The tourist eVisa portal and the government overview pages publish eligibility, validity, the fee components and what the visa covers. They do not publish the live application's regexes, character limits or error text, so this guide states none. The nine cards below follow those public pages.
66 eligible-country passports can apply for the tourist eVisa. A passport outside that list is not stuck, but it uses the current KSA Visa Finder or a Saudi mission instead.
Holders of specified valid US, UK or Schengen visas or permanent residence, and GCC residents, must use the visa finder. Their eligibility is decided on different terms from the 66-country list.
The tourist visa covers tourism, events, family and relative visits, leisure, and Umrah excluding Hajj. It does not cover Hajj, study or work. The Umrah visa route runs through KSA Visa and the Umrah permit through Nusuk.
The tourist eVisa portal host does not end in .gov.sa. Reach it from the Saudi National Platform or Visit Saudi, then read the hostname character by character before entering passport or card details.
Copy the number from the passport you will travel on. The issued eVisa is tied to that document, so travelling on a different passport is a problem the border cannot resolve for you.
The passport needs at least 6 months of validity at entry. Check the expiry before paying, because the fee components are not a refundable deposit.
The application result reaches this address. Use an inbox you can open yourself, so the eVisa does not sit somewhere you have to ask for it.
The tourist visa base government fee is SAR 300. Mandatory medical insurance, VAT and the payment amount affect the checkout total, so the number you pay is higher than the base fee.
The eVisa is normally valid for one year with multiple entries and stays of up to 90 days. Plan the trip inside those limits instead of buying again for a second visit in the same year.
The official site shows a confirmation on screen. Screenshot it — that's your backup.
The tourist eVisa portal host is not a .gov.sa suffix. Reach it from the Saudi National Platform or Visit Saudi, and confirm the exact hostname before entering passport or card details.
The issued eVisa is tied to the passport used in the application. Carry it with that passport, and keep the mandatory medical insurance document with it.
Medical insurance is mandatory and is part of the checkout total. Keep its document with the eVisa and the passport.
The tourist visa covers tourism, events, family and relative visits, leisure, and Umrah excluding Hajj. It does not cover Hajj, study or work.
Open the government page first, then follow it out to the application. The live portal publishes no regexes, character limits or error text, so this guide states none. What it does have is nine checks worth running before any money moves.
1. Are you on the 66-country list? 66 eligible-country passports can apply for the tourist eVisa directly.
2. If not, use the finder.
Holders of specified valid US, UK or Schengen visas or permanent residence, and GCC residents, are decided on different terms from the 66-country list, so the finder is the correct starting point rather than the eVisa checkout.
3. Is your purpose inside the visa’s scope?
The tourist visa covers tourism, events, family and relative visits, leisure, and Umrah excluding Hajj. It does not cover Hajj, study or work. The Umrah visa route runs through KSA Visa, and the Umrah permit through Nusuk.
4. Check the hostname. The tourist eVisa portal host does not end in .gov.sa. It is operated by the Ministry of Tourism, and that is exactly why the hostname deserves a character-by-character read after you arrive from a government page.
5. Passport number. Copy it from the passport you will travel on. The issued eVisa is tied to that document.
6. Passport validity. At least 6 months at entry. Check the expiry before paying.
7. Email. The result reaches this address. Use an inbox you can open yourself.
8. Insurance and the real total. The base government fee is SAR 300. Mandatory medical insurance, VAT and the payment amount affect the checkout total, so the figure you pay is larger than the base. Keep the insurance document with the eVisa.
9. Validity and stay plan. The eVisa is normally one year, multiple entry, up to 90 days per stay. Check the issued document before buying a second visa for a second trip in the same year.
Hajj requires its own visa and permit. No amount paid on the tourist eVisa portal converts into a Hajj permission, and no third party can convert it either.
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