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Like the Schengen Visa System of Europe, all the 6 countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will soon be traveled with a visa. GCC is going to start testing single integrated tourist visa this year. After this, there will be no need to take separate visas to roam in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Indians will directly benefit the single integrated tourist visa, as a large number of people from India go to these countries of Arabs for employment and tourism. Abdullah bin Tauk al Marri, the UAE economy minister and president of the Emirates Tourism Council, confirmed this pilot project during World Tourism Day 2025.
‘Pilot will be fully implemented after phase’
In an interview to UAE’s news agency WAM, Al Marri said that this visa system will be fully implemented after the pilot phase. It is being called GCC Grand Tourist Visa. The official launch date of this visa has not been announced yet. The integrated GCC tourist visa YajiCC Grand Tourist Visa is based on Europe’s Schengen visa system, which allows travelers to move freely in many countries using the same permit.
You will get rid of repeated paperwork
The UAE government says that this visa is a strategic step towards regional integration. It will increase collective attraction as a single tourist destination of the Gulf region. The countries of GCC have made this policy change at a time when they are trying to expand tourism and infrastructure. The integrated visa will eliminate frequent paperwork and many applications.
Abdullah bin Tauk al Marri has said that the integrated visa has received formal approval. Hopefully it will be implemented soon. Although no fixed date for its complete implementation has been given yet, the authorities have consistently indicated that it is expected to start soon.
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