Saudi Arabia e transit visas for cruise ship passengers

[Antipodean wanderer]

Hi we are soon to embark upon our first ever cruise in the Persian gulf, Dubai, Bahrain, Oman and a port in Saudi.

I understand there are relatively inexpensive transit visas available for Saudi Arabia  All the links I have found point to Saudi eVISAS that cost about $US 271 each and are good for 90 days. we only need  a few hours.

Has anyone else encountered this problem and if so w how did you solve it please

Thanks for your collective wisdom

Steve+ Juliet

[Shorex]

We are working the same issue. First we found this:

 

https://www.msccruises.com/int/-/media/global-contents/visa-and-documents-pdf/english/winter/document-visa-red-sea.pdf

 

Note that MSC is the cruise line that published the information. It's not the line we'll be on -- but the Saudi Arabia visa info for US passport holders is correct.

 

After clicking on the link MSC provided, we noticed the language on that site was not in English. However, just click on the E near the top of the page and voila, English. Then follow the yellow brick road to Services for Visitors, then to Electronic Visa waiver, then to Login of Individual Visitors to Saudi Arabia, then set up an account. Then continue.....eventually it all works.

 

Also, if problems with the first site, have a look at https://visa.visitsaudi.com/

another site listed by MSC.

Edited November 1, 2023 by Shorex
correction

[Antipodean wanderer]

Thanks for that. Your advice helped me solve it.

It never occurred for me to look in the VISA waiver section a I didn't think the transit visa would be in visa waiver section.

Hopefully sorted now. 

Steve