{"id":5203,"date":"2022-06-27T20:53:58","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T16:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/en\/uncategorized\/uae-citizens-will-no-longer-need-a-visa-to-travel-to-the-uk-from-2023"},"modified":"2022-06-28T14:24:30","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T10:24:30","slug":"uae-uk-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/en\/latest\/uae-uk-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE Citizens Will No Longer Need A Visa To Travel To The UK From 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MansoorAbulhoul\/status\/1541387359761088515\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mansoor Abulhoul<\/a>, the UAE&#8217;s Ambassador to the United Kingdom made a ground-breaking announcement on his Twitter earlier today.<\/p>\n<p>The Emirates will be one of the first countries to be part of the UK\u2019s Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme which will be rolled out in 2023 and that means&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>UAE citizens will no longer need to get a visa prior to travelling to the UK next year<\/h2>\n<div style='clear:both;'><\/div>\n<p><!--infeed--><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">2 Reducing travel restrictions for Emiratis has been a top priority for me. I&#8217;m proud our efforts now mean Emiratis seeking to visit the UK can now achieve greater ease of travel. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KlwcQ8JZtL\">pic.twitter.com\/KlwcQ8JZtL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mansoor Abulhoul (@MansoorAbulhoul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MansoorAbulhoul\/status\/1541387359761088515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>The UAE passport is one of the strongest in the world, ranking 15th in the Henley Passport Index earlier this year globally and first in the Arab World<\/h2>\n<p>This news will enable Emiratis to travel with ease to different countries. \u201cReducing travel restrictions for Emiratis has been a top priority for me. I&#8217;m proud our efforts now mean Emiratis seeking to visit the UK can now achieve greater ease of travel,\u201d Abulhoul said.<\/p>\n<p>Other GCC (Gulf Cooperate Council) countries are reported to be part of the ETA scheme as well!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a country which is loved so much and so much time spent in, invested so much money in. I think this is a wonderful development and just wanted to express thanks to the UK government and tireless work of our Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UAE Embassy in London,\u201d he said.\u00a0 This development will bring many more opportunities to the relationship between both the UAE and the UK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mansoor Abulhoul, the UAE&#8217;s Ambassador to the United Kingdom made a ground-breaking announcement on his Twitter earlier today. 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