Passengers & Airline Crew from these Countries are not allowed into Saudi Arabia

International Air Transport Association (IATA) has updated a notification on their website that due to Coronavirus breakout Passengers & even Airline Crew from the below mentioned countries will be not allowed to enter into the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Updated (3/1/2020) – Source IATA Travel Website

1.Passengers who have transited through or have been in China (People’s Rep.), Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong (SAR China), Iran or Macao (SAR China) in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter Saudi Arabia.
.This does not apply to nationals of Saudi Arabia.

2. Nationals of the GCC countries are no longer allowed to enter Saudi Arabia with a national ID card. They must travel with their passport.

– This does not apply to nationals of Saudi Arabia who are allowed to enter with a national ID card if they used the card when they departed from Saudi Arabia.

3. Passengers arriving from Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China (People’s Rep.), Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong (SAR China), India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea (Rep.), Lebanon, Macao (SAR China), Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Somalia, Syria, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Vietnam or Yemen, with a tourist visa are not allowed to enter the Saudi Arabia.

4. Passengers traveling for the purpose of Umrah or visiting the Prophet’s mosque are not allowed to enter Saudi Arabia.
– This does not apply to nationals of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and United Arab Emirates with Hajj and Umrah permit, obtained through the website of the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah.

5. Airline crew will be subject to medical examination, if required.

6. Nationals of the GCC countries are no longer allowed to enter Saudi Arabia with a national ID card. They must travel with their passport.

7. Passengers traveling for the purpose of Umrah or visiting the Prophet’s mosque are not allowed to enter Saudi Arabia.