Saudi women must cover their hair and neck in ID photos
Kuwait City, 12th June 2022:
#Saudi women must cover their hair and neck in ID photos
The #Saudi authorities have clarified that women in Kingdom have to cover their hair and necks in civil status ID card photos.
The clarification came after some people circulated false information in #Saudi Arabia that women can show their hair or neck in civil status identification card photos.
Mohammed Al-Jasser, spokesman for the civil status department in Saudi Arabia, said that it is not true.
The Council of #Ministers has approved the amendments to the regulation of the Civil Status system, nullifying article 17, which establishes that "it is mandatory" for women to cover their hair and neck in photos for civil status certificates and IDs.
He explained that only women between the ages of 10 and 14 can appear in ID photos with uncovered hair, though he added that older women with certain health conditions may also be eligible for the ID photo exemption.
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