United States of America Embassy Guide

US Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Contact -
American Embassy
P.O. Box 94309
Riyadh 11693
Saudi Arabia
Telephone: 9661-4883800
Fax: 9661-4883989

Embassy Holiday List -
Jan 1st Saturday New Year's Day
Jan 15th Saturday Martin Luther King's Birthday
Jan 22nd - 26th Sat-Wednesday **Eid-al-Adha - Hajj
Feb 19th Saturday President's Day
May 28th Saturday Memorial Day
Jul 4th Monday Independence Day
Sept 3rd Saturday Labor Day
Oct 8th Saturday Columbus Day
Nov 5th - 9th Sat-Wed Eid-al-Fitr-Ramadan
Nov 12th Saturday Veterans Day
Nov 23rd Wednesday Thanksgiving Day
Dec 25th Sunday Christmas Day

Visa Details

Type of Visa -
Additionally the Diversity Visa Program provides a certain number of permanent resident visas annually. These visas are drawn from countries with low rates of immigration to the U.S. For information specific to each visa type, please click on the links below.

Family Immigration
Adopting a Child
Marriage to a Foreign National
Diversity Visa Program
Employment Visas

Document Required -

Bring the appropriate application forms and documents with you to the interview
Obtain and thoroughly complete an application form (DS 156). In addition to the DS 156, all male applicants between the ages of 16 and 45 must also complete DS 157. All application forms can be obtain online or from the American Embassy or the Consulates

Obtain a current passport-size photo (2” x 2” or 5 cm X 5 cm). The photo must have been taken within the last six months, and the applicants must face the camera directly with the face covering about 50% of the area of the photo. The background must be white and without any borders. Males must submit a photo without head covering. Females may submit a photo with a head covering, but it should not obscure any portion of the face. Photos should be stapled, not glued, to the application.

Fee -
Nonimmigrant visa application processing fee, Form DS-156 (non-refundable): $100.00
Border crossing card - 10 year (age 15 and over) non-refundable: $100.00
Border crossing card - (under age 15). For Mexican citizen if parent or guardian has or is applying for a border crossing card (non-refundable): $13.00
L Visa- Fraud Prevention and Detection for visa applicant in the L blanket petition abroad only (principal applicant only): $500.00