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Russia passport holders do not need a visa to visit Saudi Arabia for stays of up to 90 days.
Russia's Foreign Ministry says Russian citizens may visit Saudi Arabia without a visa for up to 90 days in a calendar year; this does not apply to Russian citizens travelling to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj, or Umrah during the Hajj period.
“Саудовская Аравия без визы до 90 дней в течение календарного года (данный порядок не распространяется на граждан Российской Федерации, направляющихся в Саудовскую Аравию, для совершения хаджа или умры в период хаджа)”
Source: Visit Saudi (Saudi Tourism Authority) — Visa Requirements tool, nationality: Russia · checked 13 Oct 2026
Russia citizens can enter Saudi Arabia without a visa and stay for up to 90 days. You only need a valid Russia passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay. The 90-day limit usually counts calendar days from your arrival, so book your return flight inside that window.
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. Overall the Russia passport ranks #76 in the world with 81 visa-free destinations.
Planning a longer trip in Asia? With a Russia passport you can also visit 19 countries in the region without a visa, including United Arab Emirates, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Laos and Myanmar.
In the other direction, Saudi Arabia citizens can visit Russia visa-free for up to 90 days.
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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