{"id":16573,"slug":"gulf-unified-tourist-visa-2025","status":"published","date":"2023-11-07T07:48:22Z","modified":"2026-06-12 12:09:57","link":"https://www.visamundi.co/en/blog/gulf-unified-tourist-visa-2025/","title":{"rendered":"Gulf Unified Tourist Visa Set for 2025 Rollout"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GCC countries will launch a unified tourist visa by 2025, enabling seamless travel across six Gulf nations as part of the 2030 tourism strategy to attract 128.7 million visitors.</p>","protected":false},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UAE’s Minister of Economy, Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, announced that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries will implement a <strong>unified tourist visa within the next two years</strong>, allowing holders to travel across all six member states.</p>\n<h2>A key pillar of the GCC Tourism Strategy 2030</h2>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.visamundi.co/uploads/wp-ac3eb2eb1b54bb05-c862aa46-e19a-475a-8bc4-4084f8334e45-300x297.jpg\" alt=\"Gulf Cooperation Council\" width=\"300\" height=\"297\">\n<p>This strategic move prepares the UAE to integrate with other GCC members upon full activation of the unified tourist visa. The goal is to <strong>offer a compelling regional tourism product</strong> to attract international visitors to the Arabian Gulf.</p>\n<p>The initiative involves developing a shared visa framework among all six GCC countries: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Aim:</strong> reach 128.7 million visitors by 2030</p></blockquote>\n<p>The visa was approved during the 7th GCC Tourism Ministers’ meeting in Oman. Implementation discussions are underway, with rollout planned between 2024 and 2025 depending on readiness.</p>\n<h2>Showcasing Gulf tourism treasures</h2>\n<p>Another key objective is to <strong>highlight the region’s diverse attractions</strong>, with GCC countries boasting a total of 837 tourist sites—399 of them in the UAE alone.</p>","protected":false},"tags":[]}