Unified Gulf Tourist Visa: Soon, you will be able to travel to Gulf countries with a single visa, like the Schengen countries. This visa will allow easy movement of travelers between countries like Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.
Now tourists will be able to travel to GCC countries only on a tourist visa. Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members have approved the Unified Tourist Visa to allow easy movement of travelers between countries like Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal Al Busaidi, Chairman of the current GCC session, made the announcement in Oman during the 40th meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council Interior Ministers.
GCC states unanimously approve unified tourism visa system for the region. The system, which is expected to be implemented in the six countries in 2024-25, was announced by GCC Secretary General Jassim Al Budawi at the 40th meeting of GCC Interior Ministers in Oman.
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The decision is expected to streamline travel logistics and underpin “continued communication and coordination between GCC states,” he said. Budawi said that the Unified Gulf Tourist Visa is a project that will contribute to facilitating and streamlining the movement of residents and tourists between the six GCC countries and will undoubtedly have a positive impact on the economic and tourism sectors.
The Council also approved the electronic linking of traffic offenses between GCC states and is drawing up a comprehensive strategy to combat illicit drugs, which aims to “contribute to the fight against its scourge”.
