
Visa requirements for Saudi citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens ofSaudi Arabia.
As of July 20 2025, Saudi citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 91 countries and territories, ranking theSaudi passport 54th in the world, tied withBotswana passport according to theHenley Passport Index.[1]
Saudi citizens do not need a visa to enter otherGulf 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 byNew 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] theUnited Kingdom (February 2024),[16]Pakistan (September 2024),[17]China (June 2025),[18]Armenia (July 2025).[19]
Visas on arrival for Saudi citizens were introduced byMalawi in October 2015, followed byAzerbaijan in February 2016,[20] followed byGabon in October 2017,[21] followed by Pakistan in March 2019.[22]
Electronic Visas for Saudi citizens were introduced byMyanmar that commenced on 1 September 2014,[23] followed byDjibouti on 18 February 2018,[24] followed byIndia on 17 June 2019,[25] followed by theUnited Kingdom in 1 June 2022,[26] followed by Armenia in 5 July 2022,[27] followed byJapan 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 intoSchengen Area for Saudi citizens.[31][32]
Paraguay is working on opening an embassy inRiyadh 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 |
| |
| 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] |
| ||
| 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] |
| ||
| 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] |
| ||
| 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] |
| ||
| 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] |
| ||
| 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] |
| ||
| 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] |
| ||
| 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] |
| ||
| 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.