Saudi Arabia has introduced a new free transit visa allowing stopover passengers to stay in the Kingdom for up to four days.

The transit visa came into effect on Monday, and visitors can apply through the Saudia Airlines and Flynas websites, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The visa will be processed immediately.

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs introduced the visa in order to boost tourism – part of the Vision 2030 strategy, SPA reported.

The transit visa will be issued with plane tickets from Saudia and Flynas, and will be valid for three months.

买机票就等于拥有沙特签证？沙特推出4天免费过境签，吸引游客

沙特外交部1月31日宣布，搭乘沙特航空公司和沙特纳斯航空公司航班的外国游客可免费获得沙特电子签，能在沙特境内停留4天。阿联酋《国民报》1月31日报道，沙特外交部表示，凭此免费电子签，游客可入境沙特游览首都利雅得、赴麦加朝觐、参观麦地那先知寺等。

沙特有关航司在宣传这一免费电子签计划时表示，买了机票就等于拥有沙特签证，而且申请程序非常简单，购票旅客只需填写一张简单的表格，需时不超过3分钟。数据显示，去年上半年，海外游客在沙特的消费达到270亿里亚尔（约合486.09亿元人民币），这意味着旅游业已成为沙特最具发展潜力的产业之一。

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