Whatever your reason for visiting Saudi Arabia, make sure you take out travel or expatriate health insurance for you and your family. That way, you can leave with peace of mind and avoid any unexpected financial, health or legal risks. Coverage for repatriation, hospitalization, third-party liability and other emergency medical expenses is essential. This is true whatever your destination. So choose Mondassur for your health insurance in Saudi Arabia.
Political system: Absolute Monarchy
Capital: Riyadh
Surface area: 2,253,000 km²
Population: 32.9 million
Spoken languages : Arabic
Currency: Saudi Ryal
Visas in Saudi Arabia
Firstly, if you are a French national and wish to visit Saudi Arabia for a business trip, you will need to obtain an entry visa. As far as tourism is concerned, Saudi Arabia now issues tourist visas not only to encourage tourism, but also to diversify its economy.
Embassy of France in Riyadh
Quartier diplomatique PO Box 94367 Riyadh 11693
Tel: 966 488 12 55
Fax: 966 488 28 82
E-mail: diplomatie@ambafrance.org.sa
Embassy of Saudi Arabia in France
Address: 92, Rue de Courcelles – 75008 Paris
Tel: 01.56.79.40.00. Fax: 01.56.79.40.01
E-mail: fremb@mofa.gov.sa
Website: embassies.mofa.gov.sa/sites/France/FR/
Twitter: twitter.com/KSAembassyFRA
Consulate of Saudi Arabia in France
Address: 29 Rue des Graviers – 92200 Neuilly Sur Seine
Tel: 0147476263 Fax: 0147451064
Email: frcon@mofa.gov.sa
Bureau Culturel Saoudien
Address: 26 Rue Murillo – 75008 Paris
Tel: 0181702020 Fax: 0181702025
Website: fr.moe.gov.sa
Vaccines and Safety in Saudi Arabia
Vaccination
- Vaccines and compulsory certificates: A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required for travelers coming from an endemic area. Consequently, travelers arriving in Saudi Arabia without this certificate will be vaccinated on arrival and quarantined for 6 days from the day of vaccination. Secondly, an up-to-date meningitis vaccination certificate is required for all travelers. Finally, an HIV certificate is required to obtain a residence permit.
- Recommended vaccinations and certificates: For adults, don’t forget vaccinations against tetanus, polio, hepatitis A & B, meningitis A & C, and for at-risk groups: tuberculosis and rabies. For children, don’t forget vaccinations against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, tuberculosis, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis A & B (long-stay), meningitis A & C (long-stay for travellers aged 18 months and over) and typhoid (long-stay for travellers aged 5 years and over).
- Local diseases: In Saudi Arabia, the following diseases are common: Amoebiasis, spider, snake, fish and scorpion bites, roundworm, hepatitis A & B, leishmaniasis, sexually transmitted diseases, meningitis, malaria, polio, rabies, AIDS, tetanus, tuberculosis, typhoid. You should therefore consider getting vaccinated before leaving for Saudi Arabia.
Security
The main risk is the terrorist threat, which tends to affect Western nationals. In fact, you need to be extremely vigilant, and never travel to high-risk areas such as the border with Yemen.
More information on risk zones on the France Diplomatie website.
Health insurance in Saudi Arabia
Why take out health insurance when traveling or living in Saudi Arabia? Quite simply because healthcare costs can quickly reach very high levels abroad. In addition, health insurance is compulsory in Saudi Arabia in order to receive treatment in a public or private establishment. Repatriation cover is also an essential criterion. In the event of a serious accident, medical repatriation to the nearest medical center or to the country of residence may be necessary. Depending on where you are at the time of the accident, and the medical prognosis, it may be necessary to charter a helicopter or medical aircraft.
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