Azerbaijan offers UAE to abolish visa regime
By Amina Nazarli
Azerbaijan has offered the UAE to introduce mutual visa-free regime for citizens of both countries.
The statement was made by Azerbaijani Ambassador to the UAE Dashgin Shikarov on October 4.
“Currently, there is a visa-free regime for persons with diplomatic and service passports, and since 2015, the UAE citizens has been visiting Azerbaijan on the basis of a simplified visa system,” he told Trend.
Now Azerbaijan proposes to introduce a visa-free regime for citizens of both the UAE and Azerbaijan, the ambassador emphasized. “The UAE government has already given prior consent, and now the issue is under consideration,” said Shikarov.
Starting November 10, 2015, citizens of the UAE has visited Azerbaijan on a simplified procedure. They can obtain entry visa, valid for 30 days’ stay, at any international airport in Azerbaijan.
The introduction of a simplified visa system with the UAE has led to a significant increase in numbersof tourists from the UAE to the country.
The number of tourists coming to Azerbaijan from UAE, increased by 10 times from January to August, compared to the same period of last year.
Until this year, such stream of Arabic-speaking guests have been not observed in the country. This summer, all the luxury hotels in Baku on 50-60 percent, are filled with tourists from Arab countries, what is considered as a huge plus for the national tourism, according to experts.
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