JEDDAH, 25 July 2003 — The new regulations for women’s passports will take effect next Saturday, Okaz reported. The Passports Department said pictures must show 70 to 80 percent of the face and must measure 6cm x 4cm. The background should be white.
No more than four children should be seen in the mother’s or father’s passport picture, which should be horizontal and measure 6cm x 4 cm.
A wife is not included in the husband’s passport. Children of 15 and older must have personal identification to apply for a passport. Unmarried children under 21 must be accompanied by their father.
