Saudi Arabia entry requirements for Indian citizens
Short answerIndian citizens need a visa to visit Saudi Arabia. Your visa sets how long you can stay.
- How long you can stay
- Your visa sets how long you can stay.
- What you need
- Passport valid for at least 6 months
- Visa application submitted through a Saudi embassy/consulate or authorized visa service (India is not eligible for the tourist eVisa)
- Passport-size photo
- Proof of accommodation and travel itinerary
- Good to know
- The official Saudi eVisa portal lists eligible nationalities by region (e.g. USA, Canada, UK, most EU states, China, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, etc.); India, along with the rest of South Asia, is not on this eligible-country list. Indian nationals must obtain a visa via the standard consular process rather than the instant eVisa.
Is your passport valid long enough?
The rule: Passport valid for at least 6 months
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Source Saudi Arabia Official eVisa Portal (visa.visitsaudi.com) – Eligible CountriesChecked against the source on 2026-09-03
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Saudi Arabia for other passports
- Argentinavisa required
- Australiavisa on arrival
- Brazilvisa required
- Canadavisa on arrival
- Chilevisa required
- Germanyvisa on arrival
- 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 Indian citizens
- Argentinavisa required
- Armeniavisa required
- Australiavisa required
- Bahamasvisa required
- Bosnia and Herzegovinavisa required
- Brazilvisa required
- Canadavisa required
- Chilevisa required
- Chinavisa required
- Colombiavisa required
- Costa Ricavisa required
- Cyprusvisa required
- Dominican Republicvisa required
- Ecuadorvisa required
- Egyptvisa required
- Fijivisa-free short stay
- Georgiavisa required
- Ghanavisa required
- Hong Kongvisa-free short stay
- Indonesiavisa on arrival
- Irelandvisa required
- Israelvisa required
- Jamaicavisa-free short stay
- Japanvisa required
- Jordanvisa on arrival
- Kenyaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Macaovisa-free short stay
- Malaysiavisa-free short stay
- Maldivesvisa on arrival
- Mauritiusvisa-free short stay
- Mexicovisa required
- Mongoliavisa required
- Montenegrovisa required
- New Zealandvisa required
- Nigeriavisa required
- Peruvisa required
- Philippinesvisa-free short stay
- Qatarvisa-free short stay
- Rwandavisa on arrival
- Serbiavisa required
- Seychelleselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Singaporevisa required
- South Africavisa required
- South Koreavisa required
- Sri Lankaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Taiwanelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Tanzaniavisa on arrival
- Thailandvisa-free short stay
- Turkeyvisa required
- United Arab Emiratesvisa required
- United Kingdomvisa required
- United Statesvisa required
- Uruguayvisa required
- Uzbekistanvisa required
- Zambiavisa required
- Zimbabwevisa on arrival
Informational only — not legal advice. Entry rules change; confirm with the official source above before you travel. See update history