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Following the lifting of the ban on visas for Nigerian passport holders intending to visit the United Arab Emirates, the country has rolled out a new policy, requiring visa applicants to first obtain a Document Verification Number, DVN.
The Federal Government has on Monday announced that it had struck an agreement with the UAE to allow Nigerian passport holders to obtain visas for travel to the Arab nation as from July 15, 2024.
According to Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information, who briefed State House correspondents after the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting: “Following successful talks and extensive, mutually beneficial negotiations between the Government of the United Arab Emirates and the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, an agreement was reached allowing for the resumption of travel to the UAE for Nigerian passport holders.”
However, information on the Emirate’s verification website suggests that Nigerians have to pay a non-refundable N640, 000 fee for the DVN, which has a lifespan of 14 days.
The statement read: “To visit the UAE with a Nigerian passport, it is mandatory to first obtain a Document Verification Number (DVN) before applying for your visa. In accordance with the new visa issuance guidelines established by the Government of the United Arab Emirates, this regulation ensures that all necessary documents are digitally verified and authenticated prior to visa issuance. Individuals below the age of 13 do not require a DVN for their visa applications.
“Your issued document verification number will be valid for 14 days from issuance, or once your visa application has been processed by the visa application department (whichever of these come first).
“You will be charged a total of ₦640 000 (six hundred forty thousand Nigerian Naira) excluding VAT for each application. Once paid, this fee is non-refundable,” it said.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Government has successfully repatriated 190 Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates.
The returnees were received by a combined team of government officials led by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
In a statement by Bashir Idris Garga, a director in NEMA, encouraged the returnees to be of good conduct..
“The Federal Government urges all Nigerians, wherever they may be, to act as exemplary ambassadors of their country, upholding the fundamental values of patriotism, rule of law, decency, and integrity,” the statement said
