PASSPORT AND VISA INFORMATION
Passport required.
Document validity rules:
Passports and other documents accepted for entry must be valid for a minimum of 6 months from the arrival date.
Entry and Transit restrictions apply:
Passengers arriving from Iran are not allowed to enter.
Travel documents must be machine-readable to enter.
The following regulations apply to children/minors:
Minors younger than 1 year with their own passport can obtain a visa on arrival if traveling with one parent. The parent must have a residence permit issued by Saudi Arabia.
Important:
Passengers who in the past 14 days have been in Iran are not allowed to enter.
Passengers traveling to perform Umrah must have a confirmed return ticket.
Travel documents with manually extended validity are not accepted.
Visa required.
The following are exempt from holding a visa:
First-degree family members of passengers with a 'Saudi Premium Residency' card.
Visa issuance:
Passengers with a tourist or business visa issued by USA, United Kingdom or a Schengen Member State traveling as tourists can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 90 days. The visa must have been used at least once and should have an entry stamp of the issuing country. Passengers are allowed a total stay of 90 days within a period of 12 months. Visa fee must be paid by credit card.
First-degree family members of passengers with a tourist or business visa issued by USA, United Kingdom or a Schengen Member State traveling as tourists can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 90 days. The visa must have been used at least once and should have an entry stamp of the issuing country. Passengers are allowed a total stay of 90 days within a period of 12 months. Visa fee must be paid by credit card.
First-degree family members of passengers with a permanent residence permit issued by USA, United Kingdom or an EU Member State, traveling as tourists, can obtain visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 90 days. Visa fee must be paid by credit card.
Important:
Passengers with a Hajj visa must enter at Jeddah (JED), Medina (MED), Taif (TIF) or Yanbu (YNB).
