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Immigration to Yemen is regulated by the Passport and Immigration Department of Yemen.

Regulation

Visitors to Yemen must obtain a visa from one of the Yemeni diplomatic missions, unless they come from one of the visa countries whose citizens may obtain visa on arrival.

Until January 2010, Yemen had a visa on arrival policy for some 50 nations.

Demographics

Tourism in Yemen is overseen by the Government of Yemen's Ministry of Tourism.

According to the World Bank, there were an estimated 1,174,000 international inbound tourists in Yemen in 2012. Additionally, the USCRI indicates that Yemen hosted a population of refugees and asylum seekers numbering around 124,600 in 2007.

Citizenship

According to Article 44 of the national constitution, Yemeni nationality is regulated by the law. Citizenship may not be withdrawn unless it is in accordance to the law.

In addition, per Article 45 of the constitution, a citizen of Yemen cannot be extradited to a foreign authority.

See also

• Demographics of Yemen
• Foreign relations of Yemen
• Yemeni passport

References

1. "Visa Information - Yemen". Timatic. IATA. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
2. "Yemen stops issuing tourist visas on arrival to foreigners". Arab News. 22 January 2010. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
3. "International tourism, number of arrivals". World Bank. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
4. "World Refugee Survey 2008". USCRI. 19 June 2008. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
5. ^ "The Constitution of the Republic of Yemen". Retrieved 2 January 2015.

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