The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has banned visas for people from 20 African countries, including Ghana, Nigeria, and Sudan, wanting to visit Dubai, as reported by DW Africa.
According to the details, many visitors from these countries overstayed their visas, often working in the UAE without making their stay legal.
A month ago, Nigeria stated that its citizens below 40 will not get tourist visas for the UAE. This was because the UAE had changed its visa rules and stopped giving tourist visas to younger Nigerians, except if they were joining their families there.
Here is the complete list of 20 African countries whose nationals have been banned from visiting Dubai:
- Ghana
- Sierra Leone
- Sudan
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
- Liberia
- Burundi
- Republic of Guinea
- Gambia
- Togo
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Senegal
- Benin
- Ivory Coast
- Congo
- Rwanda
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea Bissau
- Comoros
- Uganda
It is also worth noting that this is not the first time African countries have faced travel restrictions to Dubai.
On 29 December 2021, Emirates, a leading Dubai-based airline, barred passengers from eight African nations from traveling to or transiting through Dubai. It came due to concerns about the Omicron variant of COVID-19. The list then included countries like Ghana, Uganda, and Kenya.
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Maza nhi aya
Its better the just say no morr black African allowed to visit Dubai No offense am Ugandan leaving in UAE for 8yrs now and i hate the black community life style in DUBAI they turned the streets and parks a market shit hole for protitues
False news
My dear Africans, there are better places to go in this world. Stop leaving the myth of Dubai. Dubai is not the cause of your problems. It will not be the solution either. I beg Dubai to bar us Africans from stepping on their sand for good. In fact we need to stay back home in dignity and deal with our leaders who have failed to create enabling environments back home for us to get gainful employment. They give false promises during election and now see the conditions you find yourselves in. That is why coups are sweeping West Africa. I pray the entire continent be swept clean. To hell with their elitist clubs in the names of ECOWAS, AU, UN, IGAD. These are not for the suffering ordinary people.
Agyption band please 🙏
If the reports are accurate, this would represent a commendable initiative by the UAE. Certain individuals have been engaged in illicit activities, and the UAE’s security agencies have demonstrated a strong commitment to safeguarding all residents. I am of the opinion that if this determination has been reached, it is undoubtedly underpinned by sound reasoning.
Who has done illicit activities more than Indians and Pakistanis? Why haven’t they been banned? This is a selective persecution. No nationality that has never done an illicit activity in UAE including the locals. But often time African nationals are slammed with ban. Too bad.
لا تقارن السكان المحليين مع جميع الجنسيات !! في النهاية هذه بلدهم وان قاموا بأنشطة غير شرعية فهم لن يهربوا من بلدهم اما باقي الجنسيات يفعلون امور وجرائم ويهربون ، قرار سليم اكثر المشاكل من الافارقة في الامارات وليس من الباكستانيين او الهنود ولكن كذلك الهنود والباكستانيين ليس افضل منكم
Many cities of Pakistan are also banned for UAE visit visa
It’s a welcome idea. We can create our own Dubai in Africa… It’s possible. We have the resources.. let’s develop Africa..
Africans must unite and banned airspace for Emirates, Ittehad and any flight for UAE
Let’s develop Africa. They will look for visa to Africa countries.
You are very right. Africans must also banned UAE for any travel, business or other activity. UAE will come to knees when whole Africa will be banned for their citizens, airlines and no trade ties with UAE
I always admired this country but it’s becoming one of my worst because of it’s open discriminations and mindless about it’s resident’s actions towards their nanny’s, they think they are all that. They are Muslims but their actions are more worse than a devil but Allah knows and sees everything he is the only one who brings the highest down
MashAllah ❤️ Alhumdulillah It’s Completely Perfect Decision inshallah Now Everything Will Be good in some Dubai streets and Area’s now i hope it will be peaceful some area’s after banned 🚫 this African Countries Excellent 👌👍 MashAllah ❤️ MashAllah please Don’t Open Banned Please.. keep Banned this Countries JazakAllah Khair SaLaaam
What a fake news.
Fake news
FAKE news
What would gain from spreading FAKE NEWS about Africa?
I think Pakistan, India and some other Asian countries were rather under ban in the UAE.
Fake news
Better you concetrate on pakistan and Asia at large rather than poking your nose into african affairs.#peace👍
Why Pakistan? why not Indians who are making shit all around the world?
What do you expect from a site called PROPAKISTANI 😂😂😂
Only illiterates ..no education
UAE is the worst country I ever seen useless country
Fake news 🗞️… waste news the Kachra khabar…
To me as a Ugandan, I would appreciate if UAE AND ARAB COUNTRIES BANNED US AFRICANS FROM COMING TO DO SLAVERY IN THE NAME OF EMPLOYMENT, OUR AFRICAN YOUTH WOULD BE THINKING STRAIGHT BUT NOW EVERY YOUTG IS A SLAVE IN ARAB COUNTRIES
This is a selective rubbish. All African countries combined have never and can never commit the sort of atrocities that have been committed by Pakistani and Indians.
It would be commendable if someone provided verified news updates like a responsible editor. Instead, you’re behaving like a typical Pakistani, needlessly interfering in diplomatic issues of other countries. 20 African countries have been banned from obtaining visas for the UAE. You know what the problem is? People like you, who lack credible sources to back their claims. It would have been better if you had focused on updating about the issues faced by those cities from which people are prohibited from obtaining UAE visit visas. Here’s a list that my agent provided me when I was applying for a visit visa.
Dear Trade Partners,
Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah immigration has banned Pakistan birth cities for Visa.
Please check on priority.
1. Larkana
2. Hunza
3. Parachinar
4. Attock
5. Nawabshah
6. Sukkur
7. Kohat
8. Hangu
9. Muzzafargarh
10. Skardu
11. Kotli, AJK
12. Khurram Agency
13. Kasur Pak
14. Dera ismail khan
15. Dera ghazi khan
16. Bajaur agency
17. Mohmand agency
18. SHEIKHUPURA
19. TOBA TEK SINGH
20. KASUR
21. KHUSHAB
We’re talking of countries not cities we also have cities in our countries why do they look out for the whole country that’s double standard
I think that the UAE is very good, if they do not do this, their country will suffer
True
It really doesn’t make sense
Discrimination, why did they exempt the Muslim community countries like turnisia , Morroco, Mali , Libya , chad, niger and others who are fully Muslim practicing countries, why targeting the French, American and England colonies?
You’re a complete intelligent idiot
Fake news because one of my friend from Uganda
Fake news ,
visa is going for Nigeria citizen inside the country only those who are outside country are finding it difficult to get visa. But soon it will open. UAE is the best country for me.
For me we Africans must have a rethink on how to develop our nations and avoid this embarrassment and disrespect I strongly believe some day this guys too will look for visa to visit Africa too
Amin should come back and chase this illiterate Indians out of Uganda, Africa for Africa and India for Indians and we have all what it takes to make a living here in Africa
I think ban is not solution because we your service and you need our service too
It’s OK if they ban us we will go back home,, I know they need us,, they will again come for us