Saudi Arabia entry requirements for UK citizens

How long you can stay

Up to 90 days in any 365-day period.

What you need

• Passport valid for at least 6 months beyond arrival
• Confirmed onward/return travel arrangements
• Travel health insurance (bundled automatically with the e-visa, coverage up to SAR 100,000)

Good to know

United Kingdom is on Saudi Arabia's official eVisa-eligible country list. Standard tourist e-visa: 1-year multiple-entry validity, up to 90 days total stay, approvable online in advance or on arrival at Saudi airports. UK government travel advice (gov.uk) additionally describes a separate, broader 'Electronic Travel Authorisation' product (730-day validity, up to 180 days total stay, covering tourism/business/study/medical/Umrah) alongside a single-entry 'Electronic Visa Waiver' (180 days, for holders of a used US/UK/Schengen visa) — this ETA figure was not independently corroborated on the official Saudi portal or on other governments' travel-advice pages (e.g. Canada's), so it is flagged here as unresolved/needs follow-up rather than used as the primary classification. Entry is refused to anyone with an Israeli passport stamp or Israeli birthplace shown in their passport.

Source Saudi eVisa – Official Tourist Visa Portal (visa.visitsaudi.com); UK Government travel advice for Saudi Arabia (gov.uk)Checked against the source on 2026-09-02