Where Saudi Arabia passport holders can go visa-free
198 countries and territories: visa-free โ 55, electronic travel authorisation โ 6, visa on arrival โ 13, e-visa โ 53, visa required โ 71. Rules change โ check the destination's official website before you travel.
With a Saudi Arabia passport you can enter 61 countries and territories visa-free or with an electronic travel authorisation. In 66 more countries, you get the visa online or at the border.
- Updated 19 October 2026
- 198 countries and territories
- references disagree: 27
By country
Filter by entry type or search by name. โReferences disagreeโ means different sources give different answers โ check the destination's official website.
Visa-free ยท 55
- Albania90 days
- Angola30 days
Details
30 days per trip, but no more than 90 days within any 1 calendar year for tourism purposes only. Visitors must have a return/onward ticket and a hotel reservation confirmation. An International Certificate of Vaccination is required.
- Armenia180 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
Details
Visa exempt from 1 July 2025.
- Azerbaijan30 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa on arrival
Details
Visitors may enter Azerbaijan without a visa from February 15, 2026, to February 15, 2027.
- Bahrain
- Barbados90 days
- Belarus30 days
Details
Must arrive and leave via Minsk National Airport and not to/from Russia.
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
Details
Valid multiple entry visa holders and residents of the European Union, Schengen Area member states and United States of America can enter Bosnia and Herzegovina without a visa for a maximum stay of 30 days. Visa exemption from June 1 to September 30.
- Botswana90 days
- China30 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
Details
Visa-free From 9 June 2025, to 31 December 2026. 24-hour visa-free transit through any international airports of China (except รrรผmqi), allows domestic travel through different airports.
- Dominica21 days
- Ecuador90 days
- Egypt180 days
- El Salvador90 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa-free, 180 days
- Georgia365 days
- Guatemala90 days
- Haiti90 days
Details
Due to safety concerns, the Government of Saudi Arabia advises citizens not to travel to Haiti for any reason.
- Honduras90 days
- Hong Kong90 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa-free, 30 days
- Iran15 days
Details
Due to safety concerns, the Government of Saudi Arabia advises citizens not to travel to Iran for any reason.
- Jordan90 days
- Kazakhstan30 days
- Kiribati90 days
Details
90 days within any 12-month period.
- Kosovo90 days
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan30 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa-free, 60 days
Details
30 days within any 60-day period.
- Lebanon180 days
- Malaysia90 days
- Mauritius180 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa-free, 90 days
Details
180 days per calendar year for tourism, 120 days per calendar year for business.
- Micronesia30 days
- Montenegro90 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
- Morocco90 days
- Mozambique30 days
Details
Visitors must register their ETA on the e-Visa platform at least 48 hours before travel and pay a processing fee of US$48.
- Nicaragua90 days
- Oman
- Pakistan90 days
- Palestine
- Panama90 days
- Philippines30 days
- Qatar
- Russia90 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
Details
90 days within one calendar year period.
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90 days
- Seychelles90 days
- Singapore
Details
Maximum stay at discretion of local immigration officers.
- South Africa90 days
Details
e-Visa holders must arrive via O. R. Tambo International Airport.
- Suriname90 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
Details
An entrance fee of USD 50 or EUR 50 must be paid online prior to arrival. Multiple entry e-Visa is also available.
- Tajikistan30 days
Details
e-Visa also available. e-Visa holders can enter through all border points.
- Thailand60 days
- Tunisia90 days
- Tรผrkiye90 days
Details
90 days within any 180-day period.
- Ukraine90 days
Details
90 days within any 180-day period.
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan30 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa-free, 90 days
Details
You must have or book a flight within 30 days leaving Uzbekistan, train or bus tickets are not enough to be allowed going through immigration and go outside airports.
- Vanuatu120 days
- Zambia30 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa-free, 90 days
Travel authorisation ยท 6
- Kenya90 days
Details
Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is 32.50 USD. Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable). Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
- New Zealand90 days
Details
Use NZeTA app to scan passport, $52 NZD to process NZeTA. International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority. Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure. Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy.
