Visa requirements for Saudi citizens
Visa requirements for Saudi citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Saudi Arabia. In February 2016, Saudi citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 69 countries and territories, ranking the Saudi passport 69th in the world according to the Visa Restrictions Index.[1]
Saudi citizens do not need a visa to enter other GCC states and reside permanently.
Visa requirements map
Visa requirements
Country | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
---|---|---|
Afghanistan | Visa required[2] | |
Albania | Visa required[3] | |
Algeria | Visa required[4] | |
Andorra | Visa required[5] | |
Angola | Visa required[6] | |
Antigua and Barbuda | Electronic Entry Visa[7] | |
Argentina | Visa required[8] | |
Armenia | Visa required[9] | |
Australia | Online Visitor e600 visa[10] | May apply online.[11] |
Austria | Visa required[12] | |
Azerbaijan | Visa on arrival[13] | 30 days |
Bahamas | Visa required[14] | |
Bahrain | Visa not required[15] | Freedom of movement. |
Bangladesh | Visa on arrival[16] | 30 days |
Barbados | Visa required[17] | |
Belarus | Visa required[18] | |
Belgium | Visa required[19] | |
Belize | Visa required[20] | |
Benin | Visa required[21] | |
Bhutan | Visa required[22] | |
Bolivia | Visa on arrival[23] | 90 days |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa required[24] | |
Botswana | Visa not required[25] | 90 days[26] |
Brazil | Visa required[27] | |
Brunei | Visa on arrival[28] | 30 days |
Bulgaria | Visa required[29] | |
Burkina Faso | Visa required[30] | |
Burundi | Visa required[31] | |
Cambodia | Visa required[32] | |
Cameroon | Visa required[33] | |
Canada | Visa required[34] | |
Cape Verde | Visa on arrival[35] | |
Central African Republic | Visa required[36] | |
Chad | Visa required[37] | |
Chile | Visa required[38] | |
China | Visa required[39] | |
Colombia | Visa required[40] | |
Comoros | Visa on arrival[41] | |
Republic of the Congo | Visa required[42] | |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Visa required[43] | |
Costa Rica | Visa required[44] | |
Côte d'Ivoire | Visa required[45] | |
Croatia | Visa required[46] | |
Cuba | Visa required[47] | |
Cyprus | Visa required[48] | |
Czech Republic | Visa required[49] | |
Denmark | Visa required[50] | |
Djibouti | Visa on arrival[51] | |
Dominica | Visa not required[52] | 21 days |
Dominican Republic | Visa required[53] | |
Ecuador | Visa not required[54] | 90 days |
Egypt | Visa not required[55] | 90 days |
El Salvador | Visa not required[56] | 90 days |
Equatorial Guinea | Visa required[57] | |
Eritrea | Visa required[58] | |
Estonia | Visa required[59] | |
Ethiopia | Visa required[60] | |
Fiji | Visa required[61] | |
Finland | Visa required[62] | |
France | Visa required[63] | |
Gabon | eVisa[64] | Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport. |
Gambia | Visa not required[65] | 90 days |
Georgia | Visa not required[66] | 1 year |
Germany | Visa required[67] | |
Ghana | Visa required[68] | |
Greece | Visa required[69] | |
Grenada | Visa required[70] | |
Guatemala | Visa not required[71] | 90 days |
Guinea | Visa required[72] | |
Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival[73] | 90 days |
Guyana | Visa required[74] | |
Haiti | Visa not required[75] | 3 months |
Honduras | Visa not required[76] | 3 months |
Hungary | Visa required[77] | |
Iceland | Visa required[78] | |
India | Visa required[79] | |
Indonesia | Visa not required[80] | 30 days. Select ports of entry. |
Iran | Visa on arrival[81] | 30 days[82] |
Iraq | Visa on arrival[83] | Must arrive via Basra or Najaf. |
Ireland | Visa required[84] | Visa waiver for UK 'C' visa holders until October 2016. Entry permitted only if first point of entry to the Common Travel Area is in the UK.[85] |
Israel | Visa required[86] | |
Italy | Visa required[87] | |
Jamaica | Visa required[88] | |
Japan | Visa required[89] | |
Jordan | Visa not required[90] | 3 months |
Kazakhstan | Visa required[91] | |
Kenya | eVisa[92] | 3 months |
Kiribati | Visa required[93] | |
North Korea | Visa required[94] | |
South Korea | Visa not required[95] | 30 days |
Kuwait | Visa not required[96] | Freedom of movement. |
Kyrgyzstan | Visa not required[97] | 60 days |
Laos | Visa on arrival[98] | 30 days |
Latvia | Visa required[99] | |
Lebanon | Visa not required[100] | 6 months |
Lesotho | Visa required[101] | |
Liberia | Visa required[102] | |
Libya | Visa required[103] | |
Liechtenstein | Visa required[104] | |
Lithuania | Visa required[105] | |
Luxembourg | Visa required[106] | |
Macedonia | Visa required[107] | |
Madagascar | Visa on arrival[108] | 90 days |
Malawi | Visa on arrival[109] | |
Malaysia | Visa not required[110] | 3 months |
Maldives | Visa on arrival[111] | 30 days |
Mali | Visa required[112] | |
Malta | Visa required[113] | |
Marshall Islands | Visa required[114] | |
Mauritania | Visa on arrival[115] | Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport. |
Mauritius | Visa not required[116] | 90 days |
Mexico | Visa required[117] | |
Micronesia | Visa not required[118] | 30 days |
Moldova | Visa required[119] | |
Monaco | Visa required[120] | |
Mongolia | Visa required[121] | |
Montenegro | Visa required[122] | |
Morocco | Visa not required[123] | 90 days |
Mozambique | Visa on arrival[124] | 30 days |
Myanmar | eVisa[125] | 28 days. eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon International Airport. |
Namibia | Visa required[126] | |
