Visas & Customs Requirements

Student Visa:

1. A passport valid for at least 12 months, with at least 2 clear visa pages adjacent to each other.
2. 1 recent passport size color photograph with a white background; the photograph must be a full-face view in which the visa applicant is facing the camera directly. Side or angled views are NOT accepted.
3. A completed application form filled out with black ink or printed.
4. A reference note showing the number and the date of the student visa issued from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or its branches in Jeddah or Dammam.
5. The applicant’s original birth certificate plus 1 copy of it.
6. The applicant’s original High School Diploma plus 1 copy of it. The copy must be authenticated by the Saudi Cultural Mission (telephone 202-298 -8840 or 202-298-8849).
7. 3 copies of our medical report, along with 3 passport size color pictures with a white background.
   This medical report must be issued by a licensed physician who must sign each copy and certify that the applicant is free of any contagious disease. The license number and address of the physician should appear on each copy. Medical reports must be used within 3 months from the date of issuance.
   Children under the age of 16 do not need a medical report.
8. A recent police report, with detailed information about applicant’s criminal record, if any.
9. Approval to travel from the applicant’s government.
10. For married students wishing to take along their spouses or their children, proof of kinship: for a spouse, a copy of the marriage certificate; for a child, a copy of the birth certificate.

• Visitors should not overstay the time granted by the visa.
• Visitors to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia must abide by the country’s Islamic laws and regulations and respect its society’s values and traditions.
• The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s laws against drug trafficking are strictly enforced. Violators are subject to severe punishment, which may include the death penalty.

List of all universities in Saudi Arabia:

• King Saud University
• Islamic University of Medina
• King Abdulaziz University
• Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University
• King Faisal University
• King Fahd University for Petroleum and Minerals
• Umm Al-Qura University
• King Khalid University
• King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
• Qassim University
• Taif University
• Al Jawf University
• University of Hail
• Al Baha University
• Najran University
• University College of Jubail
• Yanbu Industrial College
• Alfaisal University
• Arab Open University
• Prince Sultan University
• Riyadh College of Dentistry and Pharmacy
• Dar Al Uloom University
• Taibah University
• Prince Mohammad University
• King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
• Prince Sultan College For Tourism and Business
• Effat College
• Dar Al-Hekma College
• College of Business Administration (CBA)
• Prince Sultan Aviation Academy
• Al Yamamah College
• Dammam College of Technology
• Jubail Industrial College
• Institute of Public Administration
• Jeddah Teacher's College
• Jeddah College of Technology
• Madinah College of Technology
• Jeddah Community College
• Batterjee Medical College
• Qassim College of Medicine
• Sulaiman Al Rajhi University
• Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies
• Dammam Community College