RESIDENCE (IQAMA) VISA

To be able to stay in Saudi Arabia for a longer period, you will need a residence visa. The application will be initiated by your relative residing in Saudi Arabia through the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where they will receive the official invitation letter and send it to you. You will then need to submit this letter to us together with the other required documents.

Number of entries: single
Validity: 90 days
Length of stay: 90 days

Mandatory documents for all visa types:

1. Original passport and copy. Passport must
   – be valid for at least 6 months after date of entry into the country,
   – have at least 2 empty pages side by side,
   – be free of any restrictions or conditions that would prevent your return to Hungary.
2. Official invitation letter from the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).
3. Filled-out and signed application form.
4. 1x colour passport photo with white background, not older than 6 months.
5. Copy of valid Hungarian ID card, both sides.
6. Copy of valid Hungarian address card, both sides.
7. For non-Hungarian citizens, copy of Hungarian residence card, both sides, valid for at least 6 months.
8. Signed declaration form about the laws of the KSA, and agreeing to the biometric reading at the Embassy in Budapest.
9. Filled-out and signed declaration on the countries you have visited in the past 6 months.
10. Filled-out and signed Embassy release.
11. Name, address, and tax registration number (for companies) for the invoice.
12. Your address in the KSA.

Further documents necessary for the residence visa:

1. Copy of inviting family member’s Saudi residence card, valid for at least 4 months.
2. Copy of inviting family member’s valid passport.
3. Inviting family member’s address and telephone number in the KSA.
4. Original birth certificate and copy, in English or in Arabic, or certified OFFI English translation attached, with issuing country’s Foreign Ministry apostille.
5. Original and copy of proof of kinship between you and the inviting family member (ie. birth certificate, marriage certificate), in English or in Arabic, or certified OFFI English translation attached, with issuing country’s Foreign Ministry apostille.
6. If travelling with children without the other parent, filled-out and signed parent consent form.
7. Original medical certificate and test results, not older than 3 months, with a Hungarian Foreign Ministry apostille.
8. Original police certificate, free of any convictions, not older than 3 months, with a Hungarian Foreign Ministry apostille.

For children under 12 years, police certificate and medical certificate are not required, only copy of the vaccination card.