Saudi visas • preparation and follow-up service
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.
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 family 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 family visit visa starts with the host living in Saudi Arabia, who submits the visit request on the visa platform of the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs and receives a request number to send to you. The platform specifies which degrees of kinship can be invited, first-degree relatives above all.
Once the request number is issued, the visitor completes the procedures from their country of residence. For residents of Turkey, the application is made to the Saudi Embassy in Ankara or the Consulate General in Istanbul through the accredited visa center, with a prior appointment and in-person attendance.
The visa may be issued for a single entry or multiple entries, and the length of stay is set in the visa itself. Please note that in February 2025 the Saudi authorities announced that citizens of 14 countries, including Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Yemen, the Maghreb countries and Sudan, would be limited to a single-entry visa of no more than 30 days instead of the one-year multiple-entry visa. We have not found an official announcement cancelling this decision, and we check the updated status for your nationality before applying.
At OYA Tourism, our role is to review the request number and the host's details, prepare, translate and certify the kinship documents when needed, book the appointment and insurance, and then book your flights after approval. We are a service office, not a government body, and the decision rests with the Saudi authorities alone.
Types and options
Suited to a visit on set dates, with the length of stay specified in the issued visa. It is the option currently available to citizens of the countries covered by the February 2025 restrictions.
Allows more than one entry during its validity. It is granted at the discretion of the competent authorities and depending on the visitor's nationality, and may not be available to some nationalities.
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.
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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
You need a relative living in the Kingdom with legal residency, within the degrees of kinship the platform allows. He or she submits the visit request and sends you its number. You then need a passport valid for 6 months, proof of kinship that is translated and certified, and medical insurance, and then you apply at the visa center.
Your relative submits the request from inside Saudi Arabia and sends you the request number. We then prepare your file and book you an appointment at the visa center accredited by the embassy in Ankara or the consulate in Istanbul. You attend in person to hand in the file, and we follow up with you until the decision is issued.
Yes, a resident of Turkey with a valid residence permit can apply through the visa center in Turkey, attaching a copy of the residence permit. However, some nationalities are subject to restrictions on the type and duration of the visa, so we check your case before starting.
Websites circulate different fee figures, and we have not found an updated official figure to rely on, so we do not publish an amount that may be inaccurate. We confirm the government fees, insurance and our service fee clearly when the application is opened.
The length of stay and type of entry are set in the issued visa, and they vary by application and nationality. Citizens of the countries covered by the February 2025 restrictions currently receive a single-entry visa of no more than 30 days, unless announced otherwise.
No. No visit visa, including the family visit visa, permits Hajj, and the Saudi authorities have announced penalties for violators. Hajj has its own visa and permit, available only through official channels.
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 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.
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.
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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