Saudi Arabia: visa, passport and entry requirements
Passport · Passport validity: at least 6 months after the date you arrive
Entry document
- ✓Passport
- ✕National ID card
Passport validity
at least 6 months after the date you arrive
You will be denied entry if you do not have a valid travel document or try to use a passport that has been reported lost or stolen. Previous travel to Israel may result in denied entry.
Visa
Required
Apply for an ETA online before you travel. Apply for an e-visa online or when you arrive at any of Saudi Arabia’s international airports. Apply for an electronic visa waiver online at least 48 hours before your flight, or up to 90 days in advance. You will need to give your flight details. For Hajj, you must obtain a separate Hajj visa. See Pilgrimage for more information.
Your whole journey
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Vaccination required on entry
Meningococcal quadrivalent vaccine
Required for Hajj or Umrah pilgrims or seasonal workers
Recommended vaccinations
Yellow fever vaccine
Required if coming from a country listed as a transmission risk
Yellow fever risk areas (WHO list)
Africa: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad*, Congo - Brazzaville, Congo - Kinshasa, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia*, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya*, Liberia, Mali*, Mauritania*, Niger*, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan*, Togo, Uganda
Americas: Argentina*, Bolivia*, Brazil*, Colombia*, Ecuador*, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama*, Paraguay*, Peru*, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago*, Venezuela*
* only in parts of the country
A country may apply its own list: the official text above prevails.
Source: WHO, International Travel and Health, Annex 1, 18 November 2022, revised 3 January 2023 ↗