{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"SO","name":"Somalia","slug":"somalia"},"destination":{"code":"SA","name":"Saudi Arabia"},"status":"visa_required","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-22","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"pass373-saudi-noneligible-other-answer-advance-visa-2026","title":"Saudi ordinary visitor route for the current noneligible nationality cohort","summary":"Visit Saudi's live country selector maps these passports to its noneligible group. For an ordinary visitor without qualifying third-country visa or residence documents, the selection-specific OTHER result requires an advance Embassy, Consulate or Tasheer visa.","status":"visa_required","conditions":["Ordinary passport and short tourism baseline without a qualifying U.S., U.K. or Schengen business/tourist visa or residence permit, GCC residence, integrated travel package, pilgrimage route or airline stopover product.","The live official nationality record maps each named passport to visaGroup noneligible. The selection-specific OTHER response then presents Embassy/Consulate/Tasheer visa requirements and the Saudi Foreign Ministry embassy finder.","The advance application requires a passport valid at least six months beyond entry, proof of residence, return ticket, employment and financial evidence, itinerary, identification and a Saudi accommodation address.","Conditional eVisa or visa-on-arrival routes for qualifying third-country visa or residence holders do not replace this ordinary passport-only baseline. Issuance and final admission remain discretionary."],"sourceIds":["saudi-refresh-visa-regulations-country-groups-api","saudi-refresh-visa-regulations-routes-api"]}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"saudi-refresh-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-dataset","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-22"},{"id":"saudi-refresh-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":"2026-08-22"}]}