Saudi visas • preparation and follow-up service
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.
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 personal 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 Saudi visa platform lists the personal visit as a type separate from the family visit. It is for visiting a friend or acquaintance to whom you are not related, for a non-commercial purpose. The procedure starts with an invitation issued by the host through the platform.
This type was originally intended for invitations from Saudi citizens, and the current rules on who may host can differ. So before you start preparing any papers, we check with your host whether the invitation can be issued on the platform.
The visa's validity, length of stay, type of entry and fees are set at issue, and may vary by nationality and the decision of the competent authorities. We do not publish unconfirmed figures; instead we explain the updated details when the application is opened.
If your nationality is eligible for the electronic tourist visa, as Turkish citizens are, it may be simpler for your trip; and if you have a relative living in the Kingdom, the family visit visa is the better fit. We compare the options with you and choose the one that suits the purpose of your trip. The decision rests with the Saudi authorities in the end.
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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Official sources — always check them before you travel:
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 family visit is for visiting a relative living in the Kingdom and requires proof of kinship, while the personal visit is for visiting a friend or acquaintance with no family tie. In both cases the application starts with the host inside the Kingdom through the visa platform.
The invitation was originally available to Saudi citizens, and the current rules may vary depending on what the platform allows. We recommend that your host first checks whether the invitation can be issued from their account, and we help you both with that.
The duration, type of entry and fees are set at issue and may vary by nationality, and we do not publish unconfirmed figures. We confirm the updated details when the application is opened.
Yes. Once the host has issued the invitation, a resident of Turkey can complete the procedures from here, attaching the Turkish residence permit for non-Turkish applicants. We first check any restrictions that apply to your nationality.
No. It is for non-commercial visits only and does not permit work or Hajj. For business there is a business visit visa, and Hajj has its own visa and permit 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 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 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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