Visa requirements for Saudi citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Saudi Arabia.
As of July 20 2025, Saudi citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 91 countries and territories, ranking the Saudi passport 54th in the world, tied with Botswana passport according to the Henley Passport Index. [1]
Saudi citizens do not need a visa to enter other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and also have the right to work in those countries. Similarly, citizens of other GCC states do not need a visa to enter Saudi Arabia. GCC citizens can use a GCC national identity card (rather than a passport) to enter Saudi Arabia.
Visa requirements for Saudi citizens were lifted by New Zealand (July 1999), [2] Kyrgyzstan (July 2012), Honduras (September 2016), [3] Georgia (November 2016), [4] Belarus (February 2017), [5] Barbados (May 2019), [6] South Africa (August 2019), [7] Kazakhstan (September 2019), [8] Ukraine (August 2020), [9] Uzbekistan (August 2022), [10] Zambia (December 2022), [11] Singapore (June 2023), [12] [13] Iran (December 2023), [14] Turkey (January 2024), [15] the United Kingdom (February 2024), [16] Pakistan (September 2024), [17] China (June 2025), [18] Armenia (July 2025). [19]
Visas on arrival for Saudi citizens were introduced by Malawi in October 2015, followed by Azerbaijan in February 2016, [20] followed by Gabon in October 2017, [21] followed by Pakistan in March 2019. [22]
Electronic Visas for Saudi citizens were introduced by Myanmar that commenced on 1 September 2014, [23] followed by Djibouti on 18 February 2018, [24] followed by India on 17 June 2019, [25] followed by the United Kingdom in 1 June 2022, [26] followed by Armenia in 5 July 2022, [27] followed by Japan in 27 March 2023. [28]
Russia announced that it is working to establish visa-free travel agreement with Saudi Arabia. [29] In September 2024, it announced that Saudi citizens will gain visa-free entry to Russia by 2025. [30]
European Union is currently working on facilitating visa-free entry into Schengen Area for Saudi citizens. [31] [32]
Paraguay is working on opening an embassy in Riyadh and abolish visa requirements for Saudi citizens. [33]
| Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visa required [34] |
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| Visa not required [35] [36] |
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| Visa required [38] | |||
| Visa required [39] | |||
| Visa not required [40] | 30 days |
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| eVisa [41] [42] | |||
| AVE [43] |
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| Visa not required [45] [46] | 180 days |
| |
| Online Visa required [48] [49] |
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| Visa required [50] | |||
| eVisa / Visa on arrival [51] [52] | 30 days |
| |
| eVisa [53] | |||
| Freedom of movement [54] |
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| Visa on arrival [55] | 30 days | ||
| Visa not required [56] | 90 days | ||
| Visa not required [57] | 30 days |
| |
| Visa required [58] | |||
| Visa required [59] | |||
| eVisa [60] [61] | 30 days |
| |
| eVisa [62] [63] |
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| eVisa / Visa on arrival [64] [65] | 30 days | ||
| Visa not required [66] |
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| Visa not required [68] | 90 days | ||
| Visa required [69] | |||
| Visa on arrival [70] | 30 days |
| |
| Visa required [71] | |||
| eVisa [72] [73] | |||
| Visa on arrival [74] | 1 month | ||
| eVisa / Visa on arrival [75] [76] | 30 days | ||
| eVisa [77] [78] | |||
| Visa required [79] | |||
| Visa on arrival [80] |
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| Visa required [82] | |||
| Visa required [83] |
| ||
| Visa required [84] | |||
| Visa not required [85] | 30 days |
| |
| Online Visa [88] [89] | |||
| Visa on arrival [90] | 45 days | ||
| Visa required [91] | |||
| eVisa [92] [93] | 7 days | ||
| Visa not required [94] |
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| eVisa [95] [96] | 3 months |
| |
| Visa required [97] | |||
| Tourist card / eVisa [98] [99] | 90 days |
| |
| Visa required [100] | |||
| Visa required [101] | |||
| Visa required [102] | |||
| eVisa [103] [104] | 90 days | ||
| Visa not required [105] | 21 days | ||
| Visa required [106] | |||
| Visa not required [107] | 90 days | ||
| Visa not required [108] | 6 months | ||
| Visa not required [109] | 90 days | ||
| eVisa [110] [111] |
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| Visa required [112] | |||
| Visa required [113] | |||
| Visa required [114] | |||
| eVisa / Visa on arrival [115] [116] | up to 90 days |
| |
| Visa required [117] | |||
| Visa required [118] | |||
| Visa required [119] | |||
| eVisa [120] [121] | 90 days |
| |
| Visa not required [122] [123] | |||
| Visa not required [124] | 1 year | ||
| Visa required [125] | |||
| Visa required [126] | |||
| Visa required [127] | |||
| Visa required [128] | |||
| Visa not required [129] | 90 days | ||
| eVisa [130] [131] | 90 days | ||
| Visa on arrival [132] | 90 days | ||
| Visa required [133] |
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| Visa not required [134] | 90 days |
| |
| Visa not required [135] | 90 days | ||
| Visa required [136] | |||
| Visa required [137] | |||
| eVisa [138] [139] | 30 days |
