Saudi Arabia's Department of Passports announced on Sunday that it has started to receive, via the Kingdom's inlets, tourists who hold e-tourism visas launched by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage last Friday.
The Passports Department announced that citizens of 49 states are allowed to obtain the e-tourism visas through the platform: (Visa.visitsaudi.com) or visiting the department's offices upon arrival in the Kingdom.
The Passports Department pointed outthat any tourist can obtain a visa through self-service devices, smartphones,or visa offices at the entry inlets, adding that the tourist is allowed toenter the Kingdom several times within a year since issuance of his/her visa oncondition that the passport must be valid for a period not less than six monthsfrom the date of entry into the territory of the Kingdom. The tourist can stayin the Kingdom for a maximum 90 days during one year.
The Passports Department disclosedthat the main ports are King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, KingAbdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, King Fahd International Airport inDammam, Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah, KingFahd Causeway, Al Bat-ha Land Port, and Prince Abdulmajeed bin AbdulazizAirport in Al-Ula.
