Saudi Arabia tourist visa: which route applies to you and what it allows

eVisa: citizens of the listed countries, plus holders of US, UK or Schengen visit visas, permanent residents of the US, EU or UK, and residents of GCC states. Visa on arrival: KSA Visa limits it to holders of US, UK or Schengen visit visas and to US, EU or UK permanent residents; airlines may ask to see that the visa has already been used.

Everyone else fills in the application on KSA Visa and then completes it at a visa service centre, where one exists, or directly at the Saudi embassy in their country of residence. Package visas sold together with approved tour packages are a further option advertised on KSA Visa.

The same fee structure applies to all routes on KSA Visa: USD 80 visa fee, USD 10.50 visa digital-service fee, USD 10.50 insurance digital-service fee and the chosen insurer's premium. Embassies and service centres may charge their own handling fees, which they publish locally.

Fill in the visit visa form on KSA Visa, note the application number and then follow the instructions of the visa centre or the embassy, which may ask you to submit your passport, give fingerprints and show your return ticket, hotel booking and proof of income. Nationals of eVisa-eligible countries normally do not need this route.

Single entry: valid 90 days, stay up to 90 days. Multiple entry: valid one year, stays of up to 90 days. During the Hajj season entry is only through designated ports, and in 2026 the Interior Ministry fined visit-visa holders up to SAR 20,000 for entering or staying in Makkah and the holy sites between 1 Dhu al-Qadah and 14 Dhu al-Hijjah.

Plan any Makkah visit outside that window; the dates move about eleven days earlier each Gregorian year.

Tourism, attending events, visiting family or friends and moving freely between cities. Muslim visitors may perform Umrah and enter Makkah and Madinah outside the Hajj season after reserving a permit on Nusuk. The visa never allows Hajj and does not allow work or study.