Visa requirements for Saudi citizens



Visa requirements for Saudi citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Saudi Arabia.

As of 2024, Saudi citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 91 countries and territories, ranking the Saudi passport 59th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.

Also according to Passport Index website, As of 2024, Saudi citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access (including eTAs) to 103 countries and territories, ranking the Saudi Passport in terms of travel freedom 47th according to the Passport Index,

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.

History
Visa requirements for Saudi citizens were lifted by New Zealand (July 1999), Kyrgyzstan (July 2012), Honduras (September 2016), Georgia (November 2016), Belarus (February 2017), Barbados (May 2019), South Africa (August 2019), Kazakhstan (September 2019), Ukraine (August 2020), Uzbekistan (August 2022), Zambia (December 2022), South Korea (April 2023), Singapore (June 2023), Iran (December 2023), Turkey (January 2024), and the United Kingdom (February 2024).

Visas on arrival for Saudi citizens were introduced by Malawi in October 2015, followed by Azerbaijan in February 2016, followed by Gabon in October 2017, followed by Pakistan in March 2019.

Electronic Visas for Saudi citizens were introduced by Myanmar that commenced on 1 September 2014, followed by Djibouti on 18 February 2018, followed by India on 17 June 2019, followed by the United Kingdom in 1 June 2022, followed by Armenia in 5 July 2022, followed by Japan in 27 March 2023.

Russia announced that it is working to establish visa-free travel agreement with Saudi Arabia.

European Union is currently working on facilitating visa-free entry into Schengen Area for Saudi citizens.

Paraguay is working on opening an embassy in Riyadh and abolish visa requirements for Saudi citizens.

Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories
Unrecognized or partially recognized countries with no Saudi representative

Dependent and autonomous territories