Traveler's Information

NOTICE
Effective August 1, 2012, all visa fees must be paid online through Enjaz website www.enjazit.com.sa or through any of the Visa Offices Registered with Enjaz.
The Consulate Section will not accept visa fee payments.

 Visa
Geographical Distribution of Consular Services
In order to facilitate efficient consulate services in the United States, the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C. is complemented by three consulates general.  Consular services undertaken by the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia and the consulates general are distributed according to geographic location.  To determine which consulate can assist you, please consult the list of consular districts.

التأشير 
  العناوين المواضحة حسب التوزيع الجغرافي للخدمات القنصلية
من أجل توفير خدمات قنصلية سريعة وفعالة في الولايات المتحدة  ، فقد تم دعم عمل السفارة في واشنطن بثلاث قنصليات عامة موزعة جغرافيا لتقديم الخدمات القنصلية . ولتحديد القنصلية العامة التي يمكن أن توفر لك المساعدة المطلوبة ، الرجاء مراجعة قائمة القنصليات وتوزيعها الجغرافي على الرابط أعلاه .

 

• Business Visa 
• Diplomatic and Official Visa                                                    
• Employment Visa  
• Extension of Exit/Re-Entry Visa
• Family Visit Visa
• Government Visit Visa
• Residence Visa
• Student Visa
• Transit Visa
• Temporary Work Visa 
• Hajj Visa
• Umrah Visa
• Adding a Newborn to a Saudi Residence Card

Mailing addresses:

Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia
Consular Section
601 New Hampshire Ave, N.W., 
Washington, DC  20037
(202) 342-3800

Royal Consulate Generals in the United States:

New York:
866 Second Ave., 5th Floor
New York, NY 10017
(212) 752-2740
e-mail: usnycon@mofa.gov.sa 

Houston:
5718 Westheimer, Suite
1500 Houston, TX 77057
(713) 785-5577
e-mail: ustxcon@mofa.gov.sa

Los Angeles:
2045 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 479-6000
e-mail: uscacon@mofa.gov.sa
Visa Services:  (310) 479-6000  x1037
e-mail:  visa.uscacon@mofa.gov.sa

Business Hours
Monday through Friday

1. Visa and document drop-off: Monday through Friday from 9:30am to 12:30pm. Please allow at least 24 hours before pick-up.
2. Pick-up: Monday through Friday from 3:00pm to 4:30pm.
3. Hours of operation will change during the Holy Month of Ramadan to: 
   1. Drop-Off: 10:30am to12:30pm
   2. Pick-Up: 2:00pm to 3:30pm.

Canadian Nationals
The normal visa processing time for all types of visas, excluding Hajj and Umrah visas, for Canadian passports is 10 days. Processing times begin on the day the Visa Section receives a completed application.

Visa Offices Registered with Enjaz

Classification of Contractors in the Saudi Arabia
New procedure for the classification of contractors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Project Questionnaire Form

American Embassy
The U.S. Embassy is located in Riyadh, with consulates in Jeddah and Dhahran.

Restrictions
Forbidden items include alcohol, narcotics, weapons, ammunition, pork and pornography. Prescription drugs must be documented. Makkah and Madinah hold special religious significance and only persons of the Islamic faith are allowed entry.

Bringing Prescription Drugs into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Reporting currency when entering or leaving Saudi Arabia
Saudi regulations require those travelling to or from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to declare all currency, negotiable instruments or precious metal in an aggregate amount exceeding 60,000 Saudi Riyal [U.S. $16,000] (or the equivalent in another currency) to Saudi Customs.