UK to remove visa requirement for GCC nationals visiting from 2023

LONDON, 28 June 2022, (TON): The UK government announced “Gulf Cooperation Council nationals will no longer be required to apply for a visa before visiting Britain from 2023.”

Under Britain’s new Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme, rolling out next year, nationals from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE will join Americans and Canadians in benefiting from visa-free travel.

Home secretary Priti Patel said “this move means that Gulf states will be among the first countries in the world to benefit from ETAs and visa-free travel to the UK.”

“Our number one priority is the security of the UK border and by launching ETAs we can ensure that everyone wishing to travel to the UK has permission to do so in advance of travel and refuse those who pose a threat.”

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