Saudi Arabia passport: visa-free countries & requirements
53 visa-free destinations · 65 visa on arrival, eVisa, or ETA
Worldwide counts use the full VisaGlance dataset. This page focuses on 60 tracked top destinations; self-country rows are omitted where relevant.
Saudi Arabia's passport has strengthened significantly in recent years, now providing visa-free access to 52 destinations. With an additional 35 countries offering visas on arrival, the Kingdom's citizens have expanded travel options as the country increases diplomatic engagement globally.
Visa results start from a historical January 2025 base matrix with limited, documented corrections. A mapped destination-level source provides context only; it does not independently verify a passport-destination result.
Methodology
This page identifies sources, review dates, and editorial accountability. Evidence scope and freshness vary by item; consult the cited governing source before relying on a claim.
- Sources
- Official embassy, consulate and government visa pages where linked; Local VisaGlance verification log; Passport-validity and transit-rule notes maintained in the dataset
- Last reviewed
- Author
- William W.
- Reviewer
- William W. Same person as the author; this is not an independent review.
Visa-free destinations 16
- Thailand VISA-FREE · 60d
- Singapore VISA-FREE
- Malaysia VISA-FREE · 90d
- Philippines VISA-FREE · 30d
- South Korea VISA-FREE · 30d
- China VISA-FREE · 30d
- Hong Kong SAR China VISA-FREE · 90d
- United Arab Emirates VISA-FREE
- Qatar VISA-FREE
- Oman VISA-FREE
- Jordan VISA-FREE · 90d
- Türkiye VISA-FREE · 90d
- Egypt VISA-FREE · 180d
- Morocco VISA-FREE · 90d
- South Africa VISA-FREE · 90d
- Georgia VISA-FREE · 360d
Visa on arrival / eVisa / ETA 17
- Japan E-VISA
- Indonesia VISA ON ARRIVAL
- Vietnam E-VISA
- Laos VISA ON ARRIVAL
- Myanmar (Burma) E-VISA
- Macao VISA ON ARRIVAL
- Taiwan E-VISA
- India E-VISA
- Sri Lanka ETA
- Maldives VISA ON ARRIVAL
- Nepal VISA ON ARRIVAL
- Kenya ETA
- Tanzania VISA ON ARRIVAL
- United Kingdom ETA
- Cuba E-VISA
- Australia E-VISA
- New Zealand ETA
Visa required in advance 27
- Cambodia VISA REQUIRED
- Israel VISA REQUIRED
- Ireland VISA REQUIRED
- France VISA REQUIRED
- Italy VISA REQUIRED
- Spain VISA REQUIRED
- Portugal VISA REQUIRED
- Greece VISA REQUIRED
- Germany VISA REQUIRED
- Netherlands VISA REQUIRED
- Belgium VISA REQUIRED
- Switzerland VISA REQUIRED
- Austria VISA REQUIRED
- Czechia VISA REQUIRED
- Hungary VISA REQUIRED
- Croatia VISA REQUIRED
- Iceland VISA REQUIRED
- United States VISA REQUIRED
- Canada VISA REQUIRED
- Mexico VISA REQUIRED
- Brazil VISA REQUIRED
- Argentina VISA REQUIRED
- Peru VISA REQUIRED
- Chile VISA REQUIRED
- Costa Rica VISA REQUIRED
- Dominican Republic VISA REQUIRED
- Fiji VISA REQUIRED
Visa rules change without notice. Always confirm with the embassy, consulate or the official government source linked above before you book or travel.