The Saudi Arabia general Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has issued a circular to airlines extending the replacement of visa stickers with printed e-visas to visas issued in 12 more countries.
Visa stickers will be gradually replaced by e-visas in the following countries on the following dates:
- Pakistan, from July 24, 2023
- Yemen, from July 26, 2023
- Sudan, from August 2, 2023
- Uganda, from August 7, 2023
- Lebanon, from August 9, 2023
- Nepal, from August 14, 2023
- Turkey, from August 16, 2023
- Sri Lanka, from August 21, 2023
- Kenya, from August 23, 2023
- Morocco, from August 28, 2023
- Thailand, from August 30, 2023
- Vietnam, from September 4, 2023.
Earlier this year, the Saudi authorities implemented printed e-visas for visas issued in Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Jordan, the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates.
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