UAE Plans New Visa System Soon Allows Residents in the GCC to Travel Freely

The United Arab Emirates is weighing plans for a visa system that would simplify journey for residents to neighboring Gulf nations, together with Saudi Arabia

The. new visa system would permit residents in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to journey freely within nations that make up the bloc, together with Saudi Arabia, UAE Economy Minister Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri pronounced at a conference in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. The regime might be launched “very soon,” he said

The. GCC group includes Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait and Qatar. Citizens of the six-nation bloc are free to journey throughout borders with no making use of for visas. Foreign residents – which make up the bulk of their populations and come from around the world – nonetheless want visas to cross GCC borders. Visa-free journey between the countries’ residents makes the quarter attractive by boosting tourism, Al Marri added.