UAE to Issue Conditional Visa Visa to Nigerians

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has changed its position on Nigeria’s immigrants following the federal government’s decision to restrict flights from the Arab nation from operating in Nigeria’s airspace.

The Minister of Aviation, Sirika Hadi, disclosed this on Wednesday on his official Tweeter handle@hadisirika.

However, the minister said the commencement of the Visa issuance is condition precedent. Therefore, he pleaded with Nigerians to bear the unusual condition attached to the agreement reached by the Federal Government and the Arab nation.

The tweet read, “UAE has written to state that they agree to issue visas to Nigerians, consequently decision has been reached to allow Emirates to fly into Nigeria. Commencement of the Visa issuance is condition precedent. Please bear with this unusual situation. Many thanks.”

United Arab Emirates had stopped the issuance of visas to Nigerians following COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria and the rest of the world. In return, the Nigerian government restricted flights from the Arab nation from operating in the Nigerian airspace immediately it resumed operation.

The two countries have now reached an agreement to welcome immigrants from each other but the condition attached to visa issuance for Nigerians looking to travel to UAE remains unclear and vague at best for now.