Ua ʻōlelo ka Saudi Tourism Authority ua hoʻoholo ka Ministry of Tourism e ʻae i nā poʻe noho o nā ʻāina ʻo Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) e noi no kahi visa mākaʻikaʻi uila (e-Visa) e komo i Saudi. ʻO ka hoʻonui hou ʻana o nā lula hou e hiki ai i nā poʻe noho o UK, US, a me EU ke noi no ka Visa ma ka hōʻea ʻana. Hiki i ka poʻe kipa ke leʻaleʻa a ʻimi i nā wahi mākaʻikaʻi kūʻokoʻa o Saudi, kona ʻano like ʻole o nā ʻāina, nā hoʻoilina moʻomeheu waiwai, a me ka hoʻokipa maikaʻi ʻole o ka poʻe Saudi.
ʻO ka hoʻolaha eVisa hou, a ʻo ka hoʻonui ʻia ʻana o ka visa ma ka hōʻea ʻana he hana paʻa i mua i ka maʻalahi o ka poʻe mākaʻikaʻi mai ka honua holoʻokoʻa e kipa aku i Saudi. Me ka nui o nā pūʻolo a me ka kalena piha o nā hanana e hana nei i loko o ka makahiki, ke hana nei ʻo Saudi i nā manawa hoihoi no ka poʻe huakaʻi e ʻike i ka home maoli o Arabia.
Fahd Hamidaddin, Luna Nui a me Lala o ka Papa ma ʻIkeʻikeʻike Saudi Manaʻo, manaʻo:
"ʻO ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa ʻana i kahi visa mākaʻikaʻi no nā miliona o ka poʻe GCC a me ka hoʻonui ʻia ʻana o ka visa ma ka hōʻea ʻana e kākoʻo i ko mākou makemake e hoʻokipa i 100 miliona mau malihini kipa i kēlā me kēia makahiki ma 2030, i kahi huakaʻi huakaʻi leʻaleʻa hou loa o ka honua."
“ʻAʻole kēia he hoʻolaha wale nō; he kono a ke hoʻoikaika nei mākou i nā malihini e makaʻala i nā tausani makahiki o ka mōʻaukala a me ka moʻomeheu, nā ʻāina kūlohelohe like ʻole, a me kahi ʻāpana leʻaleʻa holomua. Aloha mākou i ko mākou mau hoalauna, a me ka honua, e ʻike i ka home maoli o Arabia.
Hiki i nā poʻe UK, US a me EU e paʻa i kahi passport kūpono ke loaʻa i kā lākou visa i ka hōʻea ʻana, ʻoiai koi ʻia nā kamaʻāina GCC e noi no kahi eVisa ma ka pūnaewele mana 'Visit Saudi' a nānā i nā koi a me nā kaʻina hana ma ka pūnaewele. Eia kekahi, loaʻa nā eVisas mākaʻikaʻi Saudi i nā kamaʻāina o 49 mau ʻāina.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- The new eVisa announcement, and the extension of the visa on arrival is a solid step forward in making it even easier for tourists from all over the world to visit Saudi.
- “The facilitation of a tourist visa for millions of GCC residents and the visa on arrival extension supports our ambition to welcome 100 million visitors a year by 2030, to the world's biggest new leisure tourism destination.
- UK, US and EU residents who hold an eligible passport can now get their visa on arrival, while GCC residents are required to apply for an eVisa on the official website ‘Visit Saudi' and view all the requirements and procedures on the site.
