Saudi Arabia e-Visa for U.S. passport holders, reviewed by APVI before submission.
Upload your passport scan, photo, and travel details. APVI reviews your Saudi e-Visa application before submission and emails the approved e-Visa once it is issued.
The Saudi Arabia Tourist e-Visa, in plain terms.
What the electronic tourist authorization covers, and what it does not.
One year of validity
The Saudi Arabia Tourist e-Visa is valid for one year from the date it is issued.
Multiple entry
You may enter Saudi Arabia more than once while the authorization remains valid.
Up to 90 days per stay
Stays of up to 90 days, or three months, where the Saudi authorities permit it.
Tourism, family visits, and leisure
Intended for tourism, visiting family or friends, leisure travel, events, and Umrah outside the Hajj season.
Not a study or work authorization
The tourist e-Visa does not permit study or employment in Saudi Arabia.
Not sure the tourist e-Visa fits?
Tell APVI the purpose of your trip and a specialist confirms whether the e-Visa or a Saudi paper visa is the right path.
Eligibility and issuance are decided by the Saudi authorities. APVI helps confirm whether the tourist e-Visa fits your trip, and can route you to a paper visa service when it does not.
What a Saudi e-Visa costs with APVI.
APVI's service fee is flat. The Saudi government fee is charged per applicant and shown separately.
per applicant
Covers APVI's specialist review and handling of your Saudi e-Visa application.
per applicant
Set by the Saudi authorities and shown separately from APVI's fee before checkout.
plus optional services if selected
The full breakdown is shown before checkout, per applicant.
Processing: APVI handles Saudi e-Visa applications on a 24-hour service. Issuance is decided by the Saudi authorities, and APVI emails your approved e-Visa as soon as it is issued.
A Saudi e-Visa starts with a few simple uploads.
Nothing is mailed. Everything below is uploaded from your phone or computer.
Passport information page scan
A clear, uncropped scan or photo of the page carrying your details.
Digital photo
A digital passport-style photo, or a scan of a 2x2 photo.
Travel dates
Your intended arrival and departure dates for Saudi Arabia.
Accommodation or address
Your hotel or host address in Saudi Arabia, where it is asked for.
A valid email address
Your approved Saudi e-Visa is delivered to this address.
Simple APVI online application
APVI's own form, written in plain English and reviewed before submission.
Five steps, all of them online.
No embassy visit, no appointment, and no physical documents.
Start your Saudi e-Visa order
Order online and tell APVI how many applicants are traveling.
Upload passport scan and photo
Upload your passport information page and digital photo securely.
Complete APVI's online form
Plain questions about your trip, with no government portal jargon.
APVI reviews your application
A specialist checks your Saudi file for preventable errors before submission.
Approved e-Visa emailed to you
Once the Saudi authorities issue it, your approved e-Visa is emailed to you.
No passport shipping. No embassy visit.
The Saudi Arabia Tourist e-Visa is processed electronically. You upload scans and receive the approved e-Visa by email once it is issued. Your passport stays with you for the whole process.
- Your passport never leaves your hands
- Documents uploaded through a secure APVI form
- No courier, no tracking number, no embassy counter
- Approved Saudi e-Visa delivered to your inbox
Common Saudi e-Visa mistakes a specialist catches first.
None of these are unusual. They are simply the details most often fixed before an application is submitted.
Passport validity is too short for the trip
Applying for tourism when the trip purpose is work or business
Passport details do not match the application exactly
Passport scan is blurry, cropped, or hard to read
Digital photo does not meet the required format
Travel dates or accommodation details left incomplete
Confusing the tourist e-Visa with a Saudi paper visa
Assuming the e-Visa covers study or employment
The tourist e-Visa is not the same as a Saudi paper visa.
Saudi Arabia issues several visa types. The electronic tourist authorization is only one of them, and it is not interchangeable with the others.
Saudi Arabia Tourist e-Visa
Electronic authorization for tourism, family visits, leisure travel, and eligible Umrah travel. Applied for online, with nothing mailed.
- Fully online, upload only
- Multiple entry, one-year validity
- Up to 90 days per stay
- Emailed once issued
Saudi paper visa services
Work, business, family visit, student, residency, and temporary work travel follow a different Saudi process with different requirements. Those are separate APVI services, not this page.
- Different purpose of travel
- Different Saudi requirements
- Handled by APVI's Saudi visa team
- A specialist confirms the right path
Work, business, family visit, student, residency, and temporary work travel to Saudi Arabia follow separate processes with their own requirements. If your trip falls into one of those, an APVI specialist will move you onto the correct service rather than submitting a tourist e-Visa.
A specialist reads your Saudi application before a government does.
Saudi experience, applied to an online form.
A government portal will accept a blurry scan without a word. A specialist will not.
- Flat APVI service fee: $99 per applicant
- Saudi Arabia visa expertise across e-Visa and paper visa paths
- Human review of your Saudi e-Visa file before submission
- Secure document upload
- No physical passport shipping
- Approved e-Visa delivered by email
- APVI can route you to a Saudi paper visa when the e-Visa is not correct
- Trusted since 2003
What APVI clients say about the process.
General visa and document customers. APVI does not publish Saudi e-Visa reviews it has not received.
"I had one of the most challenging international visa cases due to clerical errors by other parties. APVI triaged, diagnosed, and executed a plan to clean up everything. They left no stone unturned."
"APVI provides exceptional services. Amazing support to process my documents for two countries now. Ibtihal is supportive and kind, making the process an exceptional experience."
"Fast, professional and completely on top of the paperwork. They told me exactly what to send and my passport came back with the visa ahead of schedule."
Saudi e-Visa questions
Still unsure whether the tourist e-Visa fits your trip? Call (800) 766-0452 and a specialist will confirm it with you.