🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
Before you travel
- Travel documents must be valid for at least 6 months upon arrival.
Official channel
- www.gov.uk/check-immigration-statusVisa Issuance for Family Members
Source record
Rules and exceptions
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Passengers must have a valid visa issued by Saudi Arabia.
Every other rule for this destination13
First-degree family members of passengers with a 'Saudi Premium Residency' card do not need a visa. A digital version of the card is also accepted.
Passengers do not need a visa if they have: - a 'Saudi Premium Residency' card. The digital version is also accepted; or - a re-entry permit issued by Saudi Arabia.
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 a European Union Member State traveling as tourists or on business can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 90 day. Residence permits issued by the United Kingdom can be in physical form, or a digital e-visa. When it is a digital e-visa, airlines can verify the residency status at https://www.gov.uk/check-immigration-status . Visa fee must be paid by credit card.
Passengers with a tourist or business visa issued by USA, United Kingdom or a Schengen Member State and their first-degree family members can obtain a visa upon arrival for a maximum of 90 days in a period of 12 months if they travel as tourists or on business. The visa must have been used at least once and should have an entry stamp of the issuing country.Visa fee must be paid by credit card.
Passengers with a Hajj visa are allowed to enter at Riyadh (RUH) only if they travel on Flyadeal(F3), Flynas (XY), Nesma Airlines (NE), Riyadh Air (RX) or Saudia (SV).
Passengers with an Umrah visa can enter until 3 April 2026 and must depart from Saudi Arabia before 18 April 2026.
Passengers with a Hajj visa must enter at Jeddah (JED), Medina (MED), Taif (TIF) or Yanbu (YNB).
Pilgrim visas are in Arabic only. Business and visitors visas are bilingual (Arabic/English).
Passengers with a valid, unused visa issued by Saudi Arabia to holders of a permanent residence permit issued by USA, United Kingdom or a Schengen Member State can enter if their residence permit is still valid. The residence permit issued by the United Kingdom can be in physical form, or a digital eVisa. When it is a digital eVisa, airlines can verify the residency status at https://www.gov.uk/check-immigration-status .
Passengers with a valid, unused visa issued by Saudi Arabia to holders of a visit visa issued by USA, United Kingdom or a Schengen Member State can enter if their visit visa is still valid.
Valid visas in expired passports are accepted if accompanied by a valid passport of the same nationality.
Airlines must check the validity of the visa at https://ksavisa.sa/ or via the QR code on the visa.
2 further notices in the source record
Residence, visit and work visas issued by the Saudi Arabian Representatives in Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, Chile, China (People's Rep.), Chinese Taipei, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Hong Kong (SAR China), Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea (Rep.), Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Lybia, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Fed., Senegal, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkiye, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, USA, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen or Zambia are no longer in sticker format in passports. It has been replaced by an (A4) size paper containing a QR code with the visa information from the passenger.
Payments for tourist visas upon arrival are accepted by card only.