Can anybody tell me how to obtain a visa to Yemen as a tourist / business person.?

You do not mention what country you are from, so the answer may not be exactly suited to your needs:

Visa to Yemen:

Entry restrictions: The Government of the Republic of Yemen refuses entry and transit facilities to holders of Israeli passports, or holders of passports containing visas valid or expired for Israel or any indication, such as entry or exit stamps, that the holder has visited Israel.

PASSPORTS: Passport valid for at least 6 months after date of departure required by all.

VISAS: Required by all except:

(a) nationals of Iraq, Jordan and Syria;

(b) transit passengers continuing their journey by the same or first connecting aircraft provided they hold valid onward or return documentation and are not leaving the airport.

Types of visa: Tourist/Visitor (Single-entry only); Business (Single- and Multiple-Entry); Work; Transit.

Validity: Single-entry (2 months from date of issue); Mutiple-entry (6 months or 1 year from date of issue).

Cost: Tourist/Visitor: £25. Business: £35 (Single-entry); £90 (6-month Multiple-entry); £180 (1-year Multiple-entry).

Application to: Consulate (or Consular section at Embassy); see address section.

Application requirements: Tourist/Visitor: (a) Completed application form. (b) 2 passport-size photos. (c) Return ticket. (d) Valid passport. (e) Fee in postal orders or cash; company cheques are accepted. (f) Stamped, self-addressed envelope for postal applications. (g) Letter from travel company organising the trip. Business: (a)-(f) and (h) Letter from company explaining purpose of visit and nature of business. Work visa: (a)-(f) and (i) Work permit from local authority in Yemen.

Note: Group visas are available for ten or more visitors whose tour has been organised through a travel company in Yemen. Contact the Consulate (or Consular section at Embassy) for details.

Working days required: 3 (personal applications); 5 (postal applications).

Download Visa Application Form. this form can be viewed and printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader which can be downloaded for free from the Adobe web site.

Note: This application form should only be used at the Washington Embassy. Non US residents should use this form only as reference. Do not adjust the size of this form.

Check with your embassy for any recent changes in the immigration laws.

The above is from a Yemen website:

http://www.yemenweb.com/visa.htm

The only question I can see in this post is "Is this (the US visa policy) insane???" and the answer is, no. US Consular officers are highly intelligent, highly trained Foreign Service Officers who base their decisions on established protocol and prevailing in-country conditions. The non-immigrant visa refusal rate is as high as it is for the same reason the Ukraine will not be joining the European Union any time soon - rampant fraud and organized crime. A joint US/Ukrainian study in 2002 showed that: The average salary in the Ukraine was US$30/month; over 32,000 Ukrainian women were listed in approximately 200 "marriage" agencies; and two thirds of all young women surveyed said that they wished to go abroad and were hoping to marry a Western man to save them from their problems. I'm guessing you have never been to the Ukraine and met your close personal friend, so you haven't really seen what it is like in Odessa. Bear in mind that even a top-ranked doctor in the former Soviet Union only makes about US$500 a month; ask yourself - where did she get the money to buy an apartment for cash (and no, I don't think it's from working in a hospital where patients still have to bribe doctors and nurses with cash and alcohol in order to get treatment, or from treating acne part time)? Perhaps there is more validity to the visa policy than you think.

It is one of the easies countries to get tourist visa, you can only contact one of the tourist agencies in Yemen and they will fix every thing for you. Just try to search through the Internet t.ex Qamdan travel and tourism agency. There are many places and wonderful art, people and antiques in Yemen

Just go to the Yemeni website

do NOT come here!!! i am stuck , S.O.S