UAE issues a Visa ban, now rejecting Visa applications.

Nigerians are no longer eligible for visas, and applications are now being turned down by United Arab Emirates immigration authorities. This message was included in a notice sent on Friday, October 21, to the UAE business partners in Nigeria, including travel agents. The United Arab Emirates immigration authorities stated that all applications are halted until problems between the UAE government and the Nigerian government are resolved, yet no explanation for the visa restriction was provided. All filed Dubai applications have now been denied, it stated. It is universal for Nigerians, and approvals are now being postponed. Please advise your clients to file new C2=A0 applications after the disagreement between the two governments has been addressed. A source from the travel service Wakanow reportedly verified the development to Punch.