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UAE issues visas for Nigerians after two-year hiatus

The UAE stopped issuing visas to Nigerians in 2022 after Dubai's Emirates suspended flights due to delayed repatriation of funds Wam
The UAE stopped issuing visas to Nigerians in 2022 after Dubai's Emirates suspended flights due to delayed repatriation of funds

The UAE government has started issuing visas for Nigerians after a halt of nearly two years.

The governments of the UAE and Nigeria reached an agreement to resume travel between the two countries, Nigeria’s information minister said in a post on social messaging platform X.

The UAE stopped issuing visas to Nigerians in 2022 after Dubai’s Emirates airline suspended flights to the African nation due to delayed repatriation of funds from ticket sales.



“The agreement includes updated controls and conditions to facilitate obtaining a UAE visa,” UAE information minister Mohammed Idris said.

He added that the resumption of visas will be effective from Monday this week.

The central bank of Nigeria has cleared a backlog of $137 million in foreign exchange owed to international airlines by January 2024.

In May, Emirates resumed flights to Nigeria by operating a daily service between Lagos and Dubai from October, ending a two-year flight halt.