December 03, 2023Free social media

The Ministry of Tourism announced amendments to the visit visa regulation for the purpose of tourism, which included expanding the eligible categories, and providing more options for those wishing to visit the Kingdom for the purpose of tourism.
According to the amended visit visa regulation for tourism purpose issued by His Excellency the Minister of Tourism, Mr. Ahmed bin Aqeel Al-Khatib, the Kingdom welcomes residents of the Gulf countries, as well as those who have Schengen visas, the United States of America and the United Kingdom, and their residents.

In the details, the Ministry of Tourism clarified that those who obtained a residence visa in one of the countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf can enter the Kingdom with an electronic tourist visa, which they can apply for through visitsaudi.com/visa, provided that the residence is valid for a period of no less than three months, according to Professions published on the electronic platform, including first-degree relatives of the residence visa holder coming with him, and domestic workers coming with their sponsors.

On the other hand, the amended regulation granted an exception to holders of a valid tourist or busines visa from the United States of America, the United Kingdom, or one of the Schengen agreement countries, provided that it has been used at least once to enter the visa-granting country, and this includes First-degree relatives of the visa holder coming with him, in addition to those holding permanent residence in the United States of America, permanent residence in the European Union, or permanent residence in the United Kingdom, including first-degree relatives of the visa holder coming with him, through Visa upon arrival at any of the Kingdom's land, sea or air ports.

The amended tourist visa regulation confirmed that tourists while they are in the Kingdom comply with the regulations and instructions followed, including carrying identification documents at all times. Hajj season.