The General Directorate of Passports urged citizens to get separate passports, for family travel documents are not accepted by some countries abroad.

Department’s spokesman, Lt. Col. Ahmed bin Fahd Al-Luhaidan, said many citizens have applied for separate passports for their family members because they could not get visas for some countries.

The department therefore is urging citizens to get a passport for each family member. Citizens, he said, can use the Ebshir electronic system to renew or apply for new passports by visiting the website www.gdp.gov.sa.