- Saint Kitts and Nevis90 days
- South Korea30 days
Details
All visitors are fingerprinted. From September 2021, travelers require the Korean Electronic Travel Authorization (K-ETA). The validity period is 3 years from the date of approval. The government of the Republic of Korea announced that from 1 January 2026, to 31 December 2026, a K-ETA is not required for 27 countries citizens visiting Korea for 90 days or less for business or tourism.
- Sri Lanka30 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa on arrival
Details
30 days extendable to 6 months. The standard visitor visa allows a stay of 60 days within any 6-month period. Visa fees (for Standard visitor visa): SAARC - USD 35 Non SAARC - USD 75
- United Kingdom180 days
Details
Authorisation lasts up to 2 years, with multiple entries permitted.
Visa on arrival ยท 13
- Bangladesh30 days
- Brunei30 days
Details
$20 BND Brunei Dollars only cash.
- Cape Verde30 days
Details
Visa on arrival may applied for via the online platform (EASE) and issued at international airports in Sal, Boa Vista, Sรฃo Vicente or Santiago. Visa fee is approximately 25โ30 EUR. Visitors must pay the Airport Security Fee (TSA) before visiting. The cost is 3,400 CVE (approx. 31 EUR) and can be paid via the online platform (EASE).
- Comoros45 days
- Guinea-Bissau90 days
- Indonesia
- Macau30 days
- Maldives30 days
Details
Can be extended.
- Palau30 days
- Samoa90 days
- Timor-Leste30 days
- Tuvalu30 days
- Yemen90 days
Details
Due to safety concerns, the Government of Saudi Arabia advises citizens not to travel to Yemen for any reason. Separately, Yemen introduced an e-Visa system for visitors who meet certain eligibility requirements (group travel of 10 or more people, business trips, and transit etc.).
E-visa ยท 53
- Afghanistan30 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
Details
Due to safety concerns, the Government of Saudi Arabia advises citizens not to travel to Afghanistan for any reason. e-Visa : Visitors must arrive at Kabul International (KBL). Visitors may apply for an e-Visa in other countries, excluding some countries of residence (include Saudi Arabia).
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
Details
May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).
- Bahamas
- Benin30 days
Details
Must have an international vaccination certificate. Three types of electronic visa are offered: the e-Visa valid for 30 days for a single entry (50 EUR), the e-Visa valid for 30 days for several (multiple) entries (75 EUR), and the e-Visa valid for 90 days to make several (multiple) entries (100 EUR).
- Bhutan90 days
Details
The Sustainable Development Fee (SDF) of 200 USD per person, per night for almost all visitors to Bhutan. Additionally, if payment is made in US dollars from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2027, the SDF is 100 USD.
- Bolivia
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi30 days
- Cambodia30 days
- Cameroon
- Chad
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
Details
Due to safety concerns, the Government of Saudi Arabia advises citizens not to travel to Chad for any reason.
- Colombia
- Cรดte dโIvoire90 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Travel authorisation
Details
e-Visa holders must arrive at Abidjan airport.
- Cuba90 days
Details
Can be extended up to 90 days with a fee.
- Djibouti90 days
- DR Congo7 days
- Equatorial Guinea
Details
Must arrive via Malabo International Airport, processing fee 75 USD.
- Ethiopia90 days
Details
e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
- Fiji
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
- Gabon90 days
Details
e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
- Guinea90 days
- Guyana
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
- India30 days
Details
US$119 For 30-day tourists visa online. e-Visa holders must arrive via 32 designated airports or 5 designated seaports. An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year. Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.
- Iraq30 days
Details
You can apply for an e-Visa (30 days) to visit the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Due to safety concerns, the Government of Saudi Arabia advises citizens not to travel to Iraq for any reason.
- Japan90 days
- Laos30 days
Details
18 of the 33 border crossings are only open to regular visa holders. e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through the Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges, in Boten (road and railroad), and in Vientiane (at Khamsavath railway station). Visa on arrival is available at the Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges and 7 border crossings.
- Libya30 days
Details
Due to safety concerns, the Government of Saudi Arabia advises citizens not to travel to Libya for any reason.
- Madagascar90 days
Details
For stays of 61 to 90 days, the visa fee is US$59.
