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Updated June 2024
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has garnered significant popularity as a sought-after location for tourists, expatriates, and business professionals from across the globe. Its avant-garde cities, opulent cultural heritage, and thriving economic opportunities have consistently captivated millions of visitors each year. However, the UAE has implemented a visa ban on some African countries, which is yet to be lifted.
Read on as Wego provides you with the latest update on UAE’s visa ban.
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UAE visa ban latest news
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is set to lift its visa restriction on Nigerian travelers soon, according to Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development. Keyamo announced during an interview that all necessary protocols have been met to facilitate the reversal of the visa ban. He emphasized that the UAE government will soon make an official announcement regarding the lifting of the travel restriction, marking the culmination of diplomatic efforts between the two countries since 2021.
UAE visa ban
According to reports from the African news portal, the United Arab Emirates has prohibited citizens of these African nations from entering Dubai, the country’s capital.
The following countries will be affected by the recent decision introduced by authorities in UAE:
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Comoros
- Congo
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea Bissau
- Ivory Coast
- Liberia
- Nigeria
- Republic of Guinea
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Sudan
- Togo
- Uganda
Any applications for 30-day visas from the countries mentioned above will be sent back or cancelled until further notice.
UAE visa ban Lebanon
As confirmed by Lebanon’s foreign minister Abdallah Bou Habib, following a temporary suspension over security concerns, the United Arab Emirates has now lifted a visa ban on Lebanese nationals.
The confirmation comes after Lebanese citizens reported that visas for Lebanese outside the UAE were not being granted, and travel agents said they were unable to request UAE visas for Lebanese nationals through the usual online system.
