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6 Gulf Countries Are Getting Their Own Version of the Schengen Visa
GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL (GCC) COUNTRIES, JUL 22 – The unified visa will simplify travel across six GCC countries and is expected to boost tourism and related sectors, with a validity of 30 to 90 days, officials said.
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How a new Schengen-style visa will change travel in the Gulf region
Approved in 2023 and expected to launch by late 2025 or early 2026, the GCC Grand Tours Visa will allow non-GCC nationals to visit all six Gulf Cooperation Council countries with one permit. Valid for tourism and short-term stays (30–90 days), it features a fully online application system and aims to boost intra-Gulf travel and tourism revenue
Tourists planning to visit countries in the Middle East will make it much easier. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, countries part of the Gulf Cooperation Council (CCG)...
Six Gulf Countries Plan Multi-Nation Visa To Boost Tourism
Within the next year, several Gulf countries are planning on introducing a multi-nation visa, in an effort to boost tourism. Think of it as being somewhere along the lines of the Schengen concept in Europe, only not. Details of the Gulf’s Unified Tourist Visa concept Six Gulf countries plan to introduce what they’re calling the Unified Tourist Visa concept, which would allow at least 30 consecutive days of travel throughout Gulf Cooperation Coun…
The Persian Gulf countries intend to simplify border crossings between them and create a so-called “Schengen of the Gulf”, a free travel space between several countries –...
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