Doha, Qatar: Secretary-General of GCC H E Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi has affirmed that the relevant technical committees are working on determining the form and nature of the GCC unified tourist visa, which was approved by the 44th GCC Summit, held in Doha in December.
This came in a statement following the 8th ministerial meeting of Their Excellencies GCC Ministers of Tourism, hosted by Doha on Monday.
His Excellency added that those committees are also studying the way the unified visa shall work in preparation for presenting it according to the systems and laws of all GCC countries. In the same context, he stressed that the unified tourist visa aims to attract foreign tourist flows to the GCC countries and activate the components of such a significant vital sector.
Albudaiwi pointed out that the unified visa project will make it easier for tourists and visitors to move between the GCC countries easily and conveniently, expressing his hope that the tourism sector would benefit from this visa once it is implemented.
Albudaiwi confirmed that the meeting discussed the optimal ways to implement the Gulf Tourism Strategy (2023-2030).
