After a prolonged struggle with travel restrictions that repeatedly stalled his momentum, Pakistan’s Tekken icon Arslan Ash has finally cleared his biggest hurdle off the stage: securing a multiple-entry Schengen visa.
“Alhamdulillah, just got my 1-year multiple-entry Schengen visa 🙌 Now I can attend EVO France, UFA, and any European tournament without worrying,” Arslan Ash announced to his supporters on social media, capping months of uncertainty and anticipation.
The timing could not be more critical. With Tekken 8 ushering in a fresh competitive era, Arslan—widely regarded as one of the greatest Tekken players of all time—was at risk of falling behind simply because of bureaucratic delays. In the past, he faced repeated visa denials and late approvals that forced him to miss major European brackets, sacrificing valuable ranking points and prize money despite being a favorite whenever he did make it onto the stage.
This visa not only secures his place at EVO France and Ultimate Fighting Arena—two of the most prestigious fixtures in the Tekken 8 circuit—but also guarantees that he can enter any European tournament without scrambling for last-minute paperwork for the coming year at least.
With the off-stage obstacles finally behind him, Arslan can turn his full focus to the rivalries and innovations defining Tekken 8’s early meta. Fans around the world can look forward to seeing him in his element, ready to prove once again why he remains the standard-bearer for South Asian fighting games.
For a champion who has already scaled the heights of Evo Japan, Evo USA, and countless other titles, this breakthrough feels like more than an administrative win—it’s the key to unlocking another historic chapter in an extraordinary career.