UAE Imposes Stricter Entry Rules for Nigerians
UAE Imposes Stricter Entry Rules for Nigerians
Once again, the authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have imposed stricter conditions for Nigerians visiting Dubai and have banned applications for transit visas.
Newera News gathered that the latest directives were communicated to travel agents on Tuesday in a major development that is expected to reduce traffic from Nigeria to Dubai, UAE.
Nigerians between the ages of 18 and 45 will not be able to obtain a tourist visa unless accompanied by another person.
This is coming just about a year after the UAE and Nigeria resolved a two-year visa ban placed on Nigerians by the UAE authorities.
But the lifting of the ban still came with several stringent conditions that restricted the number of Nigerians traveling to the UAE.
However, travel agents told our correspondent that it is about getting worse in the coming days following the review of the visa process for Nigerians.
According to the new directives from Dubai immigration communicated to the travel agents on Tuesday, there would be no more Transit Visa applications.
The notification added, “For Nigerian nationals, please bear in mind that an applicant aged 18 to 45 years travelling alone is not eligible for the TOURIST VISA CATEGORY.
“An applicant who is 45 years or above must provide a Single Nigerian personal bank statement for a period of the last six months, with each month’s end balance reflecting a minimum ending balance of USD 10,000 or its naira equivalent.
“Kindly note that the above points must be taken into consideration before sending your applications with other existing documents such as hotel reservation, data page, etc.”
The United Arab Emirates has imposed tougher entry conditions for Nigerian travellers and banned transit visa applications entirely.
Travel agents confirmed on Tuesday.
According to new directives from Dubai immigration, Nigerians aged 18 to 45 will no longer be eligible for tourist visas unless accompanied.
For those aged 45 and above, visa applicants must present a personal six-month bank statement showing a minimum monthly balance of $10,000 (or its naira equivalent).
“Kindly note that the above points must be taken into consideration before sending your applications with other existing documents such as hotel reservation, data page, etc,” the notification reads.
“Kindly note that the above points must be taken into consideration before sending your applications with other existing documents such as hotel reservation, data page, etc,” the notification reads.
