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UAE imposes visa ban on Nigerians

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government has announced a visa ban on Nigerians seeking to visit the country.

This was contained in a notice issued on Friday by the UAE immigration authorities to its trade partners in Nigeria which include travel agents.

The UAE government noted that all submitted applications are rejected, adding that there would be no refund for rejected applications.

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“All Dubai applications submitted are now rejected. It is general for Nigerians and approvals are on hold at the moment.

“Kindly advise your clients to resubmit C2=A0 applications when the issue is resolved between both governments,” the notice read.

No reason was however given for the drastic measure taken by the country.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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