Jeddah: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia has stated that the service of providing free four-day transit visit visa to those who buy tickets on Saudi Airlines and Flynas flights has started. The project started from Monday (January 30). This service has been started with the cooperation of various departments and national airlines. This project aims to facilitate foreigners to come to Saudi Arabia for any purpose and facilitate entry visa procedures. The ministry explained that those who come on this short-term visa can perform Umrah, visit Masjid Dunna Bawi in Madinah, participate in various entertainment programs in the country and do tourism.
Those who book tickets through the online systems of Saudi Airlines and Flynas can also apply for this visa. Go to the Ministry of External Affairs visa portal to submit the application by filling up the required information online. The visa will be issued immediately and the applicant will receive it via email. It is expected that this digital transit visa service will help in achieving the goals of ‘Vision 2030’.
It will help mark Saudi Arabia’s position on the global map as a global hub that connects continents, a transit station that attracts travelers, and a global tourist destination. And will become beneficial to people. This short-term transit visa for visiting is absolutely free. Comes soon with flight ticket. The visa is valid for three months. That is, it is enough to come anytime during the three months. But after reaching the country, they can stay here only for four days, the Ministry of External Affairs explained.
Abdulla Al Shahrani, the spokesperson of Saudi Airlines, recently stated that the service of giving a visit visa for free when buying a ticket of Saudi Airlines will start within a few days. That is what has started now. The new visa service is available in the revised online program of Saudi Airlines. The spokesman had earlier said that the service that enables passengers to enter Saudi Arabia for a period of 96 hours (four days) under the name of ‘your ticket is a visa’, and during this day passengers can travel to different parts of the country and perform Umrah, the project is not limited to Jeddah airport.