Saudi visas • preparation and follow-up service
The Saudi business visit visa is for attending meetings and conferences and exploring partnerships, by invitation from a Saudi company. We prepare your file from Turkey and follow it up, and arrange your flight and hotel in Riyadh or Jeddah with it.
Why apply through OYA?
An application can be rejected, or its fees lost, because of a simple mistake: a letter in the name that does not match the passport, a missing digit, a reversed date, or a photo in the wrong size. Government fees are usually not refundable. That is why we submit your business visit visa application for you and set up your file correctly from the start.
OYA Tourism is a private travel agency, not a government body. Our service fee is modest, and we explain it to you separately from the official fees before we start; the final decision rests with the competent authority alone.
The business visit visa, or the Saudi "business visa" as many call it, is meant for meetings, conferences, exhibitions and exploring business partnerships, and is not tied to an employment contract inside the Kingdom. It does not permit working or receiving payment from a Saudi party.
According to the Saudi visa platform, the business visit visa is issued for a single entry valid for 90 days, or for multiple entries valid for one year with a stay of up to 90 days on each visit. However, citizens of the 14 countries covered by the February 2025 restrictions, including Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and Yemen, are limited to a single entry unless announced otherwise.
The application starts with an electronic invitation issued by the host Saudi company on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs platform, with its commercial register and an application form attested by the Chamber of Commerce. From Turkey, a letter from your company on its official letterhead is usually attached, and the file is submitted through the visa center accredited by the embassy or consulate.
For investors there is the electronic "Visitor Investor" visa, available to all countries, and when there is no local host a document describing your business activity can be attached. At OYA Tourism we review the invitation and documents, and arrange the flight and hotel for your business trip. The decision rests with the Saudi authorities alone.
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Types and options
Valid for 90 days from issue, and suited to a meeting or exhibition on set dates.
Valid for one year with a stay of up to 90 days on each visit, and suited to those who travel to the Kingdom regularly. It may not be available to citizens of some countries.
An electronic visa available to all countries since its second phase, for exploring investment opportunities. A document describing your business activity can be attached when there is no local host.
Checklist
The general list is below, and requirements may vary by nationality and country of residence — we confirm them for you before you apply.
How we work
Send us your nationality, country of residence and type of visit, and we will determine the right visa and its exact requirements.
We review your papers and guide you to complete what is missing, and we prepare hotel, flight and insurance bookings when needed.
We fill in the application and submit it through the approved official channel, and we follow its status step by step.
We let you know as soon as the decision is issued and send you the e-visa, and we help you complete the rest of your travel arrangements.
OYA Tourism is a travel services agency that helps you prepare and follow up the application. The decision to grant the visa rests with the competent official authorities alone.
Start now
Send your basic details through the form, and a visa specialist will contact you shortly to confirm eligibility and requirements.
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OYA Tourism is a private travel agency and is not affiliated with any of these bodies. Regulations change, and we confirm the requirements in force at the time you submit your application.
Questions & answers
The basis is an electronic invitation from a Saudi company through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs platform, with its commercial register and an application form attested by the Chamber of Commerce, plus a passport valid for 6 months, a passport-style photo and a letter from your company. We review the whole file before submitting.
No. The business visit visa is only for meetings, conferences and exploring partnerships, and is not tied to an employment contract. Working in the Kingdom requires a work visa obtained by the Saudi employer.
It is issued for a single entry valid for 90 days, or for multiple entries valid for one year with a stay of up to 90 days on each visit. Some nationalities may be limited to a single entry.
Investors can apply for the electronic "Visitor Investor" visa, available to all countries, attaching a document describing their business activity when there is no local host. A standard business visit needs an invitation from a Saudi company.
When Turkey was added to the e-Visa program, it was announced that it covers leisure, business and Umrah purposes. The best option depends on the nature and length of your activity, so we review the purpose of your visit with you and guide you to the right visa.
From the OYA guide
An updated guide for residents of Turkey: why your nationality, not your residence, determines your eligibility for the Saudi tourist visa, what the alternative routes are if you are not eligible, and how to perform Umrah on it.
Everything a Turkish citizen or foreign resident of Turkey needs to submit a strong Schengen file: where to apply, which documents, and which mistakes lead to rejection.
Other visas
The Saudi electronic tourist visa is the easiest way to visit the Kingdom for citizens of eligible countries, including Turkey, and for holders of used US, UK and Schengen visas. At OYA Tourism we check your eligibility, prepare your application and follow it up, and arrange your flight and hotel with it.
We arrange an Umrah visa from Turkey for you from start to arrival: preparing the application through the Nusuk Umrah platform or authorized Umrah agents, booking your flight and hotels in Makkah and Madinah, then guiding you to book your Umrah permit.
The family visit visa lets you visit a relative who lives in Saudi Arabia, with an application submitted by the relative from inside the Kingdom. At OYA Tourism we prepare your file in Turkey, book your visa center appointment, and follow the application until the decision is issued.
The Saudi personal visit visa is for visiting a friend or acquaintance in the Kingdom with no business purpose, by an invitation issued by the host through the visa platform. We help you prepare your file from Turkey and follow it up until the decision is issued.
If your trip from Istanbul to another destination connects through Saudi Arabia on Saudia or flynas, you can request a Saudi transit visa and stop in the Kingdom for up to 96 hours. We book your flight on the right route and help you apply for the visa.
If you live in the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain or Oman, you may be able to get the Saudi tourist visa for Gulf residents based on your residence, even if your nationality is not on the list. We check your eligibility and prepare your application remotely via WhatsApp.
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