Hyderabad, July 3 -- The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is advancing efforts to launch a unified tourist visa that would enable seamless travel across its six member nations with a single permit.

Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary General of the GCC, confirmed that the passport departments of the interior ministries across member states are engaged in ongoing joint technical meetings and are making valuable efforts to bring the project to life in the near future.

The update came during the 39th Meeting of the Directors-General of Passports, held on Wednesday, July 2, at the GCC General Secretariat headquarters in Riyadh.

Al Budaiwi reviewed the draft agenda and the latest developments in the meetings of the technical teams concerned wi...