Saudi Arabia study visa: the university requests it, 3 business days
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In Saudi Arabia the institution, not the student, requests the study visa 1. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs e-service "allows Educational institutions inside the kingdom to get study visa for individuals outside the kingdom to study at their institutions" 1.
The request needs an approval letter from the Saudi Ministry of High Education, and data is entered in Arabic, except that for non-Arab nationalities names must match the passport 1. The listed processing time is 3 business days, as of 2026-09-28 1. The page adds that "In exceptional cases, execution of the request may be delayed due to some additional actions" 1. The steps are the Visa Services platform (ksavisa.sa), then Organizations and Sectors, then Student visa application 1. A "Service cost" heading shows no amount 1. The page does not explain how the visa reaches the student.
The Ministry of Education says: "To obtain a study visa from Saudi embassies, applicants must have a scholarship from a Saudi university." 2 After arrival, scholarship recipients may get a free residence permit with a letter from the university passport department 2.
The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Bangladesh lists only a KSA Visa service, described as a family and friends visit visa 3. It lists no student visa service and no status check 3.
The official MOFA visa search asks for the application number (up to 12 digits) and the Sponsor ID (up to 10 digits), which is your Saudi sponsor's ID 4.
Have both numbers ready for the status check above.
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