🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: visa, entry rules and travel facts
Saudi Arabia opened to leisure travel only recently and now issues tourist e-visas to a broad list of nationalities, with visa on arrival for some. Pilgrimage travel runs on a separate track with its own permits, so tourist rules do not describe it.
A Saudi Arabia passport gives visa-free or simplified entry to about 116 countries and territories according to the visa dataset.
Key facts
- Capital
- Riyadh
- Currency
- Saudi riyal
- Languages
- Arabic
- Region
- Western Asia
Entry rules for every passport
Below is every passport we have verified data for, grouped by how it enters. Rules change, so confirm with the official source before you book.
Visa-free
5 passports enter Saudi Arabia visa-free.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | – |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | – |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | – |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | – |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | – |
Visa on arrival
3 passports get a visa on arrival at the border.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | – |
| 🇲🇴 Macau | – |
| 🇹🇼 Taiwan | – |
e-Visa
66 passports apply for an e-visa online before travelling.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇱 Albania | 90 days |
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | 90 days |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 90 days |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 90 days |
| 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 90 days |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 90 days |
| 🇧🇧 Barbados | 90 days |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | 90 days |
| 🇧🇳 Brunei | 90 days |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 90 days |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 90 days |
| 🇨🇳 China | 90 days |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | 90 days |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 90 days |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | 90 days |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | 90 days |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | 90 days |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | 90 days |
| 🇫🇷 France | 90 days |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | 90 days |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 90 days |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | 90 days |
| 🇬🇩 Grenada | 90 days |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | 90 days |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | 90 days |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 90 days |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 90 days |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | 90 days |
| 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 90 days |
| 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 90 days |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | 90 days |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 90 days |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 90 days |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 90 days |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 90 days |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | 90 days |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | 90 days |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 90 days |
| 🇲🇨 Monaco | 90 days |
| 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 90 days |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 90 days |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 90 days |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | 90 days |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | 90 days |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | 90 days |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | 90 days |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | 90 days |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | 90 days |
| 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 90 days |
| 🇸🇲 San Marino | 90 days |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 90 days |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | 90 days |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 90 days |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 90 days |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | 90 days |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | 90 days |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 90 days |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | 90 days |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 90 days |
| 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 90 days |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | 90 days |
| 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 90 days |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 90 days |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 90 days |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 90 days |
| 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 90 days |
Visa required
123 passports need a visa arranged in advance.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | – |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | – |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | – |
| 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | – |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | – |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | – |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | – |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | – |
| 🇧🇯 Benin | – |
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | – |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | – |
| 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | – |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | – |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | – |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | – |
| 🇧🇮 Burundi | – |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | – |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | – |
| 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | – |
| 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | – |
| 🇹🇩 Chad | – |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | – |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | – |
| 🇰🇲 Comoros | – |
| 🇨🇬 Congo | – |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | – |
| 🇨🇺 Cuba | – |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | – |
| 🇩🇲 Dominica | – |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | – |
| 🇨🇩 DR Congo | – |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | – |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | – |
| 🇸🇻 El Salvador | – |
| 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | – |
| 🇪🇷 Eritrea | – |
| 🇸🇿 Eswatini | – |
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | – |
| 🇫🇯 Fiji | – |
| 🇬🇦 Gabon | – |
| 🇬🇲 Gambia | – |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | – |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | – |
| 🇬🇳 Guinea | – |
| 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | – |
| 🇬🇾 Guyana | – |
| 🇭🇹 Haiti | – |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | – |
| 🇮🇳 India | – |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | – |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | – |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | – |
| 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | – |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | – |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | – |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | – |
| 🇰🇮 Kiribati | – |
| 🇽🇰 Kosovo | – |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | – |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | – |
| 🇱🇸 Lesotho | – |
| 🇱🇷 Liberia | – |
| 🇱🇾 Libya | – |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | – |
| 🇲🇼 Malawi | – |
| 🇲🇱 Mali | – |
| 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | – |
| 🇲🇷 Mauritania | – |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | – |
| 🇫🇲 Micronesia | – |
| 🇲🇩 Moldova | – |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | – |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | – |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | – |
| 🇲🇲 Myanmar | – |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | – |
| 🇳🇷 Nauru | – |
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | – |
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | – |
| 🇳🇪 Niger | – |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – |
| 🇰🇵 North Korea | – |
| 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | – |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – |
| 🇵🇼 Palau | – |
| 🇵🇸 Palestine | – |
| 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | – |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | – |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | – |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | – |
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | – |
| 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | – |
| 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | – |
| 🇼🇸 Samoa | – |
| 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe | – |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | – |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | – |
| 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | – |
| 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | – |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | – |
| 🇸🇸 South Sudan | – |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | – |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | – |
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | – |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | – |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | – |
| 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | – |
| 🇹🇬 Togo | – |
| 🇹🇴 Tonga | – |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | – |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | – |
| 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | – |
| 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | – |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | – |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | – |
| 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | – |
| 🇻🇦 Vatican City | – |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | – |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | – |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | – |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | – |
Entry not permitted
Ordinary tourist entry is closed for 1 passports.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇮🇱 Israel | – |
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a visa for Saudi Arabia?
It depends on your passport. For popular passports it currently looks like this: United States: e-visa, 90 days; United Kingdom: e-visa, 90 days; Germany: e-visa, 90 days; Canada: e-visa, 90 days. The full table is above on this page.
What currency is used in Saudi Arabia?
Saudi riyal.
What language is spoken in Saudi Arabia?
Arabic.
Visa requirements by passport
| Passport | Requirement | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| United States | e-Visa | 90 days |
| United Kingdom | e-Visa | 90 days |
| Germany | e-Visa | 90 days |
| Canada | e-Visa | 90 days |
| Australia | e-Visa | 90 days |
| India | Visa required | - |
| Russia | e-Visa | 90 days |
| China | e-Visa | 90 days |
| France | e-Visa | 90 days |
| Japan | e-Visa | 90 days |
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