Saudi Arabia approves unified eVisa for GCC residents

The eVisa will be valid for one year and will allow for multiple entries, permitting visitors to spend up to 90 days in the Kingdom. (SPA)

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has approved a unified electronic tourist visa for residents of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
The eVisa will be valid for one year and will allow for multiple entries, permitting visitors to spend up to 90 days in the Kingdom. 
The decision was approved on Wednesday. 
Saudi Minister of Tourism Ahmed Al-Khateeb thanked King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for approving the eVisa service.
This came after the Supreme Council of the GCC announced following a meeting in Doha on Tuesday that it welcomed the efforts of the Committee of Interior Ministers regarding the eVisa.