Did you know that you can go to Umrah with a tourist visa? It is official in many areas around the world, including the USA, Canada, France, and more.
Umrah With a Tourist Visa
In 2019, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced the opening of tourist visas to all visitors from all over the world.
Which can be used to perform Umrah, but not during the Hajj season.
Moreover, a tourist visa does not exclude any tourist for reasons of religion or belief, and the tourist can make multiple visits within a year, provided that the visit does not exceed 90 days.
Among the characteristics of the Saudi tourist visa:
- The opportunity to perform Umrah without Mahram for women.
- No sponsor is needed like work visas.
- Religion or belief has nothing to do with obtaining the visa.
- Opportunity for multiple visits to Saudi Arabia within a year.
How to Get a Saudi Tourist Visa?
You can obtain a Saudi tourist visa in one of the following ways:
Firstly: E-Visa Online
To get a Saudi tourist E-Visa online do the following:
- Visit the “ Visit Saudi” website, and get sure that you can get an E-Visa.
- Enter your nationality in the box, then fill out the application, and pay the visa fee.
- Wait for the approval of your tourist visa, it takes 5-30 minutes.
- Note that No travel tickets, hotel reservations, or a hard copy of the visa are required.
- Only the residential address is requested.
The Saudi tourist visa conditions include:
- You must be at least 18 years old to enter alone.
- Passengers under the age of 18 may only enter if they are accompanied by a parent, grandparent, or adult sibling (over 18).
- Your passport must be valid for at least six months after the date of entry into Saudi Arabia,
- with the exception of United States citizens; United States citizens may enter as long as their passport is valid, regardless of the time remaining before expiration.
Secondly: Visa on Arrival
You can obtain a Saudi tourist visa upon arrival in Saudi Arabia through the following airports and ports:
- King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh (RUH).
- King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah (JED).
- King Fahd International Airport in Dammam (DMM).
- Prince Muhammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Medinah (MED).
- Prince Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz Airport in Al-Ula (ULH).
- King Fahd Bridge Exit between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
- Al Batha land port between Saudi Arabia and the Emirates.
Conditions for obtaining a tourist visa upon arrival:
Find out which countries can get a visa on arrival from here,
and if you are not a citizen of any, you must meet the following conditions:
- To be a holder of an American, British, or Schengen visa.
- The visa must be valid not expired or canceled.
- The visa must be a tourist or business visa; because other types of visas are not accepted.
- You must have used the visa previously at least once during your travel to the country from which the visa was issued,
and the visa or one of the pages of the passport must be stamped by the country issuing the visa.
- Travel must be with Saudi Airlines, Flynas, Flyadeal, Saudi Gulf Airlines, or any Saudi airline only.
In addition to those two ways,
you can a Saudi tourist visa Through Saudi embassies and consulates abroad to authorized countries.
Umrah With a Tourist Visa Cost
The total cost is about 131.77 $ (494.15 SAR), which includes:
- The visa issuance fee is 80$ (300SAR)
- Health Insurance for 32.5$ (122 SAR).
- The tax is 15%, which is 16.8$ (63 SAR).
- The payment fee is 2.44 $ ( 9.15 SAR) for cards (Visa, MasterCard, UnionPay, Apple Pay)
- or 3.57$ (13.41 SAR) for American Express cards.
In conclusion,
You can go to perform Umrah with a Saudi tourist visa if you meet the conditions.
