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.
Ambassador AI Taffaq stated this when he received Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa
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.
Dabiri-Erewa 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.
The 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 advice and clarifications as each case would
be treated on its own merit.