The United Arab Emirates has lifted a 21-month long visa ban on Nigerians and introduced new rules requiring digital verification for Nigerian passport holders seeking its visas.

Nigeria’s information minister Mohammed Idris said Monday that the UAE’s decision to lift the ban that has been in place since October 2022 came after “mutually beneficial negotiations” between both governments. He referred to “updated controls and conditions” that prospective Nigerian visitors to the UAE must abide by.

Travelers will be required to submit documents proving their identity and showing travel history, among other things, in order to generate a verification number that would then be used to apply for a visa, according to a website of the Emirati government. An exception is granted for applicants 13 years or younger.

Source: https://www.semafor.com/article/07/15/2024/uae-lifts-nigeria-visa-ban