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🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: visa questions, answered
What other travellers asked about getting into Saudi Arabia, and what Visafar's checked rules say. Traveller answers are their own experience and are reviewed before they appear; answers marked Visafar cite the official source. The official source and the border officer decide.
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VisafarCan I visit Saudi Arabia with a US visa?
Yes, if your passport alone would need a visa, Saudi Arabia lets you in with an e-visa you apply for online for up to 90 days when you hold a US visa, UK visa, Schengen visa, US Green Card, EU/EEA residence permit or UK residence permit.
- Tourist e-Visa, 1-year multiple entry, 90 days total stay.
- The supporting US/UK/Schengen visa must be a tourist or business visa, and must already have been used at least once to enter the issuing country — an entry stamp is required.
- Permanent residents of the US, UK or EU qualify without the used-once test.
- Passport must be valid at least 6 months from intended entry.
- Mandatory health insurance is bundled into the e-Visa fee.
- Not available to Israeli passport holders: Saudi Arabia's foreign minister stated in January 2020 that holders of Israeli passports cannot visit the kingdom.
Checked against the official source 19 September 2026 · Official source ↗ · Check it for your passport →
VisafarCan Nigerian passport holders visit Saudi Arabia with a US visa, Schengen visa or UK visa?
Yes. With a valid US visa, Schengen visa or UK visa, Nigerian passport holders can enter Saudi Arabia with an e-visa you apply for online for up to 90 days. Without one, the passport dataset (not an official source) says it needs a visa.
- Tourist e-Visa, 1-year multiple entry, 90 days total stay.
- The supporting US/UK/Schengen visa must be a tourist or business visa, and must already have been used at least once to enter the issuing country — an entry stamp is required.
- Permanent residents of the US, UK or EU qualify without the used-once test.
- Passport must be valid at least 6 months from intended entry.
- Mandatory health insurance is bundled into the e-Visa fee.
- Not available to Israeli passport holders: Saudi Arabia's foreign minister stated in January 2020 that holders of Israeli passports cannot visit the kingdom.
Checked against the official source 19 September 2026 · Official source ↗ · Check it for your passport →
VisafarCan Bangladeshi passport holders visit Saudi Arabia with a US visa, Schengen visa or UK visa?
Yes. With a valid US visa, Schengen visa or UK visa, Bangladeshi passport holders can enter Saudi Arabia with an e-visa you apply for online for up to 90 days. Without one, the passport dataset (not an official source) says it needs a visa.
- Tourist e-Visa, 1-year multiple entry, 90 days total stay.
- The supporting US/UK/Schengen visa must be a tourist or business visa, and must already have been used at least once to enter the issuing country — an entry stamp is required.
- Permanent residents of the US, UK or EU qualify without the used-once test.
- Passport must be valid at least 6 months from intended entry.
- Mandatory health insurance is bundled into the e-Visa fee.
- Not available to Israeli passport holders: Saudi Arabia's foreign minister stated in January 2020 that holders of Israeli passports cannot visit the kingdom.
Checked against the official source 19 September 2026 · Official source ↗ · Check it for your passport →
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