UAE Places New Visa Restrictions For Nigerians

The United Arab Emirates, sometimes simply called the Emirates or the UAE has allegedly placed an age restriction on Nigerians below the age of forty.


This was revealed through  finchglowtravels website, and the restriction was not only for Nigerians but also some North African nations were affected.

Dubai Skyline

The rules and regulations read:

For Nigerians, please note the following:
*Single Ladies / Men travelling alone should be 40 years old and above.
*Married women travelling with children should be above 40 years old.

*Ladies / Men who are less than 40 years old will be allowed to travel if accompanied by someone who is above 40 and bears the same surname with them.

All visa applications are subject to approval. Once applied, full charges are applicable.
*In order to clear a file from the system, a cancellation charge of AED 110 will be applicable should a request be rejected by the immigration department.
*For Moroccans, Algerians, Libyans, Mauritanians and Tunisians nationality, minimum age requirement is 40 to apply the visa.
*For the rest of the nationalities, minimum age requirement to apply the visa is 21 years old for men and 23 years old for women


Nigerians have been going to UAE for the past couple of years for business and relaxation, this coupled with the fact that Tiwa Savagae had her wedding in the oil rich state.

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