S. adults to delicately cruise a risks of roving to Saudi Arabia. There is an ongoing
confidence hazard due to a continued participation of militant groups, some dependent with al-Qaida, who might aim Western interests,
housing compounds, hotels, selling areas, and other comforts where Westerners congregate. These militant groups might employ
a far-reaching accumulation of strategy and also might aim Saudi supervision comforts and economic/commercial targets within a Kingdom.
This replaces a Travel Warning released Dec 23, 2010 and updates confidence recommendation to proprietor U.S. citizens.
The final vital militant conflict destined opposite unfamiliar nationals was in 2007. Significant measures given afterwards by a Saudi
supervision have severely softened a confidence sourroundings around a Kingdom. The Department of State has given authorized
a lapse of all family members to U.S. Embassy Riyadh, U.S. Consulate General Jeddah, and U.S. Consulate General Dhahran.
While these changes simulate a continued alleviation in a confidence meridian in Saudi Arabia, quite in a Eastern Province
and Riyadh, it is critical to note that there stays an ongoing confidence threat. U.S. adults who revisit Saudi Arabia are
strongly speedy to delicately name hotels or housing compounds with confidence measures in place that accommodate your particular
needs. This is a personal and particular preference for we and/or your sponsor. In addition, U.S. adults should always be
wakeful of their vicinity when roving or visiting blurb establishments busy by Westerners. U.S. citizens
are also suggested to keep a low profile, change times and routes of travel, practice counsel while driving, entering or exiting
vehicles, and safeguard that transport papers and visas are stream and valid.
If a confidence hazard changes or specific threats inspiring U.S. adults are discovered, this information will be done available
by a Smart Traveler Enrollment Program and U.S. Mission websites. Emergency Messages and Messages for U.S. Citizens
can be found on a U.S. Embassy Riyadh website.
The Department of State encourages U.S. adults vital abroad or formulation to transport abroad to enroll in a Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP). By enrolling in STEP, we can keep we adult to date with critical reserve and confidence announcements. Enrolling in STEP will
also make it easier for us to hit we in a eventuality of an emergency. You should remember to keep all of your information
in STEP adult to date; it is quite critical when we enroll or refurbish your information to embody a stream phone number
and e-mail residence in sequence to accept a Embassy’s puncture messages. U.S. adults but internet entrance might enroll
directly with a U.S. Embassy in Riyadh or a Consulates in Dhahran or Jeddah.
U.S. Embassy Riyadh
International mailing address:
P.O. Box 94309, Riyadh 11693
Mail might also be sent around a U.S. Postal Service to:
U.S. Embassy, Unit 61307, APO AE 09803-1307
Telephone: (966) (1) 488-3800
Fax: (966) (1) 483-0773
Emergency after-hours telephone: (966) (1) 488-3800
U.S. Consulate General Dhahran
International mailing address:
P.O. Box 38955, Doha-Dhahran 31942
Mail might also be sent around a U.S. Postal Service to:
Unit 66803, APO AE 09858-6803
Telephone: (966) (3) 330-3200
Fax: (966) (3) 330-0464
Emergency after-hours telephone: (966) (3) 330-3200, x3004
U.S. Consulate General Jeddah
International mailing address: P.O. Box 149, Jeddah.
Mail might also be sent around a U.S. Postal Service to:
Unit 62112, APO AE 09811-2112
Telephone: (966) (2) 667-0080
Fax: (966) (2) 669-3078 or 669-3098
Emergency after-hours telephone: (966) (2) 667-0080
Travelers might obtain present information on confidence conditions in Saudi Arabia by job 1-888-407-4747 fee giveaway in
a United States and Canada, or from other countries on a unchanging toll-line during 1-202-501-4444.
Stay adult to date by bookmarking a Bureau of Consular Affairs website, that contains a stream Travel Warnings and Travel Alerts as good as a Worldwide Caution. You can also downloadour giveaway Smart Traveler App for transport information during your fingertips. Follow us on Twitter and a Bureau of Consular Affairs page on Facebook as well.
