Al-Marsad Newspaper: Tourism Minister Ahmed Al-Khatib has approved the adoption of the regulation on visitor visas for tourism purposes.
Duration Residence
The regulation published by the Umm Al-Qura newspaper today (Friday) provided that anyone who wishes to enter the Kingdom for tourism purposes must obtain a valid visa, unless his entry requires it, and the validity of the visa is in accordance with its type , as follows: Single entry And its validity is for a period of 3 months, provided that the period of residence does not exceed one month and multiple entry, and its validity is for one year, provided that the period of residency does not exceed more than 3 months during the validity period.
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Article 4 of the regulation provides that the electronic platform publishes a list of countries whose nationality can apply for a visa by one of the following means: The first: visa on arrival: where the tourist applies for a visa upon arrival in one of the the ports of the Kingdom. According to Okaz
The second: the electronic visa: in which the tourist requests a visa through the electronic platform.
And the third: the visa through one of the Kingdom’s missions abroad or through the digital embassy on the platform of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Article 6 clarified: Those who possess the nationality of a country not included in the list published on the electronic platform can obtain a visa through one of the Representations of the Kingdom abroad, or through the digital embassy on the platform of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, according to the provisions envisaged by the requirements of art. residence in his country, a certificate of work identification and proof of financial standing by submitting a bank statement or salary statement, provided that it is excluded from the provision of paragraph (1) of this article.
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When applying for a visa under articles (fourth and fifth), each of the following must be addressed:
Buy a Ministry-approved package tour package, then the Authorized Travel and Tourism Service Provider, unless the process requires you to verify your details through one of the Kingdom Missions abroad and you hold a visa valid tourist or business visa from the United States of America America or the United States, or one of the countries of the Schengen Agreement, provided that it has been used at least once to enter the country issuing the visa, and this includes the first-degree relatives of the visa holder who came with him and who have permanent residence in the United States of America, or permanent residence in European Union countries, or permanent residence in the United Kingdom, and this includes relatives of the holder of first-degree residence who come with him and who has a residence visa – valid for a period of not less than 3 months – in the countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the G olfo, according to the professions published in the telematic platform, and this includes relatives of the holder First class residence visa for those who come with him, and those with domestic professions who come with their sponsors, provided that in examining the application for obtaining the visa, take into account the bilateral agreements and memoranda of understanding concluded between the Kingdom AND other countries that organize the granting of visit visas to the citizens of the two countries, and also according to the principle of reciprocity, provided that obtain an amount of (300) riyals as a fee for a tourist visit visa.