{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"JP","name":"Japan","slug":"japan"},"destination":{"code":"SA","name":"Saudi Arabia"},"status":"visa_on_arrival","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-20","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"saudi-current-nationality-wide-visa-on-arrival-cohort","title":"Current nationality-wide ordinary-passport visa-on-arrival cohort","summary":"The live Saudi Tourism Authority visa-regulations widget places these passport nationalities in groups that offer both eVisa and visa on arrival. Under the easiest-access taxonomy, the direct arrival route is visa_on_arrival.","status":"visa_on_arrival","conditions":["The live widget offers either an eVisa or a visa on arrival. For arrival issuance, it directs the traveller to a self-service KIOSK or passport-control office at the Saudi entry point.","The widget states that both eVisa and visa on arrival may be single- or multiple-entry. Multiple entry is valid for one year and allows no more than 90 consecutive days; single entry is valid for three months and allows no more than 90 consecutive days.","Visitors must have a passport valid at least six months beyond entry, except that US citizens may enter while the passport remains valid. Travellers under 18 may need to travel with a parent, grandparent, or adult sibling.","Tourism and Umrah are within the visitor materials; work, study, residence, Hajj, transit, crew, diplomatic, special-document and other purpose routes are outside this ordinary-passport visitor classification. Umrah permits may be required through Nusuk.","Approval or arrival issuance does not guarantee admission; border, security, document and local-law requirements remain applicable.","The older eVisa terms and portal lists are not fully concordant with the live widget. The live route API is used for route precedence; Brazil remains unresolved because it appears on an older public list but is noneligible in the current widget."],"sourceIds":["saudi-tourism-visa-regulations-country-groups-api","saudi-tourism-visa-regulations-routes-api"]}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"saudi-tourism-visa-regulations-country-groups-api","title":"Visit Saudi visa regulations: live country groups","url":"https://www.visitsaudi.com/bin/api/v1/geo/countries?locale=en","publisher":"Saudi Tourism Authority","jurisdiction":"Saudi Arabia","kind":"official-portal","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-20"},{"id":"saudi-tourism-visa-regulations-routes-api","title":"Visit Saudi visa regulations: live route configuration","url":"https://www.visitsaudi.com/bin/api/v2/evisa/config?locale=en","publisher":"Saudi Tourism Authority","jurisdiction":"Saudi Arabia","kind":"official-portal","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-20"}]}