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UAE slams visa ban on Nigerians, rejects applications
Authorities of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday, October 21, slammed a visa ban on Nigerians seeking to visit Dubai. In a notice issued to its trade partners in Nigeria which include travel agents, the Dubai authorities added that all submitted applications are rejected and fees non-refundable.
The Dubai authorities said that all applications were on-hold until issues between the UAE government and the Nigerian government were resolved. “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 reads.
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