BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 7. According to the new decision adopted by Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijani citizens will be able to obtain an electronic visa during a visit to this country, Trend reports.
In this regard, the relevant authorities of Saudi Arabia have decided that eight more countries (Albania, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, South Africa, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) will be able to obtain visas electronically.
Thus, the number of countries that can obtain a visa to Saudi Arabia electronically has increased to 57.
This decision was made in order to increase the country's tourism opportunities so that Saudi Arabia annually receives 100 million people by 2030.
Moreover, 93.5 million people visited Saudi Arabia in 2022, which increased tourism revenues by 93 percent to 185 billion riyals ($49.3 billion) compared to 2021.