Nigerian passengers have been slapped with fresh travel restrictions by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with the Middle-East nation banning transit visas for Nigerians.
In the new stringent travel conditions introduced by the UAE, it was disclosed that transit visa applications would no longer be processed for Nigerian nationals.
Further, Nigerians aged 18 to 45 years are ineligible for tourist visas if travelling alone, while those above 45 years must provide a personal bank statement from a Nigerian bank for the last six months, each month’s statement must show an ending balance of at least $10,000 or its Naira equivalent, and all existing requirements such as hotel reservations and passport data pages must still be submitted with applications.
“For Nigeria nationals, please bear in mind that an applicant aged 18 to 45 years travelling alone is not eligible for tourist visa category.
“An applicant who is 45 years or above must provide a single Nigerian personal bank statement for a period of last six months, with each month’s end balance reflecting a minimum ending balance of $10,000 or its Naira equivalent.
“Kindly note that the above points must be taken into consideration before sending your applications with other existing documents such as hotel reservation, data page, etc,” the new requirements communicated to Nigerian travel agents on Tuesday stated.
Nigerians have found Dubai in the UAE as a tourist destination. It is also used for business transactions like the purchase of luxury items like gold and others.
Recall that last year, the UAE authorities lifted a travel ban on Nigerian passport holders after two years.