Saudi Arabia Visa Requirements at Chennai Consulate
Complete documentation and requirements for all visa types at the Saudi Arabia consulate in Chennai
Common Requirements for All Visa Types
These documents are required for all visa types at Chennai consulate:
Personal Documents
Valid passport
With at least 6 month validity from the date of travel also with sufficient number of blank pages and at least 2 blank pages, SIDE BY SIDE.
Old Passport
All Previous Old Passports is mandatory
Passport Size Photos
2 Photograph (Fresh ones i.e. NOT used earlier for any visa) with white background 2 x 2 inches.
Signed Cover letter
Detail Covering Letter, addressed to To, Visa Officer,The Royal Consulate General of Saudi Arabia Maker Tower `F`, 4th Floor Cuffe Parade, Mumbai - 400005, mentioning the designation of the applicant, nature of the business of Indian Company with complete name and contact details of Invitee Company. The Covering Letter should also have ONLY the Round Company Seal.( Travel date mentioned should be after 15 working days from the date of submission)
Visa Type Specific Requirements
Additional documents required for each visa type
Business Visa
Business Documents
Invitation Letter
Visa Slip from Saudi Arabian Foreign Ministry For BUSINESS VISIT VISA (Mandatory for female applicant) OR Invitation letter obtained through MOFA portal https://visa.mofa.gov.sa/CommercialVisitVisa and activated by Saudi Chamber of Commerce. Invitation letter should be valid for more than 15 days at the time of submission.
Recommendation Letter
From Indian Chambers of Commerce (mentioning the correct designation of the person as per invite letter.
Apostilled Highest relevant Degree
Color Copy of Apostilled Highest relevant Degree / Diploma Certificate. Jetsave team facilitates Apostille for Degrees. Please send us color copy of degree for its Apostille along with your application Arabic translation of Apostille educational certificate.
Company Registration Certificate
Copy of Company Registration Certificate (all 3 pages) of Saudi Arabian Company with a mention of the Capital Amount greater than 1 Lakh Saudi Riyal
Note
Please note that Applicants now have to NO LONGER get their Covid 19 vaccination certificates attested before travelling to Saudi Arabia.In stead they have to upload their second dose vaccination certificate on the Tawakkalna app.Kindly note that the scanned copy of the vaccination certficate should be clear for the authorites to scan the QR code on the certificate.
Special Instructions
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This is to inform you that a recent change has been updated on the visa platform where the options to select the Number of entries/Validity/Duration of stay has been removed.
Now, the validity of the visa, the number of entries, and the duration of stay will be determined when the visa application is processed by the relevant Saudi Embassy/Consulate.
Fees
Sticker Visa fees - Rs 27,662/- Non Refundable Above Fee includes Visa Fees, MoFA Charges, Insurance Charges, payment transfer charges, Apostille Charges and Outsourced Agency Charges Cost for Translation - INR 2500 each page Insurance charges in case of women can be additional approx Rs. 1000/-
Processing Time
Sticker visa - 07 - 10 working days Submission Days: Monday to Friday. Special Instructions: Please make sure to submit the original degree as well as the COC recommendation letter with every case, whether the applicant`s designation is Technical or Managerial. You are requested to please share the applicant`s degree certificate with us before the invitation letter is issued. We will provide you the inputs (profession and purpose of visit) to be mentioned in the LOI. Please get the LOI issued as per the inputs which we provide. Regarding the covering letter, please mention the applicant`s profession on the covering letter as per the LOI. We will share the format for the covering letter in which the current profession and the profession on LOI both can be mentioned to avoid compliance issues (kindly refer to forms column)
Contact Information
Saudi Arabia Embassy/Consulate in Chennai