Nauru | Visa required[127] | |
Nepal | Visa on arrival[128] | 90 days |
Netherlands | Visa required[129] | |
New Zealand | Visa not required[130] | 90 days |
Nicaragua | Visa not required[131] | 90 days |
Niger | Visa required[132] | |
Nigeria | Visa required[133] | |
Norway | Visa required[134] | |
Oman | Visa not required[135] | Freedom of movement. |
Pakistan | Visa required[136] | |
Palau | Visa on arrival[137] | 30 days |
Panama | Visa not required[138] | 180 days |
Papua New Guinea | Visa required[139] | |
Paraguay | Visa required[140] | |
Peru | Visa required[141] | |
Philippines | Visa not required[142] | 30 days |
Poland | Visa required[143] | |
Portugal | Visa required[144] | |
Qatar | Visa not required[145] | Freedom of movement. |
Romania | Visa required[146] | |
Russia | Visa required[147] | |
Rwanda | eVisa[148][149] | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required[150] | 3 months |
Saint Lucia | Visa required[151] | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required[152] | 1 month |
Samoa | Entry Permit on arrival[153] | 60 days |
San Marino | Visa required[154] | |
São Tomé and Príncipe | eVisa[155][156] | |
Senegal | Visa required[157] | |
Serbia | Visa required[158] | |
Seychelles | Visitor's Permit on arrival[159] | 3 months |
Sierra Leone | Visa required[160] | |
Singapore | Visa required[161] | |
Slovakia | Visa required[162] | |
Slovenia | Visa required[163] | |
Solomon Islands | Visa required[164] | |
Somalia | Visa on arrival[165] | 30 days, provided an invitation letter issued by the sponsor has been submitted to the Airport Immigration Department at least 2 days before arrival. |
South Africa | Visa required[166] | |
South Sudan | Visa required[167] | |
Spain | Visa required[168] | |
Sri Lanka | Electronic Travel Authorization[169] | 30 days |
Sudan | Visa on arrival[170] | Visa is not required for business visits. |
Suriname | Visa required[171] | |
Swaziland | Visa required[172] | |
Sweden | Visa required[173] | |
Switzerland | Visa required[174] | |
Syria | Visa required[175] | |
Tajikistan | Visa on arrival[176] | 45 days at Dushanbe International Airport. Visa also available online. E-visa holders can enter through all border points.[177] |
Tanzania | Visa on arrival[178] | |
Thailand | Visa on arrival[179] | 15 days (A special permission from the Saudi government required, otherwise punished upon return.[180]) |
Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival[181] | 30 days |
Togo | Visa on arrival[182] | 7 days |
Tonga | Visa required[183] | |
Trinidad and Tobago | Visa required[184] | |
Tunisia | Visa not required[185] | 90 days |
Turkey | eVisa[186] | 3 months |
Turkmenistan | Visa required[187] | |
Tuvalu | Visa on arrival[188] | 1 month |
Uganda | Visa on arrival[189] | May apply online.[190] |
Ukraine | Visa required[191] | Invitation letter exempt[192] |
United Arab Emirates | Visa not required[193] | Freedom of movement. |
United Kingdom | Visa required[194] | |
United States | Visa required[195] | |
Uruguay | Visa required[196] | |
Uzbekistan | Visa required[197] | |
Vanuatu | Visa not required[198] | 30 days |
Vatican City | Visa required[199] | |
Venezuela | Visa required[200] | |
Vietnam | Visa required[201] | |
Yemen | Visa on arrival[202] | 3 months |
Zambia | Visa on arrival[203] | 90 days |
Zimbabwe | Visa on arrival[204] | 90 days |
See also
References
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- ^ Do you need a visa to travel to Belize?, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade & Immigration, Belize, July 2023.
- ^ Visa, Emigration and Immigration Directorate of Benin.
- ^ Visa, Tourism Council of Bhutan.
- ^ Requirements to enter Bolivia, General Directorate of Migration of Bolivia (in Spanish).
- ^ Visas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- ^ Requirements for visa application, Government of Botswana.
- ^ List of countries whose nationals/citizens do not require a visa for entry into Botswana.
- ^ Visas to travel to Brazil, Ministry of External Relations of Brazil (in Portuguese and English).
- ^ Country category for visa application, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Brunei.
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- ^ Visa requirement and travel documents accepted by Finland, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.
- ^ Foreign nationals holding ordinary passports exempt from visa requirements, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, January 2016.
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- ^ Overview of visa requirements/exemptions for entry into the Federal Republic of Germany, Federal Foreign Office of Germany.
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- ^ Who does not need a visa, Directorate of Immigration of Iceland.
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- ^ Countries that need a visa for Ireland, Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service.
- ^ The Irish Short-stay Visa Waiver Programme
- ^ Tourist visa table, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2017.
- ^ Visa for Italy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy.
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- ^ Visa, Government of Liechtenstein (in German).
- ^ Do I need a visa?, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, 30 August 2017.
- ^ Staying in Luxembourg for less than 90 days, Government of Luxembourg.
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