Saudi Tourist eVisa from the UK: Eligibility, Fee, Umrah

TL;DR

Saudi Arabia's tourist eVisa is open to 68 nationalities, including British citizens, on visa.visitsaudi.com, and to holders of a valid US, UK or Schengen visit visa and permanent residents of the UK, US or EU on the KSA Visa platform at ksavisa.sa. One-year multiple entry, 90-day stays, Umrah allowed, Hajj not. You pay the official fees on the platform; the Saudi authorities decide.

Two routes to the same tourist eVisa

The first route is by passport. The official eVisa portal lists 68 eligible countries, and for a UK reader the notable ones are the United Kingdom, Ireland, every EU member listed, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, China including Hong Kong and Macau, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Turkey, South Africa, Mauritius and Seychelles. If your passport is on the list you apply on visa.visitsaudi.com. If it is not, the portal's instruction is to contact the nearest Saudi embassy, which is where the second route comes in.

The second route is by what you hold. The KSA Visa platform, the Kingdom's unified visa platform, opens the tourism eVisa to three further groups whatever their nationality: holders of visit visas for Schengen countries, the USA or the UK; permanent residents in the USA, the EU or the UK; and residents of a Gulf Cooperation Council country. For Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Nigerian, Ghanaian, Kenyan and other UK residents, this is the route.

Read the second group carefully. The wording is permanent residents, which in the UK means settled status or indefinite leave to remain. A Skilled Worker, Student, Graduate or family visa is not permanent residence, and it is not a UK visit visa either. If you live in the UK on a time-limited visa, you qualify only if you also hold a valid Schengen or US visit visa. If you do not, the platform's other options are a Saudi visa service centre or the embassy in your country of residence, and our plan step will tell you so rather than take your money.

What the eVisa lets you do

Visit Saudi describes the tourist visa as covering events, visiting family and relatives, leisure, and Umrah, excluding Hajj, and says it excludes other activities such as studying. The KSA Visa platform puts it the same way: performing Umrah is permitted under this visa, and travellers are not authorised to undertake the Hajj pilgrimage on it. Business meetings are not on the list, so we do not sell the tourist eVisa for business trips. Our Umrah guide covers the pilgrimage in detail, including the Nusuk permit.

Validity, stays and the 90-day question

The platform offers two forms. The multiple-entry visa is valid for one year with a stay duration of 90 days. The single-entry visa is valid for 90 days with a stay duration of 90 days. Visit Saudi's summary is a one-year, multiple-entry visa allowing tourists to spend up to 90 days in the country, and gov.uk's reading of the same rule is 90 days in total across the 365-day period. We tell customers to plan for 90 days in the year, not 90 days per visit, because that is the cautious reading of the official text.

Requirements before you apply

The platform's requirements are short. Applicants must be at least 18 unless accompanied by a legal guardian, so children travel on a parent's booking. The passport must have at least six months of validity remaining, which gov.uk also states. You must be able to support yourself during the stay. One point remains open: a Visit Saudi help article has said that visa-route applicants must have entered the UK, US or Schengen area at least once on the visa they rely on. We could not read that page on 23 October 2026, so we treat a used visa as something the platform may ask for and check yours before we start.

The official fees, and where you pay them

The KSA Visa platform lists its fees in US dollars: a visa fee of 80 dollars, labelled refundable; a visa digital services fee of 10.50 dollars and an insurance digital services fee of 10.50 dollars, both non-refundable; and an insurance premium based on the provider you select. The total appears on the platform before you pay, and you pay it there by card. Visit Saudi has quoted a single all-in figure of SAR 535 including insurance, and gov.uk notes that the included health insurance covers up to SAR 100,000. Because the Visit Saudi page carrying the 535 figure did not load when we checked, we quote the platform's itemised structure and nothing else. You can apply yourself on either platform for those fees alone.

Processing time and visa on arrival

The platform states a processing time of 1 minute to 3 business days, through its digital portal. The same two groups that qualify on the platform, visit-visa holders and permanent residents of the US, EU or UK, can also obtain a visa on arrival at a Saudi international airport. We recommend applying ahead: an eVisa means the decision is made before you book a non-refundable flight, and we do not sell visa on arrival.

Our £29 prepared-for-you service

We work out which platform fits you, then prepare the application in your own account, ready for you to check and submit, within 24 hours of your complete details, or your service fee back. You check every answer, it is submitted on your say-so, and you pay the visa fee, the service fees and the insurance premium on the platform yourself; we never take or enter card details. Along the way we size your photo to the platform's rules with our Compressor and check your passport validity and your UK status or visit visa against the eligibility text. The fee is £29 per applicant and £29 for each additional applicant, up to five on one order, with a full refund if you cancel before we start work or if we find the route is not open to you. The Saudi authorities alone decide the outcome. Start at the plan step or read more on the eVisa hub. Sold by WayaNerd Ltd, company number 16269713.