Several global media outlets have announced that 13 countries whose citizens will not get visas to travel to the United Arab Emirates until further notice. This bad news came just hours before national carrier Kenya Airways was to make its maiden direct cargo flight between Mombasa and the UAE. Other African countries affected by the ban are Libya, Algeria, Tunisia and Somalia. In October 2020, the UAE resumed issuing visas to Nigerians, following a 2-month temporary suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic and amid speculation that ties between the two nations had been cut.
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Kenya:
Government Officials Mum After UAE Slapped Kenya With Visa Ban
Nation, 27 November 2020
The government was last evening mum as the reality of a visa ban on Kenyan citizens wanting to travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) started to sink in. Read more »
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Somalia:
UAE Suspends Issuance of Visit Visas to Somalia, 11 Other Countries
Shabelle, 18 November 2020
The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday temporarily suspended the issuance of new visas to visitors from Pakistan and 11 other countries until further notice, the Foreign Office… Read more »
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Nigeria:
UAE Begins Issuance of Visa to Nigerians Today
This Day, 8 October 2020
At last, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will start issuing visa to Nigerians from today while the country’s mega airline carrier, Emirates Airlines, would start flight operations… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Why Issuance of UAE Visas to Nigerians Was Suspended – Embassy
Premium Times, 6 August 2020
The United Arab Emirates says issuance of visas to Nigeria was suspended temporarily because of the COVID-19 pandemic as against speculations of severed bilateral relations between… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Emirates Parleys Nigeria Over Ban
Daily Trust, 22 September 2020
Emirates, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) mega carrier has moved to reverse the decision of the federal government to restrict its operations from Nigeria, Daily Trust has learnt. Read more »
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More than 130,000 irregular migrants have received their final exit visas from Saudi authorities. The country’s extended amnesty expires on 24 July. Read more »
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The new directive is to prevent Nigerians, especially females who travel to the United Arab Emirates from engaging in sex work business, and other activities that may dent the … Read more »
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