Saudi visas • preparation and follow-up service
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.
Why apply through OYA?
An application can be rejected, or its fees lost, because of one small 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 non-refundable. That is why we submit your Saudi tourist visa application for you and put your file in order 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 tourist visa is issued electronically through the official portal, with no need to visit an embassy, and lets its holder travel for tourism and leisure and attend events across the Kingdom’s cities. It also allows Umrah outside the Hajj season after booking an Umrah permit on the Nusuk platform, but it is not valid for Hajj, work or study.
Under the tourist visa regulation announced by the Saudi Ministry of Tourism, the tourist visa comes in two options: multiple-entry, valid for one year from the issue date with a permitted stay of up to 90 days, or single-entry, valid for 3 months with a stay of up to 30 days. Mandatory medical insurance must be purchased as part of the visa application itself.
Eligibility for the tourist visa is determined by the nationality of the passport, not the country of residence. The official list includes more than 70 countries, among them Turkey. Holders of a valid tourist or business visa from the US, the UK or the Schengen countries that has been used at least once, and permanent residents of the US, the UK or EU countries, may also apply whatever their nationality. Residence in Turkey alone does not confer this eligibility.
Our role at OYA Tourism is to check your eligibility before any payment, fill in the application with details and a photo that meet the requirements, and follow it up until the visa reaches your email. We can also book flights and hotels in Riyadh, Jeddah or AlUla. We are a travel services office, not a government body, and the decision to grant the visa rests with the Saudi authorities alone.
Types and options
Valid for one year from the issue date, with a permitted stay of up to 90 days. Suitable if you plan more than one visit during the year, such as a tourist trip and then Umrah at a later time.
Valid for 3 months from the issue date, with a stay of up to 30 days. Suitable for one trip with set dates.
For nationalities not on the list, provided the visa is a tourist or business visa, is valid, and has been used before with an entry stamp. This is the most suitable route for many Syrian, Iraqi and Egyptian nationals living in Turkey who hold a used Schengen visa.
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
Citizens of the countries on the official eligibility list, including Turkey, can apply. So can holders of a valid, previously used tourist or business visa from the US, the UK or the Schengen countries, and permanent residents of those countries, as well as residents of the Gulf countries under special conditions. Send us your nationality on WhatsApp and we will tell you the right route.
It depends on the nationality of your passport, not on your residence. If you hold a Turkish passport, you can apply directly. If you live in Turkey with a nationality that is not on the list, a Turkish residence permit alone is not enough, and you still have other options: a used Schengen, US or UK visa, an Umrah visa, or a family visit or business visit visa with an invitation from inside the Kingdom.
Yes, Umrah can be performed on the tourist visa outside the Hajj season, provided you book an Umrah permit on the Nusuk platform before heading to the Grand Mosque. It may never be used to perform Hajj.
The official fees appear at payment on the portal and include the mandatory medical insurance. They are subject to change, so we do not publish a figure that may be out of date. We confirm the updated total, with our service fee shown clearly, before you pay anything.
In most cases it is issued within minutes to hours after the application is complete and paid, and some applications may need extra review that takes longer. We recommend applying several days before your travel date and not booking non-changeable tickets before the visa is issued.
The regulations allow a visa on arrival for some nationalities after the airline verifies eligibility, but the information on how this applies to Turkish passport holders is conflicting. To avoid any surprise at the airport, we advise you to get the e-visa before you travel.
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
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.
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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