Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia work visa and document attestation
Saudi Arabia is one of the embassies we submit to directly in Kuala Lumpur, for the visa and for the documents the visa depends on.
Both halves, one team
We prepare and submit the visa application at the Saudi embassy in Kuala Lumpur, and we run the legalisation chain on the documents supporting it. Doing both in one place is the point, because a visa application stalls the moment one supporting document is missing a stamp.
Saudi Arabia issues apostilles. That does not help a Malaysian document
Saudi arabia has been a contracting party to the 1961 Hague Apostille Convention since 7 December 2022. People reasonably assume that means an apostille will do.
It will not, because the Convention only operates between two contracting parties, and Malaysia is not one. A document issued in Malaysia and going to Saudi Arabia still needs the full consular legalisation chain, ending at the Saudi Arabia mission. The Convention would only apply in the other direction, for a document issued in Saudi Arabia and used in another member state.
Source: HCCH status table for the Apostille Convention, checked 7 October 2026.
The chain your documents follow
Malaysia does not issue apostilles, so Saudi-bound documents carry consular legalisation instead, finishing at the Saudi embassy here.
- 01
Issuing authority or notary public
The document is verified at source, or certified as a true copy by a notary public.
- 02
The relevant ministry
Education certificates go through the education authorities. Other documents go through the ministry that governs them.
- 03
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The consular division at Wisma Putra in Putrajaya legalises the document for use abroad.
- 04
The destination embassy
The embassy or consulate of the destination country adds the final stamp. Most sit in Kuala Lumpur, a few in Putrajaya.
Where we physically submit
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wisma Putra, Putrajaya
- Ministry of Education or Higher Education, for academic certificates
- Colleges and universities, for certificate verification
- Labour attaches and cultural mission attaches
- The Saudi embassy in Kuala Lumpur
Visa types we process
- Work visa
- Business visit visa
- Commercial visa
- Employment visa
- Extension visa
- Residence visa
- Visa renewal
- Medical checkup coordination
Requirements change, so we confirm yours
Requirements and fees differ by employer and by visa category, and they change without much notice. We confirm the current position for your case before anything is submitted rather than publishing a list that dates.
Where the final stamp happens
We submit here on your behalf, so you do not need to travel to Kuala Lumpur.
- Mission
- Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia
- Address
- Level 33, Tower B, Kompleks Pavilion Embassy, No. 200 Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur
- myemb@mofa.gov.sa
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Malaysia, eProtocol embassy directory, checked 6 October 2026.
Questions
Do you handle the visa as well as the documents?
Yes. For Saudi Arabia we do both, and the application is submitted at the Saudi embassy in Kuala Lumpur.
Can I use an apostille for Saudi Arabia?
No. Saudi arabia joined the Apostille Convention in 7 December 2022, but the Convention only works between two member states and Malaysia is not a member. A Malaysian document needs the full legalisation chain.
Which documents does a Saudi work visa usually need?
It depends on the employer and the visa category. Send us the offer and the documents you hold and we will tell you what is missing.
Can you do this for a whole team?
Yes. Employers and agencies use us for staff documents and visas in batches.
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