Saudi Arabia's tourist eVisa now lists Mexico, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia: what travel sellers should update

Saudi Arabia's official tourist visa portal, visa.visitsaudi.com, now lists 72 eligible countries. When we checked it on 2 November, it listed 68. The four new entries are Mexico, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia.

For travellers from these four countries, this means they can apply online for the Saudi tourist eVisa instead of applying for a visa through an embassy. North Macedonia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs had announced on 22 October that its citizens could get the visa online or on arrival. The portal now confirms it, along with the other three.

We have not found a Saudi announcement giving a start date for the four countries. We date the change from the portal: absent on 2 November, listed on 5 November.

The key facts

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What Saudi tourist eVisa eligibility extended to four more nationalities

New countries Mexico, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia

Eligible countries 72 (68 on 2 November 2026)

Visa Tourist eVisa: one year, multiple entry, up to 90 days in the country

Allowed purposes Tourism, events, visiting family and friends, leisure and Umrah (not Hajj). Not study

Where to apply visa.visitsaudi.com

Source Official Saudi eVisa portal, checked 5 November 2026

What travel sellers should do

OTAs and tour operators

Update Saudi requirement rules for Mexican, Serbian, Bosnian and North Macedonian ordinary passports: from an embassy visa to the tourist eVisa.

Refresh Saudi destination pages, Umrah packages and checkout messages for these nationalities.

Quote the fee from the portal at the time of booking. It is shown during the application and can change.

Umrah sellers

The tourist eVisa allows Umrah outside the Hajj season. It does not allow Hajj. Keep Hajj packages on the Hajj visa route.

Airlines

Brief stations with feeder traffic from Mexico City, Belgrade, Sarajevo and Skopje. A passenger from these countries may now hold a Saudi eVisa rather than an embassy visa.

Visa on arrival: North Macedonia's government says it applies to its citizens. For Mexico, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, confirm with Timatic before relying on it at check-in.

How SimpleVisa handles it

Check the portal's eligible-country list before you confirm a Saudi trip for these passports, and keep the embassy route as the fallback for purposes the tourist eVisa does not cover, such as study or work. Send travellers to the official portal, visa.visitsaudi.com, and warn them about look-alike sites. We will update this article if Saudi Arabia publishes an announcement with different dates or conditions.

FAQ

Can Mexican citizens get a Saudi tourist eVisa? Yes. Mexico is now on the eligible-country list of the official portal, visa.visitsaudi.com.

Can Serbian and Bosnian citizens get a Saudi eVisa? Yes. Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina are now on the portal's eligible-country list.

Can North Macedonian citizens get a Saudi visa on arrival? North Macedonia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says its citizens can get the tourist visa online or on arrival. The portal lists North Macedonia as eligible for the eVisa.

How long can travellers stay? The tourist eVisa is valid for one year with multiple entries, for up to 90 days in Saudi Arabia.

Can the eVisa be used for Umrah? Yes, outside the Hajj season. It cannot be used for Hajj.

Information for travel sellers, not legal advice. Saudi authorities decide eligibility and entry. Updated 5 November 2026.

Sources

Saudi Ministry of Tourism, official eVisa portal, "Eligible Countries" (72 countries, including Mexico, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia) verified 5 Nov 2026

Same portal, 2 November 2026 capture (68 countries, none of the four), our archive.

MIA (North Macedonia's news agency), "Macedonian citizens now eligible for Saudi Arabia e-Visas and visas on arrival", 22 October 2026

Loris Mazloum

Founder, SimpleVisa

Loris Mazloum founded SimpleVisa and writes the coverage notes on this blog for airlines, OTAs, and other travel companies. Each note is checked against the government source named at the bottom before it publishes. SimpleVisa keeps requirement data for 190+ destinations and files applications where a government channel exists.