Of 198 nationalities, 5 enter Saudi Arabia with no paperwork at all.
The rest: 69 can get a visa at the border, 123 must be approved before they travel and 1 cannot travel there.
We have not found a Saudi Arabia government portal we can link to with confidence, so
we link to none — a lookalike is worse than nothing. Apply through Saudi Arabia's own
immigration service or its embassy.
How long your passport must be valid for Saudi Arabia: see passport validity by country .
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Who needs what Visa free 5 Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.
🇧🇭 Bahrain 🇰🇼 Kuwait 🇴🇲 Oman 🇶🇦 Qatar 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates Visa on arrival 69 Issued at the border rather than beforehand. Bring the fee in cash in the currency the border post accepts. It is a permission, not a guarantee.
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Show all 69 Visa required 17 You must apply and be approved before you travel. Airlines will refuse to board you without it.
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Show all 17 No admission 1 A government policy, not a paperwork problem. No agent or service can work around it.
About Saudi Arabia
Region Western Asia
Capital Riyadh
Population 36,973,555 2025 · 43rd of 197
Size 2,149,690 km² 12th largest of 199
Density 17 per km²
Language Arabic
Currency Saudi riyal SAR
Capital, area, languages and currency from the
open country dataset ,
pulled 21 September 2026.
Population from the
World Bank ,
series updated 13 July 2026.
Density is calculated from the two figures above.
Visa requirement data last updated by its source 18 February 2026 confirm the requirement on the government page
Checked for changes 4 October 2026
Rules change without notice. Always confirm against the government page before you book or
pay — how we source this .
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