| |
| e-VOA / Visa on arrival [143] | 30 days [144] |
| |
| Visa not required [145] | 15 Days |
| |
| Visa on arrival [146] |
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| Visa required [148] |
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| Visa required [150] |
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| Visa required [152] | |||
| Visa required [153] | |||
| eVisa [154] [155] | 90 days | ||
| Visa not required [156] | 90 days | ||
| Visa not required [157] | 30 days | ||
| Electronic Travel Authorisation [158] [159] | 90 days |
| |
| Visa not required [160] | 90 days |
| |
| Visa required [161] |
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| Electronic Travel Authorization [162] [163] | 30 days |
| |
| Visa not required [165] [166] | 90 days | ||
| Freedom of movement [167] |
| ||
| Visa not required [168] | 60 days | ||
| eVisa / Visa on arrival [169] | 30 days |
| |
| Visa required [173] | |||
| Visa not required [174] | 6 months | ||
| eVisa [175] [176] | 44 days | ||
| Visa required [177] | |||
| eVisa [178] [179] | 30 days |
| |
| Visa required [180] | |||
| Visa required [181] | |||
| Visa required [182] | |||
| eVisa / Visa on arrival [183] [184] | 60 days | ||
| eVisa / Visa on arrival [185] [186] | 30 days | ||
| Visa not required [187] | 90 days | ||
| Free visa on arrival [188] | 30 days |
| |
| Visa required [189] | |||
| Visa required [190] | |||
| Visa required [191] | |||
| eVisa [192] [193] | |||
| Visa not required [194] | 180 days |
| |
| Visa required [195] |
| ||
| Visa not required [196] | 30 days | ||
| eVisa [197] [198] | |||
| Visa required [199] | |||
| eVisa [200] [201] | 30 days | ||
| Visa not required [202] [203] | 90 days | ||
| Visa not required [204] | 90 days | ||
| Visa not required [205] [206] | 30 days |
| |
| eVisa [207] [208] | 28 days |
| |
| Visa required [209] | |||
| Visa required [210] | |||
| Online Visa / Visa on arrival [211] | 90 days [212] | ||
| Visa required [213] | |||
| Electronic Travel Authority [214] | 90 days |
| |
| Visa not required [217] | 90 days | ||
| Visa required [218] | |||
| eVisa [219] [220] | 90 days | ||
| Visa required [221] | |||
| Visa required [222] | |||
| Freedom of movement [223] |
| ||
| Visa not required [224] | 90 days | ||
| Free visa on arrival [225] | 30 days | ||
| Visa not required [226] | |||
| Visa not required [227] | 90 days | ||
| eVisa [228] [229] | 60 days |
| |
| Visa required [230] | |||
| Visa required [231] | |||
| Visa not required [232] | 30 days | ||
| Visa required [233] | |||
| Visa required [234] | |||
| Freedom of movement [235] |
| ||
| Visa required [236] | |||
| eVisa [237] [238] | 16 days |
| |
| eVisa / Visa on arrival [239] [240] | 30 days | ||
| Electronic Travel Authorisation [241] [242] | 90 days | ||
| Visa required [243] | |||
| Visa not required [244] | 3 month | ||
| Visa not required [245] | 60 days | ||
| Visa required [246] | |||
| eVisa [247] [248] | |||
| Visa required [249] | |||
| Visa required [250] |
| ||
| Electronic Border System [251] [252] | 90 days |
| |
| eVisa / Visa on arrival [253] [254] | 3 months / 30 days | ||
| Visa not required [255] |
| ||
| Visa required [257] | |||
| Visa required [258] | |||
| Visa required [259] | |||
| eVisa [260] [261] | 30 days | ||
| Visa not required [262] | 90 days |
| |
| eVisa [264] [265] |
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| Visa required [266] | |||
| ETA / Visa on arrival [267] |
| ||
| Visa required [270] |
| ||
| Visa not required [271] [272] | 90 days | ||
| Visa required [275] | |||
| Visa required [276] | |||
| eVisa [277] |
| ||
| eVisa [278] | 30 days |
| |
| Visa not required [279] | 30 days |
| |
| eVisa / Visa on arrival [281] [282] | 90 days | ||
| Visa not required [283] | 60 days | ||
| Visa on arrival [284] | 30 days | ||
| eVisa [285] [286] | 15 days | ||
| Visa required [287] | |||
| Visa required [288] | |||
| Visa not required [289] | 90 days | ||
| Visa not required [290] [291] | 90 days |
| |
| Visa required [293] | |||
| Visa on arrival [294] | 30 days | ||
| eVisa [295] [296] | 3 months | ||
| Visa not required [297] | 90 days |
| |
| Freedom of movement [298] |
| ||
| Electronic Travel Authorisation [299] [300] | 6 months |
| |
| Visa required [301] | |||
| Visa required [302] | |||
| Visa not required [303] | 30 days |
| |
| Visa not required [304] | 30 days | ||
| Visa required [305] | |||
| Visa required [306] |
| ||
| eVisa [307] [308] |
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| Visa on arrival [309] | 90 days |
| |
| Visa not required [310] | 30 days | ||
| eVisa [307] [311] | 3 months | ||
Unrecognized or partially recognized countries
| Territory | Conditions of access | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Visa not required [312] [313] | 90 days |
Dependent and autonomous territories
| Territory | Conditions of access | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| China | ||
| Visa not required [314] | 90 days | |
| Visa on arrival [314] | 30 days | |
Many tourists, people on working holidays, and some students and workers coming to New Zealand must pay an International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL) of NZD $35.
Australian citizens and permanent residents can visit, work and live in New Zealand. You do not need a visa before you travel to New Zealand.