Saudi Arabia entry requirements for Israeli citizens

How long you can stay

Your visa sets how long you can stay.

What you need

• None available through standard tourist channels — Saudi Arabia and Israel have no diplomatic relations and Israel is not recognized by Saudi Arabia; Israeli passport holders are not on the eVisa-eligible list and are not known to have a working regular-visa route for tourism

Good to know

Israel does not appear on Saudi Arabia's official eVisa-eligible country list (verified directly against visa.visitsaudi.com). This is corroborated by news reporting of an official January 2020 statement from Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister that Israeli passport holders were not welcome to visit 'for now', and by the well-established absence of diplomatic relations between the two countries. UK government travel guidance (gov.uk) separately confirms Saudi Arabia refuses entry to ANY traveler (regardless of nationality) whose passport shows an Israeli stamp or Israeli birthplace. IMPORTANT CAVEAT: I could not locate a current, directly-fetchable primary Saudi government statement (e.g. Saudi MOFA) explicitly and formally banning Israeli citizens — the strongest evidence is (a) omission from the official eligible list, and (b) secondary news reporting (Al Jazeera) of an official 2020 statement. Treat the 'visa_required' classification here as 'practically closed to Israeli tourists' rather than a normal visa process, and flag for follow-up if a firmer primary citation is needed.

Source Saudi eVisa – Official Tourist Visa Portal (visa.visitsaudi.com), eligible country list (Israel absent); Al Jazeera reporting of Saudi Foreign Minister statementChecked against the source on 2026-09-02