Thursday, March 28, 2024

Travellers to UAE must have COVID-19 result, accommodation – NIS

The Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede, has announced that henceforth, travelers to the United Arab Emirates must possess confirmed return ticket, negative COVID-19 test result and valid health insurance covering the duration of stay.

The Polymerase Chain Reaction test is expected to be taken within 96 hours before departure.

The CGI, in a statement by the NIS spokesman, DCI Sunday James, on Tuesday said, “UAE bound passengers are expected to be in possession of the following: Confirmed return ticket; confirmed hotel reservation for the duration of stay in UAE or address of residence in the UAE or address of relatives of the visitor playing host while in the UAE; A negative PCR test taken within 96 hrs. before departure; valid health insurance, copies of trade licenses in the UAE and Nigeria, if applicable.

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“The Nigeria Immigration Service hereby, advises all UAE-bound passengers to avoid denial of departure from Nigeria and repatriation from the country concerned due to non-compliance.”

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