The Ministry of Investment and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have announced the second phase of the “Investor Visitor” electronic business visit visa service to include all countries worldwide.
Mohammad Aba Hussain, the Ministry of Investment’s Undersecretary for Integrated Investor Services, stated that the “Investor Visitor” business visit visa is aimed at providing foreign investors and employees of foreign entities the opportunity to apply for an electronic visit visa through the Ministry of Investment’s platform “Invest in Saudi.” The visa application will be processed and digitally issued from the national unified visa platform under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. There will be no need to visit the Kingdom’s diplomatic missions abroad for biometric data. The visa can be utilized for a period of up to one year with multiple entries. Some beneficiaries can obtain the visa instantly, and it is designed for the purpose of visiting the Kingdom and exploring investment opportunities.
He added that this distinctive service is a result of the joint efforts and collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to provide valuable services for investors.
On the other hand, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Consular Affairs in the Kingdom, Ambassador Ali bin Abdulrahman Al-Yousef, stated that the Ministry’s launch of this service is part of a package of consular services development projects, in line with the goals of Saudi Vision 2030.
It’s worth mentioning that the Ministry of Investment, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Saudi Arabia, has expanded the beneficiaries of the instant electronic visa category. This includes countries listed in the Ministry of Investment’s “Invest in Saudi” platform, those who hold a valid tourist or business visa from the United States, the United Kingdom, or one of the Schengen Agreement countries, and have used it at least once to enter the visa-eligible countries. It also includes those with permanent residence in the United States, the United Kingdom, or European Union countries, those with valid residency for at least three months in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, and entities licensed by the Ministry of Investment with a quota of three instant visas per year for each establishment.