Nigerians With Expired Visas To Leave UAE August 17

The Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has notified Nigeria’s diplomatic mission in the country that nationals with expired visas would have to leave by August 17.

The Embassy of Nigeria, Abu Dhabi, UAE, disclosed this in a statement (dated July 21), according to Punch.

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As such, the mission urged those affected to maximize the evacuation flights arranged by federal government, in returning home.

It also urged those concerned ” to submit their names and passport numbers to the Embassy and or the Consulate for onward transmission to the UAE authorities in order to obtain the necessary clearance.”

The statement further reads:

“The Embassy wishes to inform that the government of the United Arab Emirates has granted waivers on fines/penalties on visas that expired before 1st March 2020 to leave the country on or before 17th of August 2020.

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“Consequently, the Embassy is urging fellow Nigerians living in the UAE to avail themselves of this opportunity to return home with the impending Air Peace evacuation flight scheduled for 1st August 2020, and or subsequent Emirates evacuation flights before the expiration of the grace period.”

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