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I've been trying to get into Saudi Arabia for several years (it's on my "bucket list").No luck! I even went to the Saudi consulate in NYC and the guy I talked to looked at me like I had three heads.There's no such thing as a tourist visa to Saudi for Westerners.The only way we can get in is with a business visa or a pilgrimage visa...which is for moslems only.

Saudi Arabia and North Korea are about the toughest nations on earth to get into.

Are you sure you wish to go into Saudi Arabia?
No doubt it’s a very intriguing area of the world.
I have often wished to visit the area of Dubai. I’ve heard so much about the extraordinary wealth over there. I wouldn’t mind a ‘Live’s of the Rich and Infamous’ tour, if it were safe to go on. What does a city’s infrastructure look like, operate like, when money truly is no object of concern?

I’ve also heard how easy it is to ‘offend’ someone over there, especially if you’re obviously a westerner.
You could get caught up in their legal system over a ‘crime of indecency’. To be honest, I don’t know if this is a myth or exaggeration. Perhaps you do.
If you provide a service they need or want, you may be able to get some sort of work visa.

I've been trying to get into Saudi Arabia for several years (it's on my "bucket list").Having been there, I can truthfully attest that you should take it off your bucket list. Forgoing entrance into "the Magic Kingdom" would not mean you missed anything. You can get the same 'experience' by a visit to Malmo, and Sweden is far easier to enter...

the infowarrior