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 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]

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements for Saudi citizens

  Saudi Arabia

  Freedom of movement

  Visa free access

  Visa on arrival

  eVisa

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	Visa required[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 on arrival[32]	30 days
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]	90 days within 180 days
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; also visa on arrival until 1 September 2015
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]
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	Visa required[148]	Visa is obtained online.[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	Visa required[155]	Visa is obtained online.[156]
Senegal	Visa required[157]
Serbia	Visa required[158]
Seychelles	Visitor's Permit on arrival[159]	1 month
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]
Tanzania	Visa on arrival[177]
Thailand	Visa on arrival[178]	15 days (A special permission from the Saudi government required, otherwise punished upon return. [179])
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[180]	30 days
Togo	Visa on arrival[181]	7 days
Tonga	Visa required[182]
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa required[183]
Tunisia	Visa not required[184]	90 days
Turkey	eVisa[185]	3 months
Turkmenistan	Visa required[186]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival[187]	1 month
Uganda	Visa on arrival[188]
Ukraine	Visa required[189]
United Arab Emirates	Visa not required[190]	Freedom of movement.
United Kingdom	Visa required[191]
United States	Visa required[192]
Uruguay	Visa required[193]
Uzbekistan	Visa required[194]
Vanuatu	Visa not required[195]	30 days
Vatican City	Visa required[196]
Venezuela	Visa required[197]
Vietnam	Visa required[198]
Yemen	Visa on arrival[199]	3 months
Zambia	Visa on arrival[200]	90 days
Zimbabwe	Visa on arrival[201]	90 days

See also

• Saudi passport
• Visa policy of Saudi Arabia

References

1. "Global Ranking - Visa Restriction Index 2016" (PDF). Henley & Partners. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
11. "Online lodgement Arrangements for Subclass 600". Department of Immigration and Border Protection. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
26. List of countries whose nationals/citizens do not require a visa for entry into Botswana.
64. Gabon e-Visa
80. "Visa Information for Indonesia: Holders of Normal Passports from Saudi Arabia". Timatic. International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved 7 October 2015.
82. Iran extends airport visa validity to 30 days
85. The Irish Short-stay Visa Waiver Programme
92. Republic of Kenya - eCitizen portal
109. "Visa Information for Malawi: Holders of Normal Passports from Saudi Arabia". Timatic. International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved 5 October 2015.
125. Myanmar eVisa
179. Saudi Arabia–Thailand relations