Launching a unified Gulf visa for tourists on this date in 2024... What are its advantages?

Written By ندى ماهر عبدربه on 2024/05/09

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Arabia Weather - The unified Gulf visa for tourists is expected to be launched in <strong>December 2024</strong> , according to Gulf officials who participated in the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai. Officials indicate that the system will be ready before the end of the year, and will be called <strong>“GCC Grand Tours,”</strong> and will allow expatriates to visit all Gulf Cooperation Council countries. On a multiple entry visa.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Currently, tourists need a separate visa for each Gulf country, but the new system will allow free travel between all six countries, boosting the region&#39;s tourism sector.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> While the Gulf countries are working in cooperation with tourism operators to develop tourism packages that allow visitors to visit the entire region, in addition to implementing the railway system and other transportation projects to enhance communication and easy transportation between the Gulf countries.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It should be noted that the Gulf Cooperation Council countries began discussions to issue a unified tourist visa in May 2023, similar to the European “Schengen” visa.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7-... also:</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7-... atmosphere of spring in Europe... a list of countries that Saudis can easily travel to after being granted a Schengen visa</a> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2020/%D8%A5%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%20%D8%AA%D8%A3%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9%20%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%A9%20%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A9%20%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AD%20%D9%81%D9%8A%20%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%84...%20%D9%85%D8%A7%20%D9%87%D9%8A%20%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%A7.jpg" style="width: 401px; height: 600px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> See also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%89-%D9%85%D9%88... is the next official holiday in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia?</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%... Arabia | When does the academic year 1446 start?</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%84-%D8%A7... Arabian Airlines</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AD-... reservations</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D...(%D9%85%D9%84%D9%88%D9%86)">Arabian Peninsula and Arabian Gulf cloud temperatures (colored)</a></p><hr /><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Sources:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://sabq.org/saudia/p6mj9391xh">sabq</a></p>

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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