Entering Saudi Arabia

89of 232 nationalities can turn up without arranging anything

What Saudi Arabia asks of each nationality on arrival.

You may not need a visa at all

A visa or residence permit from one of these countries changes what Saudi Arabia asks of you, whatever your passport says.

If you holdYou get insteadStay
Canada visa holdersVisa on arrival3 months
United States visa holdersVisa on arrival3 months

Entry rules by nationality

The same ladder as a passport page, read from the other side of the border. Bars are drawn against the largest group.

  • Visa freeNothing to arrange4
  • Visa on arrivalIssued at the border85
  • e-VisaApplied for online0
  • Visa requiredEmbassy or consulate143

Visa on arrival85 nationalities

Visa required143 nationalities

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