Kuwait eases rules for GCC residents to get a visa-on-arrival

Kuwait's Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad al Yousef al Sabah on Sunday issued a decision allowing all foreigners residing in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states to enter Kuwait by obtaining a tourist visa on arrival at all entry points, according to Kuwait Times.
The decision is effective immediately.
A tourist visa is valid for 90 days. According to the decision, GCC residents must have a residency permit in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, and Bahrain valid for at least six months.

The decision also abolishes regulations issued in 2008 and which allowed only certain categories of GCC residents, like doctors, engineers, judges, executives, and others, to avail of the tourist visa on arrival, the report said. 
Around 25 million foreigners residing in the five GCC member states can benefit from the Kuwaiti visa on arrival.
Nationals of most countries in Europe, North America, some Latin American countries, and leading Asian nations like China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and others have been allowed to obtain tourist visas on arrival for many years.

Over the past 15 months, Kuwait has eased restrictions on visas to foreigners in a bid to open up for visitors. It has also made it easier for hotels to sponsor visitors and for companies to obtain business visas for their foreign partners.