O. R. Salahudeen
Here we present to you the full list of 70 countries the United Arab Emirates (UAE) approves for visa on arrival. It was announced a few days ago.
Interestingly but unsurprisingly the island country of Seychelles and the islands country of Mauritius are the only two countries in Africa that the United Arab Emirates approves for the visa on arrival policy. Due to multiple of factors such as racism and excesses of immigrants behaviour in the UAE Nigeria and other African countries are excluded.
THE POLICY OF VISA ON ARRIVAL
The policy of visa on arrival indicates that the concerned country will not need to visit any United Arab Emirates embassy in their country of residence whenever they intend to travel to The UAE for a short time visit. The beauty of this system is that it safe the person precious time and resources that the visa applicants usually wasted processing an entry visa. All you have to do is to get a valid passport and present it to the Immigration officer on arrival at the UAE international airport.
HERE ARE THE FULL LIST OF THE 70 COUNTRIES THAT THE UAE APPROVES FOR VISA ON ARRIVAL
1. ANDORRA 23. FINLAND 24. FRANCE
2. ARGENTINA 25. GERMANY
3. AUSTRALIA 26. GREECE
4. AUSTRIA 27. HONDURAS
5. THE BAHAMAS 28. HONG KONG (SAR CHINA)
6. BARBADOS 29. HUNGARY
7. BELGIUM 30. ICELAND
8. BRAZIL 31. IRELAND
9. BRUNEI 32. ITALY
10. BULGARIA 33. JAPAN
11. CANADA 34. KAZAKHSTAN
12. CHILE 35. LATVIA
13. COLOMBIA 36. LIECHTENSTEIN
14. COSTA RICA 37. LITHUANIA
15. CROATIA 38. LUXEMBOURG
16. CYPRUS 39. MALAYSIA
17. THE CZECH REPUBLIC 40. MAURITIUS
18. DENMARK 41. MEXICO
19. ESTONIA 42. MONACO
20. EL SALVADOR 43. MONTENEGRO
21. MALDIVES 44. NAURU
22. MALTA 45. THE NETHERLANDS
STILL, ON THE 70 COUNTRIES THAT THE UAE APPROVES FOR VISA ON ARRIVAL
46. NEW ZEALAND 59. SLOVAKIA
47. NORWAY 60. SLOVENIA
48. PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 61. SOLOMON ISLANDS
49. PERU 62. SOUTH KOREA
50. POLAND 63. SPAIN
51. PORTUGAL 64. SWEDEN
52. ROMANIA 65. SWITZERLAND
53. RUSSIA 66. THE VATICAN
54. SAINT VINCENT & THE GRENADINES 67. UKRAINE
55. SAN MARINO 68. THE UNITED KINGDOM
56. SERBIA 69. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
57. SEYCHELLES 70. URUGUAY
58. SINGAPORE
The above-mentioned countries were announced in an update on the official websites of Emirates and Etihad airlines offices a few days ago which stated as follows ” If you are from any of the countries or regions listed, you do not need to apply for a Visa before you travel to the UAE. When you land in Abu Dhabi, simply make your way to Immigration to receive a visa when you arrive,”
THE BOTTOM LINE ON THE 70 COUNTRIES UAE APPROVES FOR VISA ON ARRIVAL
The United Arab Emirates visa on arrival policy that imparted on 70 countries speaks volumes, if your country is not there it is better to study what is missing in your country’s policy or administration. A country’s standard of living and democratic system play major roles in the ways other countries judged them. In a nutshell, it is imperative to get things right in your country and be steadfast in the way you manage your country’s affairs in its entirety.
Furthermore, to those immigrants engaging in unruly behaviour or outrightly engaging in criminal activities, you’re not a good ambassador or representative of your country. Your actions will surely allows those Arab people to treat your countries disrespectfully and made other law abiding citizens to surfer for your foolish behaviour.
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