{"id":135628,"date":"2023-08-07T12:06:17","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T09:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/?p=135628"},"modified":"2023-08-07T12:06:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T09:06:17","slug":"saudi-arabia-includes-eight-new-countries-to-e-tourist-visas-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/saudi-arabia-includes-eight-new-countries-to-e-tourist-visas-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia includes eight new countries to e-tourist visas sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia\u2019s Ministry of Tourism announced on Sunday evening that nationals from eight new countries will now be granted electronic tourist visas as part of the Kingdom\u2019s efforts to boost tourism sector within Vision 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Applicants from Azerbaijan, Albania, Uzbekistan, South Africa, Georgia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Maldives \u201ccan apply for a tourist visa to the Kingdom either electronically or at KSA international ports of entry,\u201d reports Al Arabiya English news quoting the ministry.<\/p>\n<p>The statement added that the visa allows tourists to visit various regions across Saudi Arabia and permits them to perform Umrah.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors, however, are requested to follow all the applicable regulations while in the Kingdom including carrying their IDs at all times. The ministry also pointed out that the tourist visa doesn\u2019t permit its carriers to perform Hajj or Umrah during the Hajj season.<\/p>\n<p>The tourist visa program was launched in 2019 that initially targeted 49 countries has now increased to 57 after the new additions.<\/p>\n<p>The step of expanding more countries into the program comes in line with Saudi Arabia\u2019s tourism sector strategy and the aspirations outlined in Saudi Vision 2030, the ministry said. These include \u201cincreasing the sector\u2019s contribution to GDP from 3 percent to more than 10 percent, creating one million additional job opportunities with a preference for Saudi citizens and attracting 100 million tourists by 2030.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It comes after the Kingdom announced in March that residents in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries can attain a Saudi tourist visa regardless of their profession in a step to allow more travelers to discover Saudi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia\u2019s Ministry of Tourism announced on Sunday evening that nationals from eight new countries will now be granted electronic tourist visas as part of the Kingdom\u2019s efforts to boost tourism sector within Vision 2030. 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