On Wednesday, UAE’s Foreign Office announce a temporarily suspension of the issuance of new visas to visitors from Pakistan and 11 other countries until further notice.
The decision is believed to be related to the second wave of COVID-19, Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said in a statement.
He said: “We have learnt that the UAE has temporarily suspended the issuance of new visit visas until further announcement for 12 countries, including Pakistan, adding that the government is seeking official confirmation from the UAE authorities in this matter.”
However, the suspension would not apply on already issued visas, the Foreign Office said.
The other countries hit by the UAE government’s fresh visa directives include Turkey, Iran, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Somalia, Libya, Kenya and Afghanistan.
