Nigerians wishing to travel to United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been asked to acquaint themselves of the new visa regime to avoid been embarrassed.
A statement signed by Francisca Omayuli, Foreign Affairs ministry’s spokesperson, noted that the UAE government had stopped issuing tourist visas to persons under 40 years.
The Federal Government of Nigeria issued the advice following a viral video of some Nigerians who were stranded in UAE, where they were denied entry at the point of arrival
According to the statement, prospective visa applicants were now to indicate clearly their visa preferences.
The statement reads: “The attention of the federal government has been drawn to a video on social media showing purported stranded Nigerians who arrived the airport in Dubai, UAE on 29th August 2022 but were denied entry into the country despite having valid visas.
“The Nigerian mission in Dubai has clarified that most of the supposedly stranded Nigerians were issued with family visas only to arrive Dubai alone without any family member. Consequently, they were denied entry and advised to return to their country and apply for the appropriate visa.
“However, those persons allowed entry into the country have their family members in the UAE, while those who claimed their family members were on another flight were told to wait at the airport pending their arrival.
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