Monday, July 15, 2024 The Federal Government has reached an agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to allow Nigerian passport holders to obtain visas for travel to the Arab nation starting today, July 15, 2024.
The Minister of Information, Mohammed
Idris, disclosed this in a statement released on his X handle. It reads
‘’FG, UAE Reach Agreement on Resumption of
Travels for Nigerian Passport Holders
Following
successful talks and extensive, mutually beneficial negotiations between the
Government of the United Arab Emirates and the Government of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria @NigeriaGov, an agreement was reached allowing for the
resumption of travel to the UAE for Nigerian passport holders.
This agreement includes updated
controls and conditions to facilitate obtaining a UAE visa.
The resumption of visas will be
effective from July 15, 2024.
Nigerians wishing to learn more about
the updated visa conditions from the UAE can visit
http://documentverificationhub.ae for any additional information.''
Recall that the Arab country in
2022, imposed visa restrictions on Nigerians and nationalities of about 20
other African countries.
The affected countries are Nigeria,
Uganda, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Cameroon, Liberia, Burundi, Republic of
Guinea, Gambia, Togo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Benin, Ivory
Coast, Congo, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Guinea Bissau, Comoros, and the Dominican
Republic.
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