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Visit Visas
 Passports Must be Valid for at least Six Months for all Types of Visas
All visitors traveling to Saudi Arabia require visas, with different types issued depending on purpose of visit. Saudi Embassies may issue visitors visas to businessmen with legitimate business concerns in the Kingdom. Likewise, close relatives of expatriate workers may apply for and obtain visit visas, depending on the expatriate worker's job type and position.
Religious Visas
Religious visas are issued to Muslims wishing to perform Umrah or Hajj. The Holy Cities of Makkah and Medina are the center of activities for such visits.
Hajj and Umrah requirements will be issued separately every year before the beginning of each corresponding Hajj and Umrah season.
HAJJ VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR THE YEAR 1423 H
Shawwal 12, 1423 (December 16, 2002 )
Residence visas & work permits
Work permits for foreigners are applied for by the employer with the proper government bodies
- Interior and Labor & Social Affairs Ministries. Residence permits (Iqamas) are issued to the worker and the family of professionally qualified employees. Dependents are given residence visas, which don't allow them to seek employment.
- Exit visas to leave the Kingdom are required for holders of residence visas.
For more information on visa requirements, you may contact your local Saudi Embassy or consulate.
Customs Regulations
A number of items are not allowed to be brought into the Kingdom due to religious reasons and local regulations. These include alcoholic beverages, pork and pork products, prohibited drugs and narcotics, firearms, explosives, edged weapons and pornographic materials. Items and articles belonging to religions other than Islam are also prohibited. These may include Bibles, crucifixes, statues, carvings, items with religious symbols such as the Star of David, and others. Makkah and Medina hold special religious significance and only persons of the Islamic faith are allowed entry.
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