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Old Aug 20, 2023 | 7:05 am
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Originally Posted by offvoice
About to book the same kind of flight : CMN-JED-RUH-CAN and PKX-RUH-JED-CMN

I cannot book those flights myself on any website but a local Moroccan travel agency can.

I assumed I could just buy the 1 year visa since it’s multi entry but they ask for a place of stay. Which I won’t have.

Could I do VOA in my situation (I’m eligible) ? I have a 6 hours layover after my first leg.

thanks in advance for any insights and tips!
For reference, after spending the morning with both Saudia and the Tourism board on the phone, this kind of transfer is not covered by any kind of visa and is not possible except to Saudi nationals and residents. Each and every person I talked to seemed not to be too sure about it, but they all said ultimately that it wasn’t possible and that I should not be able to purchase such a ticket.

Since the visa is multiple entry, I don’t really understand the rational, but they all mentioned that I would risk being denied boarding at departure city with such an itinerary, even if I hold the 1 year tourism visa.

Wondering if anyone ever booked this on this thread and successfully flew it?

TIA
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