Saudi Arabia entry requirements for US citizens
Short answerUS 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 beyond arrival
- Approved Saudi tourist eVisa (apply online at visa.visitsaudi.com before travel)
- Confirmed onward/return travel arrangements
- Good to know
- Checked 2026-10-05 on the official Saudi eVisa portal: the United States is one of 68 eligible countries; the eVisa is a one-year, multiple-entry visa allowing up to 90 days in the country, for tourism-related activities incl. events, family visits, leisure and Umrah (excluding Hajj). Processing on arrival at Saudi international airports for eligible nationalities was recorded in the 2026-09-02 verification; Visit Saudi's FAQ pages could not be read in this pass to re-confirm it, so applying online before travel is the safer route.
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The rule: Passport valid for at least 6 months beyond arrival
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Source Saudi eVisa – Official Tourist Visa Portal (visa.visitsaudi.com)Checked against the source on 2026-10-05
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Saudi Arabia for other passports
- Argentinavisa required
- Australiavisa on arrival
- Brazilvisa required
- Canadavisa on arrival
- Chilevisa required
- Germanyvisa on arrival
- 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
Other destinations for US 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 required
- Canadavisa-free short stay
- Chilevisa-free short stay
- Chinavisa required
- Colombiavisa-free short stay
- Costa Ricavisa-free short stay
- Cyprusvisa-free short stay
- Dominican Republicvisa-free short stay
- Ecuadorvisa-free short stay
- Egyptvisa required
- Fijivisa-free short stay
- Georgiavisa-free short stay
- Ghanavisa required
- Hong Kongvisa-free short stay
- Indiaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Indonesiavisa on arrival
- Irelandvisa-free short stay
- 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 on arrival
- 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
- Uruguayvisa-free short stay
- Uzbekistanvisa-free short stay
- Vietnamelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- 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