Arab News, Tuesday, Jan 7, 2020 | Jamadi Al Awwal 12, 1441
UAE launches multi-entry tourist visas for all
Emirates: The United Arab
Emirates on Monday introduced a multiple-entry visa scheme valid for five years
for all nationalities, with the aim of turning the Gulf state into a tourism
hub.
"#UAE Cabinet chaired by @HHShkMohd,
approves new amendment for tourist visas in #UAE," the government of Dubai Media
Office tweeted, referring to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the UAE
prime minister and ruler of Dubai.
"The new tourist visa will be valid for 5 years
and can be used for multiple entries and is open for all nationalities," the
Dubai Media Office wrote.
Sheikh Maktoum said on Twitter that the UAE
currently attracts 21 million tourists a year.
Travellers from Africa, some South American
countries, Arab states outside the Gulf, and European states from outside the
European Union and former Soviet Union previously needed visas.
In October, Dubai is to host Expo 2020, a
big-budget global trade fair.