Saudi Arabia visa requirements · checked 13 October 2026
Visa & Entry Requirements for Saudi ArabiaMost travellers need a visa for Saudi Arabia: 122 of 198 passports must apply at an embassy or consulate, while 6 passports enter visa-free.
Visit Saudi says the tourist eVisa is a multiple-entry visa valid for one year or a single-entry visa valid for three months, each allowing a stay of no more than 90 consecutive days, with medical insurance included in the visa price, and that the visa on arrival is also available to holders of used US, UK or Schengen business or tourist visas. It says GCC nationals do not need a visa, lists an Embassy/Consulate/Tasheer visa for others, and says Hajj needs a specific Hajj visa.
Do I need a visa for Saudi Arabia? Quick answers
United States
eVisa
90 days
United Kingdom
eTA
180 days
Germany
eVisa
90 days
India
Visa required
China
eVisa
90 days
Canada
eVisa
90 days
Australia
eVisa
90 days
Poland
eVisa
90 days
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Visa for Saudi Arabia — requirements summaryAll travellers must meet the entry rules set by Saudi Arabia, and they depend on your nationality. Find your passport below — you may be able to enter visa-free, or need an eVisa, a visa on arrival or a visa from an embassy.
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Saudi Arabia visa types, fees and processing timesFee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.
Official application site →Visit Saudi gives the visa on arrival price as SAR 395 (about USD 105.32), with the application fee and medical insurance included, applied for at the self-service kiosks or the passport control office on arrival. It says holders of a US, UK or Schengen business or tourist visa used at least once (with an entry stamp from the issuing country) and UK, US or EU permanent residents can also apply for a visa on arrival.
Fee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.
Visit Saudi lists an application fee of SAR 50 (about USD 13.5), non-refundable. It says the Electronic Travel Authorization covers tourism, business, study, medical treatment and Umrah, and cannot be used for employment or Hajj.
Visit Saudi lists the visa waiver price as SAR 150 (about USD 40). It says the electronic visa waiver application is filled out on the MoFA Unified Visa Platform while the visitor is outside the Kingdom, that approval takes up to 24 hours and is sent by email, and to print the approval and present it on arrival. It lists the validity as a maximum of 180 days.
Official application site →Entry requirements for Saudi ArabiaVisit Saudi says your passport must be valid for a minimum of six months beyond the date of entry into Saudi Arabia, unless you are a US citizen: US citizens may enter as long as the passport is valid.
Visit Saudi — eVisa Terms and Conditions✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health requires everyone intending to perform Umrah in 1447H (2026), from all countries, to be vaccinated against meningococcal meningitis (including serogroup ACYW) at least 10 days before arrival; individuals from the countries listed in its table 1, mostly in Africa, must provide a vaccination certificate. The same regulations require polio vaccination of individuals arriving from listed countries.
Saudi Ministry of Health — Health Requirements and Recommendations for Travelers to Saudi Arabia for Umrah, 1447H (2026)✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
WHO's country list marks Saudi Arabia as requiring proof of yellow fever vaccination from travellers aged 9 months and over arriving from countries at risk of yellow fever transmission, including travellers who transited more than 12 hours through the airport of such a country.
WHO, International Travel and Health, Annex 1 — countries requiring proof of vaccination against yellow fever✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
Visit Saudi says medical insurance fees are included in the price of the tourist eVisa and the visa on arrival, but not included when you qualify only through a GCC residence permit or a US, UK or Schengen visa or residence permit (price determined by the provider). The UK FCDO says an e-visa includes health insurance up to SAR 100,000.
Saudi Tourism Authority (Visit Saudi) — Visa regulations FAQ✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
Visit Saudi lists a return ticket among the documents required to obtain an Embassy/Consulate/Tasheer visa. No official source we could read states an onward or return ticket requirement for eVisa, visa-on-arrival or visa-exempt visitors.
Saudi Tourism Authority — Visit Saudi: visa requirements and FAQ✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
Visit Saudi lists financial solvency or a bank statement among the documents required to obtain an Embassy/Consulate/Tasheer visa. No amount is published, and no official source we could read states a funds requirement for other visitors.
Saudi Tourism Authority — Visit Saudi: visa requirements and FAQ✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
The Shomoos system applies to private establishments running tourist accommodation facilities and rest-house rentals. The data of every person using the service must be entered into Shomoos immediately, without exception, on the basis of national IDs, residence permits and passports. The establishment must send its customers' data to Shomoos within sixty minutes at most.
The Ministry of Interior, in statements carried by the Saudi Press Agency, says a foreigner who is late leaving after their entry visa expires is punished with a fine of up to SAR 50,000, imprisonment of up to six months, and deportation.
Saudi Press Agency — Ministry of Interior statement on foreigners who stay after their entry visa expires✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
ZATCA says a declaration is compulsory for every traveller to or from the Kingdom carrying currency, monetary instruments, gold bullion or precious metals, precious stones or fine jewellery valued at SAR 40,000 or more; it can be filed electronically through the app or website, but for currencies, bearer negotiable instruments or precious metals worth SAR 40,000 the traveller must also visit the declaration office at the port.
ZATCA — Declaration (customs, individual travellers)✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
Saudi Arabia visa requirements statisticsWe track the entry rules of Saudi Arabia for 198 passports. The most common situation is visa required, which applies to 122 passports (62%). 3% of passports can enter without a visa. The least common is no admission (1 passport).
Open your passport in the table for the exact rules — maximum stay, fees, how to apply and the official source. Entry rules change at short notice: confirm with the embassy of Saudi Arabia or its official immigration website before you travel.
Frequently asked questions about Saudi Arabia visasData: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0) — official sources are linked on each passport page. Gaps filled from the Passport Index dataset (MIT).
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Saudi Arabia passport holders can visit 55 countries without a visa. Open a country for the exact rules.
Albania
90d
Angola
30d
Armenia
∞
Bahrain
∞
Barbados
90d
Belarus
30d
Botswana
90d
China
30d
Dominica
21d
Ecuador
90d
Egypt
180d
El Salvador
180d
Gambia
90d
Georgia
360d
Guatemala
90d
Haiti
90d
Honduras
90d
Hong Kong
30d
Iran
15d
Jordan
90d
Kazakhstan
30d
Kiribati
90d
Kosovo
90d
Kuwait
∞
Kyrgyzstan
60d
Lebanon
180d
Malaysia
90d
Mauritius
90d
Micronesia
30d
Morocco
90d
Mozambique
30d
Nicaragua
90d
Oman
∞
Pakistan
90d
Palestine
∞
Panama
90d
Philippines
30d
Qatar
∞
Russia
90d
Saint Kitts and Nevis
90d
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
90d
Seychelles
90d
Singapore
∞
South Africa
90d
South Korea
30d
Syria
∞
Tajikistan
30d
Thailand
60d
Tunisia
90d
Türkiye
90d
Ukraine
90d
United Arab Emirates
∞
Uzbekistan
90d
Vanuatu
120d
Zambia
90d
Afghanistan
Algeria
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
Colombia
Comoros
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
DR Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Hungary
Iceland
Indonesia
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Kenya
Laos
Latvia
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Madagascar
Malawi
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mexico
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
North Macedonia
Norway
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Portugal
Republic of the Congo
Romania
Rwanda
Saint Lucia
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tanzania
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Uruguay
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zimbabwe