Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Saudi Arabian passport holders 9
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
AzerbaijanVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa required→Visa-free
FijiVisa required→eVisa
SerbiaVisa required→eVisa
RussiaeVisa30 days→Visa-free90 days
SurinameeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
Trinidad and TobagoVisa required→eVisa
VenezuelaVisa required→eVisa
Harder for Saudi Arabian passport holders 7
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
IsraeleVisa→Visa required
IraqVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
South KoreaVisa-free30 days→eTA30 days
MacaoVisa-free30 days→Visa on arrival
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
Changes for visitors to Saudi Arabia 110
Antigua and BarbudaeVisa→Visa required
ArmeniaeVisa→Visa required
AngolaeVisa→Visa required
ArgentinaeVisa→Visa required- Bosnia and HerzegovinaeVisa→Visa required
BarbadosVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
Burkina FasoeVisa→Visa required
BurundieVisa→Visa required
BenineVisa→Visa required
BoliviaeVisa→Visa required
BrazileVisa→Visa required
BhutaneVisa→Visa required
BotswanaeVisa→Visa required
BelizeeVisa→Visa required
DR CongoeVisa→Visa required
Central African RepubliceVisa→Visa required
CongoeVisa→Visa required- Côte d'IvoireeVisa→Visa required
ChileeVisa→Visa required
CamerooneVisa→Visa required
ColombiaeVisa→Visa required
Costa RicaeVisa→Visa required
CubaeVisa→Visa required
Cabo VerdeeVisa→Visa required- DjiboutieVisa→Visa required
DominicaeVisa→Visa required
Dominican RepubliceVisa→Visa required
AlgeriaeVisa→Visa required
EcuadoreVisa→Visa required
EgypteVisa→Visa required
EritreaeVisa→Visa required
EthiopiaeVisa→Visa required- FijieVisa→Visa required
GaboneVisa→Visa required
United KingdomVisa on arrival90 days→eTA180 days
GrenadaVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
GhanaeVisa→Visa required
GambiaeVisa→Visa required
GuineaeVisa→Visa required
GuatemalaeVisa→Visa required
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes