Do Russia passport holders need a visa for Saudi Arabia?

The rule

Entry

Visa-free. No visa needed for a short visit.

Stay

Up to 90 days per year

Status

Verified 31 Oct 2026

Official source

Saudi Press Agency (official news agency of Saudi Arabia)

Applies to

A short tourist visit with an ordinary Russia passport.

What the official sources say

The passages the two checks relied on, with where they come from. Quotes are shown as published, in the source’s language.

Saudi Arabia for other passports

Visa-freePublic data

Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates

On arrivalUp to 90 daysPublic data

Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saint Kitts and Nevis, San Marino, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

eVisaPublic data

Brazil, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guyana, Kenya, Kosovo, South Sudan, Uganda

eVisa

Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

Visa required

Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kiribati, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

No admissionPublic data

Israel

Every passport for Saudi Arabia

How this rule was checked

On 31 Oct 2026 we checked this rule against the official sources that govern entry to Saudi Arabia, chiefly Saudi Press Agency (official news agency of Saudi Arabia). Two independent checks reached the same result.

Before the check, public visa data (as of 17 Feb 2026) said: visa on arrival, up to 90 days. The official source shows: visa-free, up to 90 days per year, and that is what this page shows.

See this check in the log of checks and changes, and how verification works in the methodology.

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Plan your trip

• Check a trip with more stopsRoute check: the best passport at each stop
• Compare the Russia passport with anotherWhat a second passport changes, destination by destination
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Before you travel

This page answers whether you need a visa and how long you can stay on a short tourist visit. It does not cover passport validity, other documents or permission to work. Entry rules change, sometimes without notice, and border officials make the final decision: confirm the requirements for your trip with the official immigration website or embassy of Saudi Arabia.