If you hold Saudi nationality and live within reach of Los Angeles, this is the office your paperwork goes through. Consular work is unglamorous and exacting, and knowing what this post does before you turn up saves the wasted morning that catches most people out.
Below you will find the contact details on record, what the office typically handles, how appointments work and the questions people ask most before travelling to Los Angeles.
📞 Quick Contact
- Address: 12400 Wilshire BLVD 700, Los Angeles
- Phone: (310) 479-6000
- Official website: https://www.saudiembassy.net/visa-offices
- Type of office: Consulate
🛂 Consular services at a glance
Saudi consular offices generally handle the following, though not every post offers every service:
- Visas: the counter still matters for the categories online systems do not cover, which is most things beyond tourism.
- Passports: applications and renewals for Saudi nationals, with personal attendance required because of the biometric data.
- Powers of attorney: property sales, inheritance and banking are the usual reasons. Registries are strict about wording, so vague drafting gets rejected.
- Documents: certification of papers so they have legal effect abroad — either an apostille or the older legalisation chain, depending on the country.
- Consular protection: help for nationals in serious trouble, which is the one thing every post does regardless of size.
📅 Appointments and waiting times
Assume you need one. The exceptions are rare and tend to exist for emergencies rather than for convenience.
Check the official site for how this post takes bookings — online system, email or telephone all exist across the network. Whatever the method, it is free.
Bring originals and copies of everything. Counters keep the copy and return the original, and the reverse is the exception.
🤝 Practical points
Jurisdiction decides everything and distance decides nothing. A file submitted to the wrong post is returned, however close that post happens to be.
Names are the other recurring problem. Where the spelling on an American document differs from the Saudi record — accents dropped, surnames ordered differently, a married name — expect to be asked for evidence explaining the difference.
Where a document has to be produced back home, the appointment is the start of the timetable rather than the end of it.
Common questions before you go
How do I find the office once I get there?
It is at 12400 Wilshire BLVD 700 in Los Angeles. Allow extra time if you are arriving by public transport, because queues tend to form before opening.
What if I lose my passport days before a flight?
That does not go through the ordinary appointment queue. Call and say it is an emergency: for imminent travel most networks issue a travel document valid for a single journey.
Do I need a visa to visit Saudi Arabia?
That depends on your nationality and the length of the trip. Where Saudi Arabia does require one, it is increasingly applied for online rather than at a counter.
Does this consulate cover my state?
Consular districts are drawn by each country, and the nearest office is not always the competent one. Confirm the district before booking anything in Los Angeles.
How do I get hold of this office?
By telephone on (310) 479-6000. Note who you speak to and what you are told, because requirements differ between posts of the same country.