Etihad Airways on Wednesday released a list of countries whose travelers landing at Abu Dhabi airport can receive visas from its immigration desks.
Countries such as the U.S., China, Maldives, France, and Russia made the top of the list.
African countries like Seychelles and Mauritius were equally included in the list while Nigeria and South Africa were excluded
It also stated that visitors who had been in Nigeria or South Africa in the preceding 14 days before travel will not be allowed to enter the UAE.
A list of countries to receive a visa on arrival includes:
Countries such as the U.S., China, Maldives, France, and Russia made the top of the list.
African countries like Seychelles and Mauritius were equally included in the list while Nigeria and South Africa were excluded
It also stated that visitors who had been in Nigeria or South Africa in the preceding 14 days before travel will not be allowed to enter the UAE.
A list of countries to receive a visa on arrival includes:
Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany and Greece
Honduras, Hong Kong (SAR of China), Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, People’s Republic of China, Peru, Poland, Republic of Mauritius, Republic of El Salvador, Portugal, Romania, Russian, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Honduras, Hong Kong (SAR of China), Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, People’s Republic of China, Peru, Poland, Republic of Mauritius, Republic of El Salvador, Portugal, Romania, Russian, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
San Marino, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Vatican, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America and Uruguay.
Wetin remain? Wo, we go dey alright!
ReplyDeleteOur politicians stole our resources and invested heavily in Dubai, suddenly Nigerians are not good enough to enter there, Na so life be sha when people refuse to get sense
ReplyDeleteAunty, please, Dubai and Abu Dhabi are two different emirates. They have different rulers and laws etc. They are NOT the same place!
DeleteHanty abi oga @smh, the post says "UAE" not independent city/state. Anonymous is correct, Dubai or Abu Dhabi are in UAE sir/ma, they are 2 of the 7 states in UAE.
DeleteSince we are correcting...they are called Emirates.. not states
DeleteThey are also called independent city-state.
DeleteWhy am I not surprise? But this is really painful sha...so SAD! This country can never be call for anything GOOD! But bad bad stuff! I'm not cursing or anything but i'm just being realistic...it's a FACT! May God help me 🙏
ReplyDeleteEnhen. Why the surprise??? Na normal na.
ReplyDeleteLet our politicians continue using the funds they have looted to invest in Dubai thinking it is their save Haven.
ReplyDeleteA time of reckoning is coming for our politicians
Educated idiots and non Educated idiots
Then you should collect it from Nigeria now. I know Dubai had never been difficult to get. It would have pained me if the Schengen had made this policy and omitted us. Nonsense. How many other African countries have the financial muscle to travel regularly like Nigerians. Did you know that what you pay in Nigeria to get 6 months visa to visit the UK is what the citizens of some African countries pay to get 5 years visa? In spite of all that,how many of them can travel.If they include Nigeria,can you imagine how many Nigerians will land in the UAE in a week!. They know.
ReplyDeleteWhen Nigerians like hushpuppi and wire wire people are spoiling the country's names, you people will be hailing them not knowing it comes back round eventually.
ReplyDeleteNigerians, change your ways!! Stop fraud, stop drug peddling
I guess some Nigerians went there with fake covid results, so now they do not trust what's comes in from Nigeria where covid is concerned...hence even banning people that have being in Nigeria 14 days before traveling.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Orela!
DeleteThis has nothing to do with politics and politicians. I know some who works for Etihad's corporate office, and he said the reason Nigeria has been excluded, is because many Nigerians have been using falsified covid result documents to travel. What baffles me is, if you have the money to pay someone to give you fake covid-negative documentation, why not just use the money to go the hospital and actually get tested? Why go through the hussle of falsifying test results, when you can just take a test and ensure that you're healthy and not a danger to people around you?! The selfishness and deceitfulness runs deep!!!
S.A. has been excluded, because they are considered a Covid red zone/red list country.
I do not know about your theory because I do not see any African country on the list. And the only reason Seychelles is there is because it is practically owned by the same ppl giving out the visas.
DeleteI keep getting error messages, so I don't know if these comments are going through!
Delete@Anon 15.45,
Those African countries that you do not see on the list now, were not on the visa-on-arrival countries list prior to these new rules...so, ideally, nothing has changed when it relates to them. The new exclusions are based on those that had once been able to get visas, once they landed in Abu Dhabi's airport. Hope that clarifies things!
TOO BAD
ReplyDeleteI hope our government reciprocates their "nice gesture ". We sef should spend our resources on ourselves, leave arabs alone. We get the oil dem get, plus plenty other resources way dey no get.
ReplyDeleteNot a lot of nationalities can come to Nigeria visa free oh! You have to get a visa before you come.
DeleteIndia would be the next country to ban us. We have started misbehaving there.
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