The Federal Government has reacted to a trending video of Nigerians, who arrived at the Airport in Dubai, UAE, but were denied entry into the country. Federal Government advised Nigerians intending to travel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to be guided by the new visa regime in the country.
The Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Francisca Omayuli, disclosed this in a statement, on Thursday, September 1, 2022, she said:
“The attention of the Federal Government of Nigeria has been drawn to a video on the social media, showing purportedly 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 in Dubai alone without any family members. Consequently, they were denied entry and advised to return to their country and apply for the appropriate visas. However, those persons allowed entry into the country has 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.
“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 government further said it was instructive for prospective visa applicants to indicate clearly, their visa preferences without any ambiguity.
The government also called out Nigerians to obey the immigration laws of other countries to avoid unnecessary treatment.
Source: Ministry of foreign affairs | Facebook