The Federal Government has responded to a viral video showing stranded Nigerians at an airport in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
The video which surfaced online on wednesday showed some Nigerians being denied entry into the UAE despite possessing valid visas.
In a statement signed by a Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Francisca Omayuli, the government said the stranded Nigerians did not have the correct visas.
The statement added that the UAE has stopped issuing tourist visas to persons under the age of 40 years, except for those applying for family visas.
Omayuli in the statement noted that the Nigerian Mission in Dubai has clarified that most of the supposedly stranded Nigerians were issued with family visas, only to arrive Dubai alone without any family member.
Therefore, they were denied entry and advised to return to their country and apply for the appropriate visas.
He added that, those persons allowed entry into the country have their family members in the UAE, while those who claimed their family members were on another flight were told to wait at the airport pending their arrival.
The Federal government in the statement urged the general public to note and be guided that the Government of the UAE has introduced a new visa regime and has stopped issuing tourist visas to persons under the age of 40 years, except for those applying for family visas.
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