Nigerians in Dubai UAE are at it again. The UAE government has put a ban on visa renewal for Nigerians living and working in Dubai (UAE)


THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said the United Arab Emirates still issues Direct Employment Visas to Nigerians living in the Arab country.
The ministry explained that several work permits were renewed recently, noting however, that new applications for work permits were not being granted.
The Director of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr Bolaji Akinremi, disclosed this on Thursday, in response to inquiries about the refusal of the authorities to issue work permits to Nigerians.
Our correspondent had reported that over 500 Nigerians had been affected by the new policy, which was informed by the increasing involvement of Nigerians in cultism, violent crimes and cyber scam, among other criminal activities in the UAE.

Speaking on the hardship Nigerians were facing in the UAE, Akinremi said, “The UAE Government did not stop renewing work permits for Nigerians. Several work permits have been renewed recently.
“New requests for work permits are, however, not being issued but those with existing work permits are being renewed. Our Missions are in consultation with the UAE government to resolve the issue. While this is ongoing, we urge Nigerians to continue to be law-abiding and desist from crime.”
A UAE resident, Mr Chukwudi Kalu, dismissed Akinremi’s assertion that the Emirati authorities were renewing work visas, noting that only the free zone visas were being renewed and not the general labour visas.

He stated, “That is not correct. We have two types of visas in the UAE free zone and labour visas. You can easily renew your visa if it is under the free zone. “However, most of those affected are under labour residence visas. The majority of companies are under labour and our people are being affected seriously.
“I have already submitted the list of affected Nigerians to the Nigerian Ambassador in Dubai during our meeting two weeks ago. They (FG) should face the fact and do the needful.”
Kalu sent a screenshot of his conversation with a Nigerian resident, who was unable to renew his visa, which would expire in November.

Over 500 Nigerians have lost their jobs and are stranded four months after the United Arab Emirates stopped granting or renewing Direct Employment Visa for Nigerians in the Western Asian country.
It was gathered that while many of the affected persons had returned to Nigeria, hundreds of them are still in UAE in the hope that Abu Dhabi would reverse the decision.
The UAE Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr Fahad AI Taffaq, had said there was no official communication on the issuance of work permits for Nigerians living and working in his country.
Taffaq, who stated this when he received the Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, at the Embassy in Abuja, in August, noted that he read about the ban in the social media, stressing that “UAE has no restrictions against any nationality.”

But giving an update on the situation in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Wednesday, a UAE resident, Mr Chukwudi Kalu, said he has presented the list of over 500 Nigerians who lost their jobs due to their inability to renew their work visas to the Nigerian Embassy in Abu Dhabi.
Kalu explained that the Federal Government through the embassy and the NIDCOM had held talks with the Emirati government.
He stated, “It is a diplomatic issue between the two countries and there are still ongoing discussions between Nigeria and UAE. It has been very difficult for Nigerians out here. Over 500 Nigerians are affected.”

He added, “Most of those who lost their jobs have gone back home (Nigeria) while some are still here

“I have a Nigerian graduate who was earning N40,000 back home and he came here to UAE and was being paid almost N500,000 every month. Now, his visa would expire by November, he couldn’t renew. He kept calling me every time for an update.”
A Dubai-based activist,  Oluwatosin Fadoju observed that the UAE was using the policy as a punishment against Nigeria, stressing that the FG was not doing enough to resolve the issue.
He stated, “A lot of people are on the streets. People are getting jobs but they cannot work because is there is no work permit. We have not seen any action from Nigeria. We want the Nigerian government to step in.
In her response, the spokesperson,  Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mrs Esther Sunsuwa, said, “We have no information yet, but we are going to get in touch with our two offices in the UAE: Abu Dhabi; and Dubai; to verify the story. If true, adequate diplomatic steps will be taken to overcome the challenge.”

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