General Information on Visiting the Embassy for visa appointments
Important Notice: Travelers Should Request Visa Appointments Now for Summer Visits to the U.S.
SECURITY ISSUE:
Access to Embassy grounds and Consular Section waiting areas is strictly limited to visa applicants. Individuals who do not have an appointment or other valid purpose for entering the facility will not be admitted. Family members and friends as well as personal or domestic assistants not having appointments for visa interviews themselves are not permitted to accompany applicants inside. Please remember that children under the age of fourteen do not need to appear in person for interviews. Exceptions will be made for applicants with medical issues. Discretion will be used when single females are applying.
The following items will not be allowed into the Embassy:
• Cell phones or pagers of any type
• Electronic devices such as car door openers, I-Pods or PDA’s
• All beverages of any type in any size container, including bottled water
• Baby formula, food, milk or juice MUST be tasted by the accompanying adult. Sanitary items (wipes, etc.) essential for the visit WILL BE ALLOWED.
• Prescription medicines (name MUST match visitor) and medical items essential for the visit WILL BE ALLOWED.
• Shampoo, Suntan lotion, Creams, Toothpaste, Hair gel, Perfume or similar toiletries, Other items of similar consistency
• Suitcases or large handbags
Please leave these items at home or in your car before coming to the Embassy.
If you do bring these items, Embassy Security will confiscate them at the gate and you will have to retrieve them on your way out.
Nonimmigrant visas are issued to those who intend to enter the U.S. temporarily for business, tourism, or study. You may apply for a nonimmigrant visa only at the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh.
Based on the mandate of the United States Congress, all applicants age 14 and 79 years old must appear in person for an interview and submit fingerprints for the collection of a biometric identifier.
