WORK VISA

To be able to work in Saudi Arabia, you will need a work visa. The application for this will be initiated by your Saudi employer through the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where they will receive the official invitation letter and authorization/delegation letter. They will send these to you, and you will need to submit them to us along with the other required documents.

The work visa allows a single entry and is valid for 90 days. During this period, your Saudi employer will arrange your residency documents, which will allow you to remain in the country and travel.

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 work visa:

1. MOFA authorisation/delegation letter.
2. Letter from the Saudi company, addressed to the Embassy, requesting the visa to be issued to you, including the purpose of your visit, your personal data, signed, and stamped.
3. Original Saudi employment contract and copy, signed by both parties, attested by the Saudi Chamber of Commerce, AND with a Saudi Foreign Ministry apostille.
4. Saudi company’s registration document.
5. Saudi company’s details (name, address, Web page, e-mail address, telephone number, contact person’s name).
6. If you are presently employed by a Hungarian company, copy of employer’s certificate (“munkáltatói igazolás”) or employment contract, in English, and Hungarian company’s registration document (“cégkivonat”).
7. Original diploma and copy, in English, or certified OFFI English translation attached, authenticated on the https://www.mosadaqa.sa/Home/Landing Web site, AND with a Hungarian Foreign Ministry apostille (or with the issuing country’s Foreign Ministry apostille if other than Hungary).
8. The qualification on the diploma and in the Saudi contract must be the same.
9. Original medical certificate and test results, not older than 3 months, with a Hungarian Foreign Ministry apostille.
10. Original police certificate, free of any convictions, not older than 3 months, with a Hungarian Foreign Ministry apostille.
11. Applicant’s age must be between 21 and 60 years.