The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today, Tuesday, the launch of the national unified visa platform, the Saudi Visa "KSA VISA." This was stated during a speech by Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Executive Affairs Abdulhadi Al-Mansouri at the "Digital Government Forum" held in Riyadh.
Al-Mansouri explained that "the platform is a national partnership between 30 governmental entities to facilitate the visa application process, including those for Hajj, Umrah visits, tourism, and work visas." He added, "Enabling more than 50 governmental entities and the private sector through the government visa has proven the importance of visa issuance procedures to improve the visitor experience, with a modern national identity that fits the platform's national role, along with a smart search engine to allow visitors to easily understand the available visas and learn about the requirements for all types of visas, the application process, and a personalized profile that facilitates the review and reapplication for visas later."