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Saudi Arabia
Portugal passport holders need an eVisa for Saudi Arabia, applied for online before travel for stays of up to 90 days.
Source: Visit Saudi (Saudi Tourism Authority) — Visa Requirements tool: visa group and visa options for each nationality · checked 13 Oct 2026
Apply online for eVisa to Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia visa options for Portugal citizensFee 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.
Portugal passport holders need an eVisa to enter Saudi Arabia. You apply online, upload a passport scan and a photo, pay the fee and receive the visa by email; it allows stays of up to 90 days. Apply at least one to two weeks before your trip and print the approval — some airlines and border officers ask to see it on paper.
The main option is the eVisa — multiple entry, valid for one year. Saudi Arabia also offers Visa on Arrival — see the visa options above.
Whatever your visa status, Saudi Arabia applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
Saudi Arabia lets 6 passports in without a visa, issues eVisas to 67 and requires an embassy visa from 122. Portugal citizens are treated the same way as Albania, Andorra, Austria, Azerbaijan and Belgium. Overall the Portugal passport ranks #13 in the world with 124 visa-free destinations.
Planning a longer trip in Asia? With a Portugal passport you can also visit 20 countries in the region without a visa, including United Arab Emirates, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Mongolia.
In the other direction, Saudi Arabia citizens need a visa to visit Portugal.
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
Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0). Entry rules can change — confirm with official sources before travel.
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