Riyadh, January 21, 2023: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s national carrier SAUDIA, plans to launch a free four-day visa upon purchasing a ticket to enter the Kingdom for tourism and allow them to perform Umrah, local media reported.
The company’s spokesman, Abdullah Al-Shahrani, said on Wednesday that Saudi Airlines will soon announce the “Your Ticket is a Visa” program, which enables travellers on board its flights to enter Saudi Arabia for a period of 96 hours.
Those coming to Saudi Arabia, through this ticket, can roam around the regions of the Kingdom and perform Umrah. The Saudi official did not indicate the date of launching the visa issuance service.
He explained that the reason for issuing this service is that many Islamic communities want Saudi Arabia to be a stopping point for them, especially the city of Jeddah, to perform the rituals of Umrah, and then complete their journey.
According to the reports published in siasat.com the new service will extend to all international airports within the country.
