June 18, (THEWILL) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and four other Gulf nations, including Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and Kuwait, have officially approved the launch of a unified tourist visa for travellers.
Tagged “GCC Grand Tours Visa”, the initiative will allow visitors to travel across all six member states with a single visa, removing the need for separate applications for each country.
UAE Minister of Economy, Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, confirmed that the unified tourist visa has been formally approved and is currently awaiting implementation
Modelled after the Schengen visa system, it will simplify the process of travelling between the GCC member states, enhancing both tourism and regional cooperation.
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