No Official Ban on Work Permit To Nigerians in UAE- Envoy

The United Arab Emirates’ Ambassador to Nigeria Dr Fahad Obaid AI Taffaq, said there was no official communication placed on issuance of work permit for Nigerians living and working in the United Arab Emirates.

Ambassador AI Taffaq stated this when he received Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM),Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa

at the Embassy in Abuja.

He said just like others, he read about the ban in the social media
,stressed that the UAE has no restrictions against any nationality , He said there were possibly isolated cases of individuals whose work visas were not renewed for one reason or the other.

He added that only last week UAE issued over 50 visas to Nigerians and
stressed that there are thousands of Nigerians working and living
legally in the UAE.

The UAE Envoy said they were optimistic that Emirates Airlines would soon resume flights into Nigeria.

Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, NiDCOM said the clarification was really reassuring given a barrage of calls and inquiries by Nigerians within and outside the UAE on official stoppage of issuance of work permit to Nigerians in the UAE.

NiDCOM Boss urged Nigerians in the UAE to always obey the laws of their
host country, be good Ambassadors and excel in whatever they do. She
further added that any Nigerian with consular issues should approach the
Nigerian Mission in UAE for advise and clarifications as each case would be treated on its own merit.