UAE visa ban: UAE slams Nigerians with another visa ban, Rejects Applications

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has again banned Nigerians seeking to visit Dubai. We have lost count of how many times this has happened, and it’s becoming worrisome why our leaders have not taken any action regarding that.

The UAE sent notice of the ban to the country’s trade partners in Nigeria and travel agents. Recall that the country tightened its visa process to prospective visitors weeks ago.

Now the ban action is not limited to Nigerians; it affects virtually all black African nations. The notice read, “all Dubai applications submitted are now rejected,” they added that the rejections would be sent in batches.

The Dubai authorities, however, did not give any reasons for the ban; they only declared that all applications were on-hold until issues between the UAE government and the Nigerian government were resolved.

The UAE immigration authorities’ decision will affect all Nigerians seeking to travel to the UAE.

“All Dubai applications submitted are now rejected. It is general for Nigerians, and approvals are on hold at the moment.

“Kindly advise your clients to resubmit applications when the issue is resolved between both governments,” the notice reads.

It should be noted that over a month ago, the UAE stopped issuing tourist visas to persons under the age of 40, which affected Nigerians as well as other countries.

We shall keep you posted on how things pan out.

A source from Wakanow, who confirmed the ban said, “it is true; it was issued yesterday. The Dubai immigration authorities did not state when the ban would be lifted, but for now, everything is on hold.”

Our source, reported that a customer representative at Air Peace said that the airline is still flying to Dubai with those who already have a valid visa. The representative added that if any changes were to occur regarding flights for Nigerians, it would be duly communicated, adding that no issue had been raised at the moment.

Speaking on the issue, the federal government said Nigerians need to respect the immigration laws of other countries to avoid “unwarranted treatment.”

“The general public is invited to note and be guided that the Government of the UAE has introduced a new visa regime and has stopped issuing tourist visas to persons under the age of 40 years, except for those applying for family visas,” the ministry of foreign affairs had said.

“It is, therefore, instructive for prospective visa applicants to indicate clearly their visa preferences without any ambiguity and also respect the immigration laws of other countries to avoid unwarranted treatments.”

For several months in 2021, Nigeria and UAE battled several diplomatic rows in aviation.

Source: thisdaylive.com

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