Pakistani Visa Over-Stayers in Jeddah: Managing a Deportation Case

Abstract

The Deputy Permanent Representative (DPR) of Pakistan to the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Jeddah was about to leave his office for the day when he received a message from his boss, the Consul General (CG) of Pakistan in Jeddah, who wanted to discuss some important organizational matters with him. The subject of the meeting came as a surprise as the DPR’s mandate was restricted to Pakistan’s representation at the OIC. It had no direct relationship with the Consulate General of Pakistan, Jeddah (CGP/J) and its organizational matters. Nevertheless, he went to meet the CG who after expressing concerns over the problems being encountered in the Consulate General’s community welfare operations asked the DPR to engage with the Community Welfare Section (CWS) to help address difficult cases as quite obviously the Community Welfare Attaches (CWAs) were overburdened. As the CG explained, “Sometimes, the applicants have to suffer merely due to lack of proper attention