The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced that Nigeria and 19 other African countries are excluded from its visa coverage. The move is part of the UAE's plan to establish itself as a major tourist destination and turn into a tourism hub.
said 19 other African countries are also excluded from the visa coverage . The countries were not named.reiterated that the visa covers all countries of the world.“The visa is open to all nationalities,” an immigration officer identified as Mohammed said.
“You can apply for this kind of visa from Nigeria but it will be subject to approval or rejection by immigration like any other nationality.”Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president and prime minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, said the move was part of plans to turn the Gulf state into a tourism hub and to establish the country as a major tourist destination.
He added that any reviews would be communicated by the immigration authority through its official channels.Some media reports attributed Nigeria’s “exclusion” from the five-year multiple-entry tourist visa scheme to the seesaw situation with the UAE.
GCAA said Air Peace should not expect to retain its flight frequency after pulling out of Sharjah Airport. The Nigerian airline, however, denied the claim. As a reprisal for the treatment meted on Air Peace in the UAE, the federal government reduced Emirate’s slots to Nigeria from 21 to one. Subsequently, the Dubai-based airline suspended all its flights to Nigeria.a ban on visa applications from Nigerians.to Nigeria — for the second time in the year — over its inability to repatriate $85 million of trapped revenue in the country.
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