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Saudi Arabia visa for citizens of the United States

Citizens of the United States get a Saudi Arabia visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of the United States: the passport opens 112 countries visa-free; Washington, D.C. — Riyadh: ≈ 10,850 km, about 14 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

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Saudi Arabia visa rules at a glance

With a United States passport you can visit 112 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 19 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the United States passport ranks 39th of 199.
United States passport: visa-free access to 112 countries; Saudi Arabia passport: 53.
Citizens of the United States and Saudi Arabia can travel together visa-free to 41 countries, for example: Haiti, Honduras, Guatemala, Dominica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Panama, Barbados, Ecuador, Morocco, Tunisia, Montenegro, Albania, and Kosovo.
Citizens of Saudi Arabia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the United States. United States visa for citizens of Saudi Arabia

Travelling to Saudi Arabia: good to know

Washington, D.C. — Riyadh: about 10,850 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 14 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +12 hours.
Local time: Washington, D.C. 12:00 — Riyadh 00:00.
Local currency: Saudi Riyal.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SAR 3.75.
Saudi Arabia is the 130th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United States.