No Official Ban On Work Permit To Nigerians In UAE- Envoy
The United Arab Emirates’ Ambassador to Nigeria Dr Fahad Obaid AI
Taffaq, says there is no official communication placed on issuance of
work permit for Nigerians living and working in the United Arab
Emirates.
Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) at the Embassy
in Abuja.
He said just like others, he read about the ban in the social media
,stressing that the UAE has no restrictions against any nationality , He
said there are 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 is
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 adds 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.
