A job ad posted by NEOM suggests the Saudi development could be working on its own e-visa program for travelers and residents. The posting is for a senior manager of visas and immigration.
It lists several core responsibilities, including: “Overseeing the issuance and publishing of visa and residency and work permit information, policies, and processes on the NEOM e-visa system.” The senior manager will also be tasked with ensuring NEOM “has in place a flexible and inviting visa and immigration system that creates conditions for hiring the best global talent and for being a destination of choice for visitors.”
The destination’s visa department is headed by Edward J. Palmer, the director of visas and immigration. Prior to NEOM, he worked with immigration services major Fragomen and VFS Global. He was also deputy director of visa services – UK visas and immigration for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
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