- Malawi30 days
- Mauritania30 days
- Moldova
- Mongolia30 days
- Myanmar28 days
Details
e-Visa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand โ Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India โ Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu. e-Visa is available for tourism only. Due to safety concerns, the Government of Saudi Arabia advises citizens not to travel to Myanmar for any reason.
- Namibia90 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
- Nepal90 days
- Nigeria30 days
- Papua New Guinea60 days
Details
Visitors may apply for a visa online under the "Tourist - Own Itinerary" category.
- Rwanda30 days
- Sรฃo Tomรฉ and Prรญncipe
- Serbia90 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
Details
90 days within any 180-day period. Transfers allowed. 90 days visa-free if holding a valid visa or permanent residence of the Cyprus, Ireland, Schengen Area member states, United Kingdom or the United States may enter Serbia without a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days within any 180-day period.
- Sierra Leone90 days
- Somalia30 days
- South Sudan
Details
Obtainable online 30 days single entry for 100 USD, 90 days multiple entry for 200 USD and 180 days multiple entry for 350 USD. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel. Due to safety concerns, the Government of Saudi Arabia advises citizens not to ravel to South Sudan for any reason.
- Syria
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa-free
Details
Due to safety concerns, the Government of Saudi Arabia advises citizens not to travel to Syria for any reason.
- Taiwan30 days
- Tanzania90 days
- Togo15 days
- Trinidad and Tobago
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
- Uganda90 days
- Venezuela
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
Details
Due to safety concerns, the Government of Saudi Arabia advises citizens not to travel to Venezuela for any reason. Introduction of Electronic Visa System for Tourist and Business Travelers.
- Vietnam
Details
e-Visa is valid for 90 days and multiple entry. Options 1 month single (25 USD) or multiple entries or 3 months single or multiple entries.
- Zimbabwe30 days
Visa required ยท 71
- Algeria
Details
Persons may be denied entry if entering with a passport containing visas or stamps issued by Israel. Visitors on tours organized to some southern regions by an approved travel agency may obtain a visa on arrival for up to 30 days.
- Andorra
- Argentina
Details
The AVE (High Speed Travel) is open to Saudi citizens holding valid, current ordinary passports traveling to Argentina for tourism. To do so, they must hold a valid category B2/J/B1/O/P (P1-P2-P3)/E/H-1B visa issued by the United States of America.
- Austria
- Belgium
- Belize
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chile
- Congo
- Costa Rica
Details
90 days visa-free if hold a valid residence permit issued by the European Union member countries, Canada, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom or the United States and multiple-entry visa issued by Canada and the United States.
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Finland
- France
- Gambia
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa-free, 90 days
- Germany
- Ghana
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa on arrival
- Greece
- Grenada
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
Details
Visa not required if a passenger first enters the United Kingdom with a visitor visa issued by the United Kingdom. They are visa exempt for a maximum stay of 90 days in Ireland or until the end of the period of stay granted in the United Kingdom. This waiver cannot be used with a UK ETA.
- Israel
Details
Confirmation from Israeli Foreign Ministry is required before a visa is issued. Because the Government of Saudi Arabia does not recognize Israel, citizens are advised to not travel to Israel for any reason.
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Latvia
- Lesotho
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
- Liberia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mexico
Details
May enter without a visa if obtaining a valid visa or a permanent residency to Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, or the Schengen area.
- Monaco
- Nauru
- Netherlands
- Niger
- North Korea
Details
Visitors traveling for tourist purposes must hold an authorization to travel, issued by a travel company in Korea (Dem. People's Rep.).
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Saint Lucia
- San Marino
- Senegal
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Spain
- Sudan
Details
Visa-free for business visits. Due to safety concerns, the Government of Saudi Arabia advises citizens not to travel to Sudan for any reason.
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tonga
- Turkmenistan
Details
10-day visa on arrival if holding a letter of invitation provided by a company registered in Turkmenistan with a prior approval from the Foreign Ministry. Visitors can apply to extend their stay for an additional 10 days. When transiting between two non-bordering countries, visitors can obtain a Turkmenistan transit visa for a five-day stay. This must be applied for in advance at the Turkmenistan Embassy. Visitors must also submit copies of the visas for the country of entry into Turkmenistan and the country of departure from Turkmenistan. Visa fee is 20 USD.
- United States
- Uruguay
- Vatican City
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