Job Discussion Forums

Hiawatha · Joined: 09 Jun 2007 Posts: 62 Location: Oman

Would it be feisible to enter Saudi on a visitors visa, and then when I

arrive do the work visa? If anyone knows out there I would much appeciate your info.

H.

Noor · Joined: 06 May 2009 Posts: 152

http://www.statraveluk.lonelyplanet.com/middle_east/saudi_arabia/index.html

Facts for the Traveler

Visas: There is no such thing as a tourist visa for Saudi Arabia. You can enter the country with a visitor's transit or (if you're Muslim) hajj or umrah visa. To get a visitor's visa you will have to be sponsored by a Saudi individual or company. Another option is a 24 or 48-hour transit visa - to get one you have to prove that you had no choice other than to stop-over in Saudi Arabia en route to your final destination. You can now also visit the country as a non-Muslim if you join an approved (and expensive - US$5000 plus) organised tour.

007

Cleopatra · Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:36 am Post subject:

The OP seems to be under the impression that you can apply for Saudi visas independently. Not so. Whatever the visa type, it can only be applied for via a Saudi sponsor.