Want to visit Saudi: transit visa or other options?
Hiya all,
I currently live in Qatar and it's my wish to visit Saudi once. I think I can convince my husband, so that's fine. The question is on how to do this. Do transit visas still exist? As I'd really love to see the caves near Hofuf, a trip to Bahrain might be a good idea.
We currently only have a company lease car, thus we'd need to buy a car. and sell again after this trip. Maybe friends can help us with that as our knowledge on recognizing a good car is rather low. Though it would be a bummer if transit visas are not available anymore (to Bahrain? other locations?) and we end up with a car we don't really need. What would happen if this car broke down in Saudi?
Can someone tell me more about the paperwork involved? I don't think any embassy would give me a visa for the destination country as I can get VOA for all Middle Eastern countries apart from Saudi of course.
Other alternative: Would we be allowed to accompany friends in their car on such trip, or is that a big NO due to me being a woman?
Do other alternatives still exist?
Thanks a lot
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