The Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the United States announced its temporary closure to the public for a federal holiday. In an official statement published on its social media accounts, the embassy explained that it will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 27 and 28, and will resume normal operations on Monday, December 1, 2025.
Background to the closure: Thanksgiving holiday
This closure coincides with Thanksgiving celebrations in the United States, one of the most important national holidays and a federal holiday nationwide. Celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November each year, Thanksgiving is a time for families to gather and express gratitude. It is typically followed by Black Friday, an unofficial holiday for many businesses and organizations, making it part of a long, four-day weekend. Foreign diplomatic missions, including the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, are obligated to respect the official holidays of the host country, a standard international protocol.
The importance of advertising for Saudi citizens
This announcement is of paramount importance to Saudi citizens residing in the United States, including students, scholarship recipients, businesspeople, and tourists. By providing advance notice, the Embassy allows citizens the opportunity to organize their consular transactions and avoid any delays that may result from the closure period. Consular services offered by the Embassy include issuing and renewing passports, document authentication, birth registration, and providing initial legal assistance. The Embassy also emphasized its continued support for urgent cases that cannot be postponed, stressing its readiness to provide assistance around the clock through dedicated phone numbers.
Emergency numbers and contact methods
As part of its commitment to the safety and well-being of its citizens, the embassy has published a list of emergency phone numbers that citizens can contact in urgent and necessary situations during the holiday period. The embassy urges citizens not to hesitate to contact the following numbers in case of any emergency, God forbid:
- (202) 746-3555
- (202) 746-0666
- (202) 746-9777
- (202) 746-2888
Providing these numbers reflects the pivotal role the embassy plays as a link and protector of citizens abroad, and confirms that its emergency services do not stop even during official holidays.
