What Is a MOFA Number?

What is a MOFA number?

A MOFA number is an application/reference number connected with Saudi visa processing through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Saudi MOFA documentation refers to an existing visa application's application number as the Enjaz number. Applicants may also hear it called the E-number because the application number begins with the letter E.

Do not confuse the MOFA/Enjaz number with the Saudi visa number. They are separate identifiers used at different stages of the visa process.

What does the MOFA number look like?

The MOFA/Enjaz application number starts with a capital E followed by digits. For example, its format may look like E123456789. This is only a format example, not a real application number.

Where can I find my MOFA number?

For Saudi work/residence visa applicants completing the process through VFS/Tasheer in India, look on the receipt or slip issued after submitting your documents and biometrics. The number you are looking for is the Enjaz/application number beginning with E.

Keep the original slip safely and save a clear photo or scan. The exact layout and label on the receipt can change, so identify the number by its Enjaz/application-number wording rather than relying on a fixed position on the page.

How do I get a MOFA number?

In the Saudi work/residence visa workflow covered by this guide, the MOFA/Enjaz number is associated with the visa application processing stage. After completing the required medical process and submitting the required visa documents and biometrics through VFS/Tasheer, check the issued receipt/slip for the Enjaz E-number.

If you have not yet reached that stage, do not confuse an earlier Saudi visa number with the MOFA/Enjaz application number.

MOFA number vs Saudi visa number

They are not the same number. The Saudi visa number identifies the visa/visa authorization, while the MOFA number discussed here is the Enjaz application number (E-number) used to identify the visa application during processing.

If someone asks you for your MOFA number in this process, check the VFS/Tasheer documentation for the application/Enjaz number beginning with E rather than automatically providing the visa number.

How does this relate to Wafid?

Wafid handles the medical examination process for people travelling to GCC countries for work or residence. Wafid does not issue the MOFA/Enjaz number. Wafid also has its own GCC slip number for the medical process, which is different from the MOFA/Enjaz E-number.

Link your medical report with the MOFA number

For the Saudi work/residence visa process covered by this guide, first complete your Wafid medical examination and obtain a FIT result. After that, complete the required document submission and biometrics through VFS/Tasheer.

Once the VFS/Tasheer process is completed, check the issued slip or receipt for your MOFA/Enjaz E-number. Then contact or return to the medical centre where you completed your Wafid medical and ask the centre to link your medical report with the MOFA/Enjaz number.

Use the Enjaz E-number shown on the VFS/Tasheer slip. Do not confuse it with the separate Saudi visa number.

Common questions

Is the MOFA number the same as the Enjaz number?

In the Saudi visa-processing context covered here, the MOFA number refers to the Enjaz application number or E-number.

Does a MOFA number start with E?

The Enjaz/application number is shown with an E prefix followed by digits.

Is the MOFA number the same as the visa number?

No. The MOFA/Enjaz application number and the Saudi visa number are separate identifiers.

Is the Wafid slip number my MOFA number?

No. Wafid uses a GCC slip number for its medical process. That is separate from the Enjaz/MOFA E-number used in Saudi visa processing.