UK Visas: Granted to Citizens of Qatar, Amman, Jordan, & UAE

UK Visas: according to Al-Qabas Daily, Belinda Lewis, the British ambassador to Kuwait, declared that the first few weeks of 2023 will see the announcement of the decision to begin issuing Kuwaitis electronic visas.

Lewis confirmed that Kuwaitis will find it easier to come to the UK for holiday or other reasons now that they don’t need to visit the British Visa Centre to get a visa.

She continued, saying: “The elimination of the need for a visa for Kuwaiti nationals travelling to the UK for brief stays in 2023 demonstrates the longstanding friendship, trade, and cooperation between the two nations as well as the growing rapprochement between them.”

This is a part of a new plan that the UK Home Office is going to introduce that will exclude people of Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and the UAE from routine visa extraction in favour of electronic visas.

This programme stipulates that those applying for a British visa must do so electronically at least 48 hours before their trip.

Citizens of Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and the United Arab Emirates wishing to undertake a tourist or work visit to Britain will be able to obtain visas valid for a maximum of 6 months.

Those who wish to come to the UK for employment or study purposes won’t have to go through these processes; instead, their claims remain eligible under the prior visa regime.

Strong ties between the two sides will continue to be evident in the implementation of this new initiative, which is anticipating to increase the number of British visitors from these nations.

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