<p class="title">The United Arab Emirates on Monday introduced a multiple-entry visa scheme valid for five years for all nationalities, with the aim of turning the Gulf state into a tourism hub.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"#UAE Cabinet chaired by @HHShkMohd, approves new amendment for tourist visas in #UAE," the government of Dubai Media Office tweeted, referring to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the UAE prime minister and ruler of Dubai.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The new tourist visa will be valid for 5 years and can be used for multiple entries and is open for all nationalities," the Dubai Media Office wrote.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sheikh Maktoum said on Twitter that the UAE currently attracts 21 million tourists a year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Travellers from Africa, some South American countries, Arab states outside the Gulf, and European states from outside the European Union and the former Soviet Union previously needed visas.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In October, Dubai is to host Expo 2020, a big-budget global trade fair.</p>
<p class="title">The United Arab Emirates on Monday introduced a multiple-entry visa scheme valid for five years for all nationalities, with the aim of turning the Gulf state into a tourism hub.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"#UAE Cabinet chaired by @HHShkMohd, approves new amendment for tourist visas in #UAE," the government of Dubai Media Office tweeted, referring to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the UAE prime minister and ruler of Dubai.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The new tourist visa will be valid for 5 years and can be used for multiple entries and is open for all nationalities," the Dubai Media Office wrote.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sheikh Maktoum said on Twitter that the UAE currently attracts 21 million tourists a year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Travellers from Africa, some South American countries, Arab states outside the Gulf, and European states from outside the European Union and the former Soviet Union previously needed visas.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In October, Dubai is to host Expo 2020, a big-budget global trade fair.</p>