The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched an electronic visa waiver for visitors from the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland.
British and Irish nationals who want to visit the kingdom will be issued a single entry e-visa which allows them to stay in the country for up to six months. It applies to those visiting for business, tourism, study and medical treatment.
“This is great news! Every time my family and I wanted to visit Saudi Arabia in the past it had always been such a hassle for my husband and took months sometimes just to see whether we can get an Umrah visa or a visitor one, but now that you can visit the entire country, while visiting.
Procedures have been streamlined as part of measures to ease travel restrictions and attract more tourists.
Visitors can apply for the e-visaby filling out an application form on the Unified National Visa Platform at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.
The application can be sent between 90 days and two days before the date of travel to the kingdom. Once the application is sent, the approved visa will be emailed to the recipient within 24 hours.
