In stark contrast to most of its neighbors in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) bloc that have implemented policies aimed at attracting people from around the world, Kuwait has steadfastly remained reluctant to welcome visitors. While many of the other GCC states are facilitating the procedures for obtaining entry visas to their lands, Kuwait appears determined to remain the outlier and swim against the current.
Besides reluctance to enact laws that welcome international travelers, recently the government announced that it would implement measures to stop all kinds of tourist and commercial visas, even visas to join a family, so as to develop a comprehensive mechanism related to visit visas.
Obtaining a tourist entry visa to Kuwait entails long and complicated procedures, and obtaining it online is limited to only a few specific nationalities. Meanwhile, in Saudi Arabia. following the recent opening up of the travel and tourism sector to attract visitors from around the world, the authorities announced the launch of what it refers to as a