Article 85 of the Saudi Officers Service Law

المادة 85 من نظام خدمة الضباط · الفصل الأول: الابتعاث

The Article gives an officer sent abroad a return ticket to the country of the assignment under Article 47's classes, and, if the assignment exceeds six months, a return ticket once for his wife and children only.

Official text (Arabic)

This article has not been amended since the law was issued.

يمنح الضابط تذكرة إركاب إلى البلد المبتعث إليها مرجعاً حسب الدرجات المنصوص عليها بالمادة (47) وإذا كانت مدة الابتعاث تزيد عن ستة أشهر فللضابط الحق في الحصول على تذكرة إركاب مرجعاً لزوجته وأولاده فقط بنفس الدرجات ولمرة واحدة خلال فترة ابتعاثه.

This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers

Article 85 explained in plain English

This Article regulates the travel tickets of the officer sent on assignment and his family:

First: the officer's ticket. The officer is given a return ticket to the country of assignment, that is, round trip, according to the classes set out in Article 47. Article 47 makes the tickets first class if the officer's rank is major and above, and tourist class if captain and below.

Second: the family's tickets. If the period of the assignment exceeds six months, the officer has the right to a return ticket:

for his wife and children only;
in the same classes;
once during his assignment.

Note that the family here is limited to the wife and children only, unlike Article 47, which also includes the parents in the case of appointment or transfer. The word "only" in the text is explicit about this restriction.

The family's tickets are also conditional on the assignment exceeding six months, and are granted once throughout the period of the assignment. An officer who has not been given these tickets may consider consulting a lawyer specializing in administrative cases and military service matters.

Practical example

Major Saleh is sent to study abroad for two years. He is given a round-trip ticket in first class because his rank is major, and he has the right to round-trip tickets for his wife and children in the same class once during the assignment, but not for his parents.

Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.

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