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Saudi Arabia Visa

Saudi Arabia visa requirements: 1-800-345-6541

Saudi Arabia visa for citizens of living in

residing in

permanent resident? no yes

What visa type do I need?

Tourist visa: required

Business visa: required

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia does not issue tourist visas. For Hajj and Umrah visa information, please contact the nearest Embassy or Consulate of Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia tourist visa is required.

Unfortunately, at this time VisaHQ does not provide service for tourist visas to Saudi Arabia.

Steps that you can take:

First, check the current validity of your passport and the availability of blank visa pages

All travelers will need a valid passport for their travels to Saudi Arabia. Also, the passport must contain un-used visa pages for the visa to be issued. We recommend traveling with at least 6 months of remaining validity on your passport at all times. VisaHQ can assist U.S. citizens with a full range of expedited passport services, including new passport application and passport renewal. We recommend that you have at least two free pages in Visas section of your passport before any international travel. U.S. citizens can get extra passport pages added to their passports as fast as within 24 hours.

Second, contact the nearest embassy or consulate of Saudi Arabia

Take advantage of our extensive embassy and consular database to find the nearest one. Upon contacting the embassy confirm the required documents, the time it takes to process the visa and whether the consulate accepts applications by mail.

Finally, let us know if our information is incorrect

If the tourist visa is not required for citizens of United States traveling to Saudi Arabia, please do let us know so that we can keep our website up to date and relevant.

1 Select the type of Saudi Arabia business visa application:

Apply for Saudi Arabia Visa Online »

To apply for visas to several countries add Saudi Arabia to selection and return to the list of destinations.

Offline Saudi Arabia Visa Application

Download, fill out and mail in Saudi Arabia visa application form

2 Mail us the following documents:

Original, signed United States passport with at least 6 months of remaining validity.

Passport-type photographs: 1

Itinerary. Copy of round trip tickets or confirmed itinerary.

Business Letter. A visa approval notice issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs OR an electronic letter of invitation from the company in Saudi Arabia. This letter must be signed and sealed by the company and stamped by the Saudi Chamber of Commerce. The invitation or approval notice must be addressed to the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Washington DC. Businesswomen must submit a visa approval notice issued by the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Business Letter. A business letter from the sending company in the US. The letter should be printed on the company letterhead stationery, addressed to the Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Visa Section, Washington DC, and signed by a senior manager (an equivalent to Vice-President or above). The business letter must adhere to the following guidelines:

• Briefly introduce the applicant (please specify employment status/position held in the company by applicant).
• State the nature of the business to be conducted (ie. business meetings, contract negotiations, etc.) and the names and addresses of companies to be contacted in Saudi Arabia.
• Specify the type and desired validity of the visa (ie. multiple entry business visa).
• Guarantee of sufficient funds for travel.

IMPORTANT: The passport MUST contain two blank visa pages side by side in order for the visa to be issued.