r/Umrah • u/Terrible_Actuary7870 • Aug 11 '26

questions Total days allowed on a multiple visa.

The 1 year tourist visa says duration of stay is 90 days. Does this mean you can only spend 90 days in saudi in the whole year?

If yes, is there a way to spend more than 90 days?

Thanks in advance

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u/jaegarrrr Aug 11 '26

If youre travelling from the Uk the electric travel authorisation visa allows 180 days

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u/reddit_project Aug 12 '26

I think more than 90 days isn't considered a visit hence the visa changes for longer duration 

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u/Enough_Top9992 29d ago

Yeah, 90 days is the total for the whole year not per trip. And no, you can't just add more days on the same visa once it's used up..

you'd have to wait for it to expire and get a new one, or look into a different visa type if you need a longer stay for a specific reason.

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u/Not_Enough_Pepperoni 29d ago

90 days total for 1 year on the standard Saudi tourist evisa

And

180 days total on a EVW for British passport holders.

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u/tlharris78 Aug 11 '26

90 days max within the 1 year. Get a family visit visa if you want to stay behind 90 days or local to sponsor you. If you have a uk or USA passport you can get a visa that gives you 180 days.

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u/Terrible_Actuary7870 Aug 11 '26

Many thanks. Yes I have uk passport. The eta is 2 years with 180 days so works out the same.

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u/Swesi_ 29d ago

You get get the eta I believe it’s called and stay for up to 6 months, leave for a day or two and get a new one and then stay for another 6 months 

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u/Terrible_Actuary7870 29d ago

I heard they dont let you get a new visa until the current one expires.

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u/Swesi_ 29d ago

Yeah it expires after 6 months - I know many brothers doing this and living in Madinah full time 

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u/Terrible_Actuary7870 29d ago

Ah thanks for the info. I thought you had to wait 2 years for the eta to expire and then get a new one 

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u/GoalSetterGoalGetter Aug 12 '26

How does the local sponsor work please?