Yambu: The Department of Civil Affairs has reiterated that Saudi women should cover their hair and necks in photos on their identity cards. Mohammed al-Jazeer, a spokesman for the Saudi Civil Status Department, said the notion that women in Saudi Arabia could show their hair or neck in civil status ID card photos was incorrect.
The authorities have stated that the propaganda related to this is not correct and that everyone should abide by what is officially received from the agency. The false propaganda that women can show their hair and neck while taking photos is baseless. It is an early condition that women should forget their hair and neck in photos on civil status cards. People between the ages of 10 and 14 are also required to comply with civil law when obtaining ID cards. The spokesperson also pointed out that older women with certain health problems are eligible for certain exemptions if required.
The Civil Affairs Ministry said it had amended Article 146 to provide information on the national identity card printed or digitized by Saudi nationals. ID holder photo, full name, father’s name, grandfather’s name, family name, place, birth, Hijri, date of birth in Gregorian format, civil registration number, expiration date, ID copy serial number, official logos, security features, In addition, other information as required by the Ministry of Civil Status should be recorded.
Photo of Saudi man’s identity card in Saudi traditional attire. It includes ‘Shemag and the tribe’. The photo on the card for the woman’s identity card shows her wearing a hat covering her hair and neck. Civil Affairs tweeted that no specific color was provided in the color of their veil.