If you are travelling to Saudi Arabia and need to apply for visa at Saudi Arabia Consulate in Dubai then read this. The documents required for visa application for UAE resident are;
- Visa Application form
- Original passport and a photocopy
- Two passport size photographs with clear background
- NOC Letter from Employer in Arabic. NOC letter should also mention the duration of visit, for which the visa is required, and whether it should be single or multiple entries.
- Trade licence copy of your company in UAE and inviting company in KSA.
- Invitation letter from your inviting company in Saudi is required as follows. For male traveller holding UAE Residence visas with a Manager’s designation require an original invitation letter attested by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, KSA. For those holding any other designations on their UAE Residence Visas as well as for all female applicants, the visa approval has to be obtained from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, KSA. Invitation letter should also mention the duration of visit, for which the visa is required, and whether it should be single or multiple entries.
Normally it takes 3 working days to get the visa. Agencies like DNATA travel services provide visa assitance and charge about AED 200 as processing fees. The consulate can be reached at +971 4 3979777.
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thanks for the info!
By: angelinaaahh on October 30, 2008
at 1:45 pm
thank you for sharing. But do you know if this procedure is also applicable for non-resident of Dubai? (such as a visitor in Dubai willing to travel to Saudi). Anyway thanks:)
By: Sonny Zulhuda on December 23, 2009
at 11:04 am
I don’t think the consulate here processes visas for non-residents.
By: Pradeep on December 23, 2009
at 12:55 pm
Thank you.
By: Sonny Zulhuda on December 23, 2009
at 1:03 pm
Saudi visit visa agent is Dubai : Dubai Services. Tel : 04 3966619. Fax : 04 3966909.
E-mail : dxbsrv@yahoo.com and dubaiservices@hotmail.com
By: saudivisa on May 11, 2010
at 4:38 am
Dubai services (Saudi Consulate’s outsorcing agent for Vicit Visa) Manager’s mobile contact number. Mr. Mohammed – 050 5283171. E-mail : dubaiservices@hotmail.com
By: saudivisa on June 18, 2010
at 9:14 pm
Hi.
Thanks..this really gave me a clear picture. Just one question, is it necessary for Women who wantsto to travel to Saudi Arabia for business purpose need to have their husband or fathers accompanied with them or they can get a business visa if the sponsoring company has the visa approval from Minitry of Foreign Affairs.
Does designation matter for women travellers if want to travel on business.
By: Humera Shaikh on December 20, 2011
at 6:18 am
Frankly no idea…never came across business woman travelling to Saudi Arabia
By: Pradeep on January 7, 2012
at 11:16 am
Hi,
My boss, an Indian national working as Sales MAnager in Dubai will be visiting Saudi ealy next month.
His residence visa will expire in June 7 2012.
Would he still be able to travel to Saudi even if his UAE visa is less than 6 months valid?
Plese help.
By: Burezky (@rizzafajardo) on January 10, 2012
at 5:12 am
I don’t think that is a problem. Saudi visa is to be pre-arranged. Six months validity for UAE visa applies only for visa on arrival cases.
By: Pradeep on January 10, 2012
at 12:03 pm
i have uae employment visa and i also need ksa employment visa so can i apply for saudi permanent visa or not? because i want to keep both visas.
By: M.Israr Jan on January 25, 2012
at 6:34 pm
I think it is allowed as long employers allow.
By: Pradeep on January 27, 2012
at 5:20 pm
I recently made a trip to Saudi with my wife and two kids to visit my brother in Riyadh. My brother was sure that the document he would be sending was a visa but the consulate and typing centers here said that the document was only an invitation. My brother has formerly sent the same document for my mother’s visit from India and also for his father-in-laws visit and insisted that it was a visa. But as I later realised it is only an invitation.
Later I submitted the following:
1. The invitation letter
2. Our passports
3. No objection certificates from my employer and my wife’s employer
4. No objection certificates for my kids. (These were signed by my wife as she is their sponsor)
Then two days later the typing center called and said they also needed the following documents for processing the visas for my wife and kids:
1. Marriage certificate
2. Birth certificate of the kids.
Then three working days after submitting these documents the visas got processed.
By: sunildante on March 13, 2012
at 4:31 pm
I have uae resident visa and i would like to visit Saudi to visit my relatives?.Can i apply for Visit visa? if yes what is the procedure
By: Sajesh Kanhirakkadavath on July 26, 2012
at 7:27 pm
You can apply for visit visa based on invitation from Saudi.
By: Pradeep on June 9, 2013
at 3:02 pm
it seems that saudi consulate have changed the rules for processing Business visit visa and appointed Tasheel and VSF for processing the documents and finger printing.
does anyone have any idea what is the present procedure for obtaining business visit visa and Umrah visa??
thanks
By: Abdul Wahid Ali on June 25, 2013
at 7:00 pm
Hello! I am on Dubai resident visa & have a Saudi resident visa, issued on Mumbai agent name for visa processing .But i would like to get my saudi resident visa processed in dubai. Please let me know if this is possible & documents to submit..
By: sajid ghouse on April 1, 2014
at 8:42 am
Well normally they don’t entertain visa/invitation issued to other consulates but sometimes if requested they can.
By: Pradeep on April 2, 2014
at 7:18 am