Is there any restriction/limitation against female passengers who travel to the Arab countries of the middle east by these countries?
I was searching for visa rules of some Arab countries in the middle east which may limit or prohibit women (in relation to marital situation, age, male accompaniment, etc) to travel to their countries. Like Oman for example.
Arab countries of the middle east officially: Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Yemen, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt and the State of Palestine which is an autonomous government but not an independent country yet and is a non-member observer in the UN.
Do you know if there are any rules like this in these countries or not?
Best Answer
From my first hand experience few years ago and many of friends' experiences earlier and later, Lebanon would refuse visas to unmarried women ages 17 to 30.
According to travel guides, it's theoretically possible to get that visa going through very complicated and lengthy bureaucratic process, which makes it impractical for young women tourist. It's also been said that in this case their choice of entry point is limited to Beirut Airport. Everybody else just gets visa-on-arrival, regardless if they come through airport or land crossing. Later was used to be typical issue, because Lebanon was typical day trip while visiting Syria (obviously not a tourist destination nowadays due the civil war).
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