Saudi Arabia entry requirements for German citizens
Short answerGerman citizens can get a visa on arrival in Saudi Arabia. Up to 90 days in any 365-day period.
- How long you can stay
- Up to 90 days in any 365-day period.
- What you need
- Passport valid for at least 6 months (the German Personalausweis/ID card is not accepted)
- Tourist eVisa applied for online at visa.visitsaudi.com before travel (recommended), or a tourist visa issued on arrival
- Medical insurance (required for the tourist visa)
- Good to know
- The official Saudi eVisa portal (visa.visitsaudi.com, checked 2026-10-02) lists Germany among its eligible countries and describes the tourist eVisa as "a one-year, multiple entry visa, allowing tourists to spend up to 90 days in the country". On-arrival issuance: the German Foreign Office states a tourist 'Visa on Arrival' is possible but recommends getting the visa before travel (legal source). The tourist visa covers tourism, family visits, events and Umrah (not Hajj, not study or work). Entry is refused to holders of passports bearing Israeli stamps or visas (per French travel advice).
Is your passport valid long enough?
The rule: Passport valid for at least 6 months (the German Personalausweis/ID card is not accepted)
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Source Auswärtiges Amt — Saudi-Arabien: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise, Einreise (Stand 2026-10-02)Checked against the source on 2026-10-02
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Saudi Arabia for other passports
- Argentinavisa required
- Australiavisa on arrival
- Brazilvisa required
- Canadavisa on arrival
- Chilevisa required
- Indiavisa required
- Israelvisa required
- Italyvisa on arrival
- Japanvisa on arrival
- Malaysiavisa on arrival
- Mexicovisa required
- Netherlandsvisa on arrival
- New Zealandvisa on arrival
- Singaporevisa on arrival
- South Koreavisa on arrival
- Spainvisa on arrival
- Ukrainevisa on arrival
- United Kingdomvisa on arrival
- United Statesvisa on arrival
Other destinations for German citizens
- Albaniavisa-free short stay
- Argentinavisa-free short stay
- Armeniavisa-free short stay
- Australiaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Bahamasvisa-free short stay
- Bosnia and Herzegovinavisa-free short stay
- Brazilvisa-free short stay
- Canadaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Chilevisa-free short stay
- Chinavisa-free short stay
- Colombiavisa-free short stay
- Costa Ricavisa-free short stay
- Dominican Republicvisa-free short stay
- Ecuadorvisa-free short stay
- Egyptvisa on arrival
- Fijivisa-free short stay
- Georgiavisa-free short stay
- Ghanavisa required
- Hong Kongvisa-free short stay
- Indiaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Indonesiavisa on arrival
- Israelelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Jamaicavisa-free short stay
- Japanvisa-free short stay
- Jordanvisa on arrival
- Kenyaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Macaovisa-free short stay
- Malaysiavisa-free short stay
- Maldivesvisa on arrival
- Mauritiusvisa-free short stay
- Mexicovisa-free short stay
- Mongoliavisa-free short stay
- Montenegrovisa-free short stay
- Moroccovisa-free short stay
- New Zealandelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Nigeriavisa required
- Peruvisa-free short stay
- Philippinesvisa-free short stay
- Qatarvisa-free short stay
- Rwandavisa on arrival
- Serbiavisa-free short stay
- Seychelleselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Singaporevisa-free short stay
- South Africavisa-free short stay
- South Koreaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Sri Lankaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Taiwanvisa-free short stay
- Tanzaniavisa on arrival
- Thailandvisa-free short stay
- Turkeyvisa-free short stay
- United Arab Emiratesvisa-free short stay
- United Kingdomelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- United Stateselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Uruguayvisa-free short stay
- Uzbekistanvisa-free short stay
- Vietnamvisa-free short stay
- Zambiavisa-free short stay
- Zimbabwevisa on arrival
Informational only — not legal advice. Entry rules change; confirm with the official source above before you travel. See update history