Your Saudi Arabia Tourist Visa, prepared, reviewed, and submitted for you.
APVI prepares your application, reviews every document, and submits directly to the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, DC. You ship your passport once and it comes back with the visa inside. Available to U.S. passport holders only.
The Saudi Arabia Tourist Visa, in plain terms.
What the physical tourist visa covers, and what it does not.
A physical visa stamp
The Saudi tourist visa is placed inside your passport by the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia. Your passport has to travel to the embassy and back.
10 years of validity
Issued as a long-validity multiple-entry tourist visa. Available to U.S. passport holders only.
Multiple entry
Enter Saudi Arabia more than once while the visa remains valid, subject to the rules in force at the time of travel.
Tourism, family visits, and leisure
Intended for tourism, visiting family or friends, leisure travel, and events. Not a work or study authorization.
Your passport is shipped
You send your physical passport to APVI with prepaid FedEx shipping in and out, and it is returned with the visa inside.
Not sure which one you need?
Tell APVI the purpose of your trip and a specialist confirms whether the tourist visa stamp or the electronic tourist e-Visa is the right path.
Eligibility and issuance are decided by the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia. If the electronic Saudi Tourist e-Visa suits your trip better, a specialist will say so before you ship anything.
Pick your speed. We do the rest.
Every option includes specialist document review, application preparation, and direct embassy submission. Fees are per applicant.
APVI service fee, per applicant
Hand-walked through every step for last-minute travel. The fastest Saudi tourist visa service APVI offers.
Fees are per applicant. The embassy fee is set by the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia and is charged in addition to APVI's service fee. Shipping is quoted separately before checkout.
Not sure which visa you need?
A real APVI visa specialist can help you understand destination requirements, visa types, document checklists, processing options, shipping steps, and what happens after you place your order.
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Saudi Tourist Visa requirements.
APVI checks every item below before your file reaches the embassy.
Valid U.S. passport
Your most recent physical passport book with at least 6 months of remaining validity and two blank visa pages.
One passport photo
Color photo taken within the last 6 months, white background, full face visible, neutral expression.
Completed application and declaration
The Saudi visa application and declaration form, typed in all fields, printed and signed by the applicant.
U.S. passport holders only
This service is available only to U.S. passport holders. Travelers on any other passport cannot apply for this visa through APVI.
Travel and accommodation details
Your intended travel dates plus the hotel or host address in Saudi Arabia, where it is asked for.
Signed APVI checklist
Once your documents are prepared, sign the APVI requirement checklist and return it with your passport.
From order to embassy submission, handled step by step.
You start the order, APVI prepares the application, you ship your passport once, and it comes back with the visa inside.
Start your order online
Choose your processing speed and tell APVI how many applicants are traveling.
Complete the forms with APVI
Plain questions about your trip, with your application prepared and checked for you.
Ship your passport
Send your physical passport and documents to APVI using the prepaid FedEx label.
Specialist review
An APVI Saudi Desk agent checks your file for preventable errors before it reaches the embassy.
Direct embassy submission
APVI submits your application to the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, DC.
Passport returned to you
Your passport comes back by tracked FedEx with the tourist visa inside.
Your passport travels once, and it is tracked the whole way.
Because the Saudi tourist visa is a stamp placed inside the passport, the physical book has to reach the embassy. APVI arranges prepaid FedEx shipping in both directions so there is one send, one return, and a tracking number for each.
- Prepaid FedEx label sent to you after your order
- Tracked delivery to APVI and on to the embassy
- Status updates while your file is with the embassy
- Tracked FedEx return with your visa inside the passport
Common Saudi tourist 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 too short, or no blank visa pages left
Photo taken against a colored background or cropped incorrectly
Application details that do not match the passport exactly
Applying for tourism when the trip purpose is work or business
Choosing a processing speed that does not fit the travel date
Sending an expired or damaged passport
Assuming the electronic e-Visa and the visa stamp are interchangeable
Incomplete travel or accommodation information
The tourist visa stamp is not the same as the Saudi e-Visa.
Saudi Arabia issues tourist travel authorization in two forms. They are not interchangeable, and only one of them requires your passport to be shipped.
Saudi Arabia Tourist Visa (stamp)
A physical visa placed in your passport by the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia. Your passport is shipped to APVI and returned with the visa inside.
- 10-year validity, multiple entry
- Up to 90 days per visit
- Passport shipping required
- Direct embassy submission by APVI
Saudi Arabia Tourist e-Visa
An electronic authorization applied for entirely online. Nothing is mailed, and your passport stays with you the whole time.
- Fully online, upload only
- Multiple entry, one-year validity
- No passport shipping
- Emailed once issued
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, see APVI's other Saudi visa services.
A specialist reads your Saudi application before an embassy does.
Your travel date is the deadline. We treat it that way.
An embassy will reject a file over a detail and tell you nothing useful. A specialist catches it first.
- Saudi requirements reviewed against your travel dates before submission
- Specialist review of every document before embassy submission
- Direct embassy submission, so you never stand in line
- Three processing speeds, including an emergency service
- A dedicated Saudi Desk agent by phone and email
- Prepaid FedEx shipping in and out, with tracked passport return
- Saudi visa experience across both stamp and electronic paths
- Trusted since 2003
What APVI clients say about the process.
General visa and document customers. APVI does not publish Saudi tourist 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 Tourist Visa questions
Still unsure? Call (800) 766-0452 and speak with a Saudi visa specialist.
What APVI Does and What the Issuing Authority Does
APVI helps manage the process. The embassy, consulate, or government portal issues the visa.
What APVI does
- Reviews forms, photos, supporting documents, and the service path
- Checks requirements against the destination and visa category
- Provides clear next-step and shipping instructions
- Handles courier submission and pickup where eligible
- Provides status updates and human support
What the issuing authority does
- Reviews and adjudicates the visa application
- Determines whether the visa is approved and issued
- Sets government, embassy, and consular fees
- Controls processing times and appointment availability
- Issues the visa or electronic travel authorization
APVI is a private visa services company, not an embassy, consulate, or government agency. You may apply directly without using APVI.
Who We Are and What That Means for You
APVI is a private visa and travel document services company. APVI is not an embassy, a consulate, or a government agency, and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any government. You may apply directly through the relevant embassy, consulate, or government portal without using APVI. APVI service fees are separate from government, embassy, and consular fees.