Nigerian who intends to visit United Arab Emirates (UAE) would now have to first obtain a Document Verification Number (DVN), with none refundable fee of N640,000 before applying for visa.
Information on the Emirate’s verification website, said that the issued document verification number will be valid for only 14 days from issuance.
“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.
Nigerian government had announced that it had reached an agreement with the UAE to allow Nigerian passport holders to obtain visas for travel to the Arab nation, starting July 15, 2024.
The announcement came more than two years after the UAE suspended visa issuance to Nigerians following protracted diplomatic row.
Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, told newsmen after the weekly Federal Executive Council FEC meeting that 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.
“This agreement includes updated controls and conditions to facilitate obtaining a UAE visa.
“The resumption of visas will be effective from July 15, 2024.”
