Saudi Arabia Visa for Jordanian Passport Holders in Dubai

Saudi Arabia's tourist e-Visa has three qualifying routes. The first is by passport: citizens of the 66 countries on the official Permitted Country list apply directly. Jordan is not on that list. The second is by residency: residents of a GCC country, including every UAE residence-permit holder, qualify regardless of passport. The third is by visa held: holders of a valid Schengen, US, or UK visit visa, or permanent residents of the US, EU, or UK, also qualify.

For a Jordanian passport holder living in Dubai, Sharjah, or Abu Dhabi, the residency route is the one that matters. Your UAE residence permit must be valid for at least 3 more months, your passport for at least 6, and you must be 18 or older. You apply online at ksavisa.sa and receive the e-Visa by email — no embassy appointment. This is the same 1-year, multiple-entry tourist e-Visa that any passport-eligible nationality receives, and it covers Umrah outside Hajj.

For the Jordanian Muslim community in the UAE, this is often the whole reason for the trip: the Saudi tourist e-Visa itself permits Umrah. The official visa terms (visa.visitsaudi.com Terms & Conditions §8.7) and ksavisa.sa's activity guidelines list Umrah as a permitted activity outside the Hajj season. You book your Umrah slot through the Nusuk platform once your e-Visa is issued. Hajj is NOT permitted on a tourist e-Visa — it requires its own dedicated visa channel and the official Hajj quota system.

One seasonal point worth planning around: in recent years Saudi Arabia has applied temporary, seasonal restrictions on tourist and visit visas during the Hajj period — roughly April to mid-June — affecting a number of nationalities, and Jordanian passport holders have been among those reported as affected. The clearest documented instance is primary-official: visit-visa holders were barred from entering Makkah during the 2025 Hajj window, from 29 April to 11 June 2025 (visa.visitsaudi.com Terms & Conditions §11.6), a restriction that has since expired. The wider year-by-year list of affected nationalities is reported by travel and immigration sources rather than published as a standing rule, so treat it as a pattern to plan around, not a fixed schedule. As of 3 July 2026, no such restriction is shown on the official portal. If you plan to travel — especially for Umrah — between roughly April and mid-June, verify the current status at ksavisa.sa before applying and before booking.

A common half-truth in the UAE is that Saudi Arabia has visa-on-arrival for everyone. It does not: visa-on-arrival is only for holders of a valid Schengen, US, or UK visit visa and permanent residents of the US, EU, or UK. A UAE residence permit is not on that list — a Jordanian resident of Dubai must apply for the e-Visa online before flying. The e-Visa is usually approved within minutes, so this is a step to complete in advance, not a burden.