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Saudi Arabia visa requirements

Capital: RiyadhArabicUpdated October 2026
5of 198 passports visa-free

Do you need a visa for Saudi Arabia?

Holders of 5 passports can visit Saudi Arabia without a visa; others need a visa on arrival, an e-visa or an embassy visa. Rules change, so confirm on the official site before you fly. Official portal

Check your passport

Visa on arrival for United States passport holders.

Entry requirements

Visa rules for common passports

PassportEntry
United StatesVisa on arrival
United KingdomVisa on arrival
GermanyVisa on arrival
FranceVisa on arrival
CanadaVisa on arrival
AustraliaVisa on arrival
IndiaVisa required
ChinaVisa on arrival
JapanVisa on arrival
South KoreaVisa on arrival
BrazilVisa required
PhilippinesVisa required
NigeriaVisa required
South AfricaVisa on arrival
MexicoVisa required
RussiaVisa on arrival

Every passport

From the open passport-index dataset (February 2026). Always confirm with the embassy or official portal.

PassportEntry
AfghanistanVisa required
AlbaniaVisa on arrival
AlgeriaVisa required
AndorraVisa on arrival
AngolaVisa required
Antigua and BarbudaVisa required
ArgentinaVisa required
ArmeniaVisa required
AustraliaVisa on arrival
AustriaVisa on arrival
AzerbaijanVisa on arrival
BahamasVisa on arrival
BahrainVisa-free
BangladeshVisa required
BarbadosVisa on arrival
BelarusVisa required
BelgiumVisa on arrival
BelizeVisa required
BeninVisa required
BhutanVisa required
BoliviaVisa required
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa required
BotswanaVisa required
BrazilVisa required
BruneiVisa on arrival
BulgariaVisa on arrival
Burkina FasoVisa required
BurundiVisa required
Cabo VerdeVisa required
CambodiaVisa required
CameroonVisa required
CanadaVisa on arrival
Central African RepublicVisa required
ChadVisa required
ChileVisa required
ChinaVisa on arrival
ColombiaVisa required
ComorosVisa required
Costa RicaVisa required
CroatiaVisa on arrival
CubaVisa required
CyprusVisa on arrival
Czech RepublicVisa on arrival
DR CongoVisa required
DenmarkVisa on arrival
DjiboutiVisa required
DominicaVisa required
Dominican RepublicVisa required
EcuadorVisa required
EgyptVisa required
El SalvadorVisa required
Equatorial GuineaVisa required
EritreaVisa required
EstoniaVisa on arrival
EswatiniVisa required
EthiopiaVisa required
FijiVisa required
FinlandVisa on arrival
FranceVisa on arrival
GabonVisa required
GambiaVisa required
GeorgiaVisa on arrival
GermanyVisa on arrival
GhanaVisa required
GreeceVisa on arrival
GrenadaVisa on arrival
GuatemalaVisa required
GuineaVisa required
Guinea-BissauVisa required
GuyanaVisa required
HaitiVisa required
HondurasVisa required
Hong KongVisa on arrival
HungaryVisa on arrival
IcelandVisa on arrival
IndiaVisa required
IndonesiaVisa required
IranVisa required
IraqVisa required
IrelandVisa on arrival
IsraelNo admission
ItalyVisa on arrival
Ivory CoastVisa required
JamaicaVisa required
JapanVisa on arrival
JordanVisa required
KazakhstanVisa on arrival
KenyaVisa required
KiribatiVisa required
KosovoVisa required
KuwaitVisa-free
KyrgyzstanVisa on arrival
LaosVisa required
LatviaVisa on arrival
LebanonVisa required
LesothoVisa required
LiberiaVisa required
LibyaVisa required
LiechtensteinVisa on arrival
LithuaniaVisa on arrival
LuxembourgVisa on arrival
MacauVisa on arrival
MadagascarVisa required
MalawiVisa required
MalaysiaVisa on arrival
MaldivesVisa on arrival
MaliVisa required
MaltaVisa on arrival
Marshall IslandsVisa required
MauritaniaVisa required
MauritiusVisa on arrival
MexicoVisa required
MicronesiaVisa required
MoldovaVisa required
MonacoVisa on arrival
MongoliaVisa required
MontenegroVisa on arrival
MoroccoVisa required
MozambiqueVisa required
MyanmarVisa required
NamibiaVisa required
NauruVisa required
NepalVisa required
NetherlandsVisa on arrival
New ZealandVisa on arrival
NicaraguaVisa required
NigerVisa required
NigeriaVisa required
North KoreaVisa required
North MacedoniaVisa required
NorwayVisa on arrival
OmanVisa-free
PakistanVisa required
PalauVisa required
PalestineVisa required
PanamaVisa on arrival
Papua New GuineaVisa required
ParaguayVisa required
PeruVisa required
PhilippinesVisa required
PolandVisa on arrival
PortugalVisa on arrival
QatarVisa-free
Republic of the CongoVisa required
RomaniaVisa on arrival
RussiaVisa on arrival
RwandaVisa required
Saint Kitts and NevisVisa on arrival
Saint LuciaVisa required
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa required
SamoaVisa required
San MarinoVisa on arrival
Sao Tome and PrincipeVisa required
SenegalVisa required
SerbiaVisa required
SeychellesVisa on arrival
Sierra LeoneVisa required
SingaporeVisa on arrival
SlovakiaVisa on arrival
SloveniaVisa on arrival
Solomon IslandsVisa required
SomaliaVisa required
South AfricaVisa on arrival
South KoreaVisa on arrival
South SudanVisa required
SpainVisa on arrival
Sri LankaVisa required
SudanVisa required
SurinameVisa required
SwedenVisa on arrival
SwitzerlandVisa on arrival
SyriaVisa required
TaiwanVisa on arrival
TajikistanVisa on arrival
TanzaniaVisa required
ThailandVisa on arrival
Timor-LesteVisa required
TogoVisa required
TongaVisa required
Trinidad and TobagoVisa required
TunisiaVisa required
TurkeyVisa on arrival
TurkmenistanVisa required
TuvaluVisa required
UgandaVisa required
UkraineVisa on arrival
United Arab EmiratesVisa-free
United KingdomVisa on arrival
United StatesVisa on arrival
UruguayVisa required
UzbekistanVisa on arrival
VanuatuVisa required
Vatican CityVisa required
VenezuelaVisa required
VietnamVisa required
YemenVisa required
ZambiaVisa required
ZimbabweVisa required

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