Saudi Arabia visa exemption & requirements

As of 2024, regular passport holders from 5 countries visiting Saudi Arabia for tourism purposes including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and United Arab Emirates Do Not require a visa and will be granted permission for short-term stay on arrival.
Saudi Arabia Visa Required Visa Not Required E-visa Visa On Arrival

Saudi Arabian visa exempt countries

To enter Saudi Arabia for a short term visit, citizens of the following countries are able to travel in Saudi Arabia without a visa:

Asia

Nationals from all countries in Asia will need visas to travel to Saudi Arabia as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Afghanistan Visa required No No
Armenia Visa required No No
Azerbaijan Visa required N/A Yes Yes
Bangladesh Visa required No No
Bhutan Visa required No No
Brunei Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Cambodia Visa required No No
China Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Timor-Leste Visa required No No
Georgia Visa required N/A Yes Yes
India Visa required No No
Indonesia Visa required No No
Japan Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Kazakhstan Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Kyrgyzstan Visa required N/A Yes Yes
Laos Visa required No No
Malaysia Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Maldives Visa required N/A Yes Yes
Mongolia Visa required No No
Myanmar Visa required No No
Nepal Visa required No No
North Korea Visa required No No
Pakistan Visa required No No
Philippines Visa required No No
Singapore Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
South Korea Visa required Yes Yes
Sri Lanka Visa required No No
Tajikistan Visa required No No
Thailand Visa required N/A Yes Yes
Turkmenistan Visa required No No
Uzbekistan Visa required N/A Yes Yes
Vietnam Visa required No No

Europe

Nationals from all countries in Europe will need visas to travel to Saudi Arabia as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Albania Visa required N/A Yes Yes
Andorra Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Austria Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Belarus Visa required No No
Belgium Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa required No No
Bulgaria Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Croatia Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Cyprus Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Czech Republic Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Denmark Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Estonia Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Finland Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
France Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Germany Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Greece Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Hungary Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Iceland Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Ireland Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Italy Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Latvia Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Liechtenstein Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Lithuania Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Luxembourg Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
North Macedonia Visa required No No
Malta Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Moldova Visa required No No
Monaco Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Montenegro Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Netherlands Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Norway Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Poland Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Portugal Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Romania Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Russia Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
San Marino Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Serbia Visa required No No
Slovakia Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Slovenia Visa required N/A Yes Yes
Spain Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Sweden Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Switzerland Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Turkey Visa required N/A Yes Yes
Ukraine Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
United Kingdom Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Kosovo Visa required N/A No No

Africa

Nationals from all countries in Africa will need visas to travel to Saudi Arabia as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Algeria Visa required No No
Angola Visa required No No
Benin Visa required No No
Botswana Visa required No No
Burkina Faso Visa required No No
Burundi Visa required No No
Cameroon Visa required No No
Cape Verde Visa required No No
Central African Republic Visa required No No
Chad Visa required No No
Comoros Visa required No No
Democratic Republic of the Congo Visa required No No
Djibouti Visa required No No
Egypt Visa required No No
Equatorial Guinea Visa required No No
Eritrea Visa required No No
Ethiopia Visa required No No
Gabon Visa required No No
Gambia Visa required No No
Ghana Visa required No No
Guinea Visa required No No
Côte d'Ivoire Visa required No No
Kenya Visa required No No
Lesotho Visa required No No
Liberia Visa required No No
Libya Visa required No No
Madagascar Visa required No No
Malawi Visa required No No
Mali Visa required No No
Mauritania Visa required No No
Mauritius Visa required N/A Yes Yes
Morocco Visa required No No
Mozambique Visa required No No
Namibia Visa required No No
Niger Visa required No No
Nigeria Visa required No No
Rwanda Visa required No No
São Tomé and Príncipe Visa required N/A No No
Senegal Visa required No No
Seychelles Visa required N/A Yes Yes
Sierra Leone Visa required No No
Somalia Visa required No No
South Africa Visa required N/A Yes Yes
Sudan Visa required No No
Eswatini Visa required No No
Tanzania Visa required No No
Togo Visa required No No
Tunisia Visa required No No
Uganda Visa required No No
Zambia Visa required No No
Zimbabwe Visa required No No
Republic of the Congo Visa required No No
Guinea-Bissau Visa required No No
South Sudan Visa required No No

Central America and Caribbean

Nationals from all countries in Central America and Caribbean will need visas to travel to Saudi Arabia as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Antigua and Barbuda Visa required No No
Bahamas Visa required No No
Barbados Visa required No No
Belize Visa required No No
Costa Rica Visa required No No
Cuba Visa required No No
Dominica Visa required No No
Dominican Republic Visa required No No
El Salvador Visa required No No
Grenada Visa required No No
Guatemala Visa required No No
Haiti Visa required No No
Honduras Visa required No No
Jamaica Visa required No No
Nicaragua Visa required No No
Panama Visa required N/A Yes Yes
Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa required N/A Yes Yes
Saint Lucia Visa required No No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa required No No
Trinidad and Tobago Visa required No No

South America

Nationals from all countries in South America will need visas to travel to Saudi Arabia as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Argentina Visa required No No
Bolivia Visa required No No
Brazil Visa required No No
Chile Visa required No No
Colombia Visa required No No
Ecuador Visa required No No
Guyana Visa required No No
Paraguay Visa required No No
Peru Visa required No No
Suriname Visa required No No
Uruguay Visa required No No
Venezuela Visa required No No

Oceania

Nationals from all countries in Oceania will need visas to travel to Saudi Arabia as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Australia Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Fiji Visa required No No
Kiribati Visa required No No
Marshall Islands Visa required No No
Micronesia Visa required No No
Nauru Visa required No No
New Zealand Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Palau Visa required No No
Papua New Guinea Visa required No No
Samoa Visa required No No
Solomon Islands Visa required No No
Tonga Visa required No No
Tuvalu Visa required No No
Vanuatu Visa required No No

Middle East

Nationals from 5 countries in Middle East are exempt from Saudi Arabia visa, while those from 7 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Bahrain Visa not required "Freedom of movement" No No
Iran Visa required No No
Iraq Visa required No No
Israel Visa required No No
Jordan Visa required No No
Kuwait Visa not required Freedom of movement No No
Lebanon Visa required No No
Oman Visa not required Freedom of movement No No
Qatar Visa not required Freedom of movement No No
Syria Visa required No No
United Arab Emirates Visa not required Freedom of movement No No
Yemen Visa required No No

North America

Nationals from all countries in North America will need visas to travel to Saudi Arabia as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Canada Visa required 90 days Yes Yes
Mexico Visa required No No
United States Visa required 90 days Yes Yes

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