Saudi Arabia has officially stopped issuing visa stickers and replaced them with e-visas in seven countries. According to the Saudi Foreign Ministry, the decision to issue e-visas with QR codes came into effect on 1 May 2023.
Countries that will benefit from this initiative include Jordan, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, India, Bangladesh, the Philippines, and Indonesia.
The move to introduce e-visas is aimed at digitizing the consular services by the Saudi Foreign Ministry and creating a new way to issue work, residency, and visit visas in the countries mentioned above.
Schengen-Like Visa for UAE and Gulf Countries
Minister of Tourism in Bahrain, Fatima Al Sairafi, has revealed that Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, including UAE, are considering launching a “Schengen-like visa,” to attract more tourists and generate revenue.
She made this announcement during a panel discussion on “The Future of Travel for the GCC,” at Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2023, taking place in Dubai World Trade Center.
Moreover, Al Sairafi projected that this can happen very soon because people who go to Europe for vacations visit several countries instead of one on a single visa. She stressed that such a move will not only benefit each country but also the entire region.
Speaking about tourism in Bahrain, Al Sairafi emphasized that the country attracted a large number of tourists last year mainly because of co-promoting itself with Saudi Arabia and UAE. This was evident from its tourist numbers from last year when it received around 9.9 million travelers rather than the target of 8.3 million.
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Bangladesh ko bhi de dia par Pak ko nahi dia?!
Bangladesh is now in much better condition than Pakistan.
This procedure is very good initiative for us.
Where we stand as pakistani? Our amry spoiled every thing. We are failed as a Nation.
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This problem come to Pakistani’s bad policies and Political issues showing in the world due to not giving and accepting visas.
ہم آج تک صحیح پاکستانی نہیں بن سکے کیونکہ پاکستان کو بنے ہوئے 75 ہو چکے ہیں اور پاکستان کا ملکی معشیت اور انفراسٹرکچر اس سطح پر پہنچا ہے کہ بنگلادیش پاکستان سے پہنچ گیا یہ پاکستان کی کی تعصبانہ اور غلط پالیسیوں کا نتیجہ ہے آور آج تک حکومت ریاست آرمی اور عدلیہ ایک ہی لوٹ کھسوٹ کی پالیسیوں چل رہے ہیں پاکستان میں امن اور انصاف نام کا کوئی نظام نہیں ہے ہر اداروں میں وزیراعظم سے لے کر دولت جمع کرنے دوڑ لگی ہوئی ہے چاہیے وہ کوئی ادارہ ہو جائے ہو فقط و سلام مخلص سندھ امتیاز لایا
We have not been able to become a true Pakistani till today because Pakistan has been built for 75 years and the domestic economy and infrastructure of Pakistan has reached the level that Bangladesh has reached from Pakistan. The state, army and judiciary are running the same looting policies. There is no system called peace and justice in Pakistan. From the prime minister, there is a race to accumulate wealth in every institution. It should be an institution. Brought distinction