KSA TOURIST E-VISA

KSA e-visa for pilgrims your Nusuk pipeline can't process

UK, US, Canadian, French, Belgian pilgrims can't submit through Nusuk — their Umrah travel requires the KSA tourist e-visa via visitsaudi.com. OmraDesk manages this separate flow, detects the correct route from the scanned passport nationality, and unifies both visa paths in one back-office.

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How OmraDesk handles the KSA tourist e-visa

A visitsaudi.com integration that actually works — same UI, same file, whichever visa route applies.

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Auto nationality routing

Passport scan → OCR extracts nationality → routes automatically to Nusuk (TN, MA, DZ, MY, ID, PK...) or KSA tourist e-visa (UK, FR, US, CA, AU, EU...). Your agent never needs to ask which path applies.

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Photo compliance validation

The e-visa portal enforces strict photo criteria (white background, dimensions, framing, resolution). OmraDesk validates the pilgrim photo BEFORE submission — no more rejection loops of scan, submit, fail, rescan.

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End-to-end portal automation

The visitsaudi.com flow (ASP.NET MVC + CSRF tokens + SMS OTP + 7 sequential endpoints + external OPPWA payment widget) is handled server-side. You submit from OmraDesk, we handle the plumbing.

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OPPWA payment tracking

The portal delegates payment to an external OPPWA widget. OmraDesk captures the payment reference and links it to the pilgrim file — you know exactly which e-visa was paid, when, for whom, and for how much.

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Automatic visa PDF retrieval

As soon as the e-visa is issued, the PDF is auto-downloaded, stored on the pilgrim file, and pushed to the pilgrim via a branded WhatsApp template. Zero manual mailbox monitoring on your side.

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Unified multi-provider hub

The back-office speaks 'visa' without caring which provider. Nusuk, KSA tourist e-visa, more coming — same status, same UI, same file. Your team learns one tool.

The Western-passport Umrah visa problem

68 eligible nationalities online
The KSA tourist e-visa is only open to 68 countries. And no residency shortcut: a UK-resident Algerian national still has to go through Nusuk, not the e-visa. Classic mistake that blocks pilgrims at boarding.
The visitsaudi.com portal is painful
Legacy ASP.NET MVC, mandatory SMS OTP at every login, short sessions, external payment widget that times out. Processing 20 pilgrims by hand = 4 hours wasted and 2 mishandled files on average.
Photos rejected repeatedly
Photo criteria are stricter than Nusuk. A photo that passed Nusuk gets rejected by the e-visa. Without upstream validation, you submit, fail, rescan, fail, rescan.
Two disjointed workflows
Without OmraDesk: one file for MY/PK/ID/DZ in Nusuk, another for UK/FR/US in visitsaudi. Two back-offices, two schedules, two sources of truth that inevitably drift.

Frequently asked questions

Who is eligible for the KSA tourist e-visa?

68 nationalities listed by the Saudi government: UK, USA, Canada, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Spain, most EU countries, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and more. Eligibility is based on passport nationality, NOT residency. A UK-resident Moroccan national must go through Nusuk, not the e-visa.

How long does the KSA e-visa take?

The visitsaudi.com portal states 24-72 hours. In practice we observe a median of ~48 hours. OmraDesk notifies you as soon as the PDF is available and pushes it to the pilgrim via WhatsApp automatically — no mailbox monitoring on your side.

Is the tourist e-visa valid for Umrah?

Yes. Since 2019, the Saudi government has explicitly authorised the tourist visa for Umrah performance outside Hajj season. UK, US, Canadian and EU pilgrims can travel for Umrah on the tourist e-visa — a specific 'Umrah visa' is no longer required for these nationalities.

What if visitsaudi.com is down?

The portal is occasionally unavailable (maintenance, Ramadan traffic peaks). OmraDesk retries automatically every few minutes and displays the incident as a banner in your back-office. You know it's not a problem on your side — no need to keep hitting refresh.

Can I submit e-visa and Nusuk from the same interface?

Yes — that's the core promise. In /back/dossiers, every pilgrim has a visa card that displays the correct provider and correct status automatically. You submit all pilgrims by clicking 'Submit visa', OmraDesk routes each case to the correct endpoint.

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