Hi everyone
was hoping you all could advise me on the following:
I am a Filipina girl in Riyadh and have a British bf who is also in Riyadh. I live in company accommodation and he lives in a compound.
sometimes I will spend the weekend with him, we have a proper licensed taxi that picks me up and drops me off. last week after leaving his place there was a police checkpoint further up the road and he stopped the taxi I was in. I had my passport with me, my iqama was with my company, and I gave it to the police man. he asked me what I did and even though he couldn't speak English and I don't speak arabic we managed to communicate I was a nurse and on my way to work. he then let me proceed on my journey.
The problem now is since this happened I am really worried that next time it could be worse. this was my first time being stopped at a checkpoint. can anyone tell me what the risks are for me travelling like this?
My bf is telling me that there is nothing to worry about. that as I am in a proper taxi and had ID everything is fine. that the police a normally looking for people with no ID, drunk or under the influence or travelling with a non relative.
I am really scared that next time maybe they will ask where I have been and what I have been doing. I don't want to be arrested or deported
thank you all for your advice