Now UAE Provides Visa on Arrival for Gulf Residents

1. Residents of Gulf countries will be entitled to an entry visa upon their arrival at a Tunisian airport
2. Minister of Tourism and Handicraft Selma Elloumi Rekik announced the new rule at a workshop, the Tunisian-Arab Tourism Investment Forum
3. Any resident of Gulf countries can have a visa for Tunisia as soon as they present a residence card in one of the Gulf countries
4. This decision, coordinated between the Ministries of Tourism and Interior, aims to facilitate the entry of Gulf countries’ foreign residents in Tunisia

5. Tunisia is a country in North Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea and Sahara Desert
6. The word Tunisia is derived from Tunis; a central urban hub and the capital of modern-day Tunisia
7. Tourism in Tunisia is an industry that generates around 7 million arrivals per year, which makes the country among the ones that attract the most tourists in Africa
8. The tourism sector now represents 6.5% of Tunisia’s GDP and provides 340,000 jobs of which 85,000 are direct jobs
9. A direct flight from UAE to Tunisia is around 5 hours and 30 minutes in duration, covering a distance of approximately 4450 kilometres