Riyadh, November 03 (QNA) - The Saudi General Directorate of Passports urged citizens of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) willing to travel to attend FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 to enter the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through its international borders with passports registered at 'Hayya' platform.

As for departure through Salwa land port, GCC citizens should abide by the special regulation of vehicle access as per announced categories by the Qatari side, with the start of conditions to complete travel procedures announced to attend the World Cup and accompanying events, which limited entry to those with Hayya ticket holding passports registered at Hayya platform, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said citing the General Directorate of Passports.

The directorate noted that those willing to travel to Qatar to attend the World Cup, whether they are citizens, residents or tourists with Hayya ticket, can call the unified security operations call center at 911 to know about any relevant regulations.

On Oct.17, Saudi Arabia launched an electronic service that enables holders of the Hayya fan card for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 to obtain a visa to enter the Kingdom free of charge through the unified visa platform https://visa.mofa.gov.sa . (QNA)