Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have again banned Nigerians from entering the Mideast country.
Immigration officials also said that all submitted applications are rejected and fees non-refundable.
The announcement was made on Friday in a notice issued to its trade partners in Nigeria, including travel agencies.
There was no immediate response from Nigerian authorities over the recent diplomatic hostility.
However. Dubai authorities said all applications were on-hold until issues between the UAE government and the Nigerian government were resolved.
The UAE authorities in the notice said, “All Dubai applications submitted are now rejected”, adding that the rejections will be sent in batches.
The rejections, according to the notice, “are general for Nigerians and approvals are on hold at the moment.”
The notice added that, “Kindly advise your clients to resubmit C2=A0 applications when the issue is resolved between both governments.”
