The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has called on the general public to disregard the claims that Ghana and 19 other neighboring countries have been banned from entering the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
According to the Ministry, there is no iota of truth in the reportage because the sector has received no official communique on the development.
It comes following news circulation which indicated that United Arab Emirates (UAE) have announced a visa ban on Ghana and twenty (20) other nationalities seeking to travel to the UAE with immediate effect.
The affected countries according to the reportage are Ghana, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Cameroon, Nigeria, Liberia, Burundi, Republic of Guinea, the Gambia, Togo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Benin, Ivory Coast, Congo, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, Guinea Bissau, Comoros, and the Dominican Republic.
Although the publication assigned no reason for the ban, social media sources have alleged that it is aimed at keeping away visitors from African countries who usually overstay their visit visas in the UAE.
But reacting to the allegation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated categorically that it has “received no such communication from the authorities in the UAE and as such, the story should be disregarded.”
It discloses that the UAE has reviewed the requirements for its tourist and visit visas.
The revision of visa regimes and requirements includes putting on hold the 30-day single entry visas, a 60-day multiple visa entry regime is currently in force and travelers to the UAE should secure a round-trip ticket and a hotel booking prior to the visa applications.
“While assuring the general public to remain calm the Ministry wishes to advise travelling Ghanaians to observe the new visa requirements put in place by the UAE,” it added.
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