As Jawlah Tours Company is one of the few companies licencd to arrange tourists visas to all tourists who are intersted to visit Saudi Arabia for tourism purposes . kinldy note the following :
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1.Issuing Tourism Visas shall be restricted to entities licensed by the SCTA for receiving, accommodating, transporting, serving, and supervising the stay
and departure of international tourists. These tourists must arrive in groups,with a minimum of four (4) members in each group.
2.Tourism Visas shall be issued for official passports that allow their carriers to go back to their countries, and travel to other countries. The length of stay for Tourism Visas shall not exceed sixty (60) days.
3.The arrival and stay of tourists in the Kingdom shall be upon contracts signed between the travel agents abroad and the licensed entities. The contracts shall enclose constructive tourism programs based on media and procedural regulations adopted in the home country, and shall state the coordinated responsibility.
4.Licensed entities shall provide official tour guides licensed by the SCTA in the Kingdom.
5.Issuing Tourism Visas shall be subject to the security regulations adopted in the issuance of other visas.
6.Women applying for tourism visas must be thirty (30) years old or above, and younger women shall be accompanied by a Mahram (a male relative).
7.Tourism visas are issued for the nationals of the following countries: European countries, North American countries, South American countries, Japan, People’s Republic of China, Republic of China, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Australia, South Korea and South Africa. For purposes of tourism, complete information shall be provided, including the name of applicant in English, nationality, age and occupation.
8.Direct coordination shall be made between the SCTA and other related entities for the exchange of information regarding the applicants.
9.Tourism Visa applications of tourists from the above mentioned countries who are not living in their original countries shall receive the same treatment. This means that they should be arriving in groups, and shall be granted visas issued by the official entities licensed by the SCTA. Their Tourism Visas shall be issued through the SCTA.
10.Hajj and Umrah shall not be associated with tourism in relation to the promotion and marketing of national tourism, provided that both Hajj/Umrah & tourism activities are coordinated through approved mechanisms and procedures by the Umrah companies and tour operators.
11.Tourism programs and tours shall not include visiting areas that are restricted to Muslims such as Makkah and Madinah.
12.Tourists, as all other expatriates, shall abide by the rules and regulations of the Iqama System especially with respect to not leaving the Kingdom upon expiration of their visa. Penalties based on the Iqama System shall be imposed upon those sheltering, assisting, transporting or employing Iqama violators.
13.In exceptional circumstances requiring visa extension, the visa may be extended based on the request submitted by the visa holder.
14.Inbound tourists shall respect the local traditions, customs and Islamic values.
15.In the case of any tourist reported to be missing, the local service provider shall notify the police and General Department of Passports (GDP) immediately (within 24 hours maximum). The SCTA shall be provided with a hard or soft copy of the report on the missing tourist.
16.Tourists shall be provided with brochures and informative publications issued by the SCTA including the rules and regulations to be adopted and followed in the Kingdom.
For further information, please visit the SCTA’s official website:
