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The original was posted on /r/travel by /u/the-curious-fella on 2023-08-07 20:15:00+00:00.

I am trying to apply for a transit visa in Saudi Arabia.

I will only stay at the airport for less than 8 hours and then exit the country. I will have to re-check my baggage though and I will need a visa for that.

visa.visitsaudi.com website does not have a transit option, only a regular visa, which is valid for a year and costs 130 eur.

website has a transit option, but it offers only an option of duration of 30 days and says, that I will additionally be charged regular government visa charge. After googling for a bit this seems to be around 80 eur, plus some other fees and in the end I will have to pay 100 eur for a short stop.

Did anyone manage to obtain a transit visa, and if so, is it really that expensive?FYI, I am citizen of Slovenia and arriving there with Wizzair from Venice.

Flight 1:

Cities&Airports: Venice VCE - Riyadh RUH, Airline: Wizzair, Date: 2.9., Flight no: W6 5473

Flight 2:

Cities&Airports: Riyadh RUH - Muscat MCT, Airline: Oman Air, Date: 3.9., Flight no: WY 843