Dubai Visa For Nigerian Citizens

Dubai Visa For Nigerian Citizens

Dubai OIT BLOG   May 04, 2018

Dubai is an intriguing destination abound with so many exquisite sights and things to do. If you’ve been dreaming of exploring this wonderful city, now is the time to book your ticket! Follow our easy step-by-step guide on how to apply for a Dubai visa, and you’ll soon be marveling at the views atop Burj Khalifa or wandering along the pearly-white beaches of Palm Jumeirah. Avoid the unnecessary stress that comes with applying for a visa with the help of this Dubai visa guide.

Nigerian passport holders require a visa for Dubai. The process can be relatively painless with some advice! You will need to apply at the Dubai Visa Application Centre in Lagos or online. Travellers can apply for their Dubai visa a maximum of 2 months before their date of travel, as the validity of the visa is 58 days from the date of issue. The latest that travellers are able to apply for a visa is 2 weeks before the date of departure.

Please check your eligibility before beginning the application process and submitting your application well in advance of flight departure. Once you have your visa, all that’s left to do is pack your bags!

Please note this process is applicable to Nigerian passport holders.

Types of Visas

96-Hour Visa: You are only eligible to stay in the UAE for a maximum of 96 hours. It is best suited for travellers who plan to stay for a period of less than 4 days in the country. 

14-Day Visa (short-term visit, single entry): This non-extendable visa is valid for a 14-day stay from the date of issue. 

30-Day Visa (short-term visit, single entry): This non-extendable visa is valid for a 30-day stay. 

90-Day Visa: It is valid for 90 days and great for travellers who are going to Dubai on holiday or to visit family and friends.

Validity

The 30-day tourist visa is valid for 58 days from the date of issue. This Dubai visa is only valid for a family travelling for tourist purposes.
Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months after departing from the UAE.
The processing time for a Dubai visa is between 2 and 8 days, depending on the type of visa you are applying for.

Visa Costs

Visa Type	Visa Fee
30-Day Visa	₦30,000
96-Hour Visa	₦23,000
14-Day Visa	₦30,000
90-Day Visa	₦63,000
90-Day Multi-Entry Long Term Visa	₦154,000
30-Day Multi-Entry Short Term Visa	₦61,000
Cancellation Charge	₦8,400

Payments are to be made at the VFS Dubai Visa Application Centre. You are required to obtain your electronic receipt when making the payment.

Dubai Visa Requirements

You will need the following documents for all UAE visa types:

• Nigerian passport.
• Photocopies of your ID card and passport (including valid and expired visas).
• Visa application form (which must be filled out in detail (block letters) and signed by the applicant).
• A copy of a confirmed itinerary (round trip tickets). Visitors without a return ticket might be refused entry at the airport.
• Proof of health insurance.
• Proof of financial status – a copy of your recent bank statement.
• For tourists: A letter from your employer, stating that you have been granted leave and that you will be returning to your job when you get back. If you are self-employed, include a copy of your business registration and tax documents.
• For visitors visiting a relative or friend, you must provide a letter of invitation from your host. The letter should include the contact information of your host, address, signature, and date; a copy of their UAE passport information page or residence permit.
• A copy of hotel reservation.
• For the short term 30-day visitor visa, the main applicant must be of high profession and must provide evidence of the profession.

Where to Apply

Dubai Visa applicants can locate a VFS Processing Centre in Lagos:

Address:	VFS Global, Manor House, Plot 110, Admiral Ayinla Way, Opposite Treasure Garden Estate, 3rd Roundabout, Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lekki Phase I, Lagos
Contact:	+234 8150188800 / info@dvpcnigeria@dubaivisa.net
Operating Times:	Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 15:00

There is parking available on the VFS Global premises. Buses, motorbike taxis (okadas) and taxis are available to transport you to the Visa Application Centre.

How to book an appointment

When applying for your Dubai visa at VFS Global, you are required to do the following:

• Fill in the application form.
• Submit all mandatory documents.
• Pay the application fee.

Submissions are accepted between 8 am and 3 pm, Monday to Friday.

Where to Print

Print Centre Limited

Address:	Block 68, Plot 23, Bisola Durosinmi Etti Drive, lekki Phase One, Lagos, Lekki Phase I, Lekki
Contact:	+234 453 0859

Gloven Ventures

Address:	Igbo Efon, Lekki, 6 Baala Street, Lekki Peninsula II, Lekki
Contact:	+234 818 817 1660

All information on this blog page was correct at the time of publishing and may change at any time without prior notice. Travelstart is not affiliated to immigration authorities or their application centres and will not be liable for loss or inconvenience arising from the use of this volatile information.

Travelstart does not provide advice or assist with processing visas. The content of this article is listed as recommended by research and the Dubai embassy. Kindly check the embassy’s website BEFORE applying for your visa.

How To Apply For Jobs In Dubai From Nigeria

How To Apply For Jobs In Dubai From Nigeria

Dubai OIT BLOG   May 04, 2018

Canada is a very nice country with a good standard of living. Every year, thousands of people from various parts of the world, including Nigeria, are accepted into the country to work. Getting a job in Canada would mean your prospective employer or a relative who is a Canadian resident will have to sponsor your working visa.

If you are considering to work in Canada, you may have to obtain a visiting visa to travel and look for jobs in Canada. Although this choice may prove to be wasteful and even frustrating. However, there is another step you could take towards getting a job in Canada. It is by applying for jobs in Canada from Nigeria.


But how do you go about the application process? As you read on, you will find the answers to that question in this post.

Applying for Jobs in Canada from Nigeria

Applying for jobs in Canada from Nigeria may seem a little daunting a task. In fact, it is not really easy, but you must keep applying and applying for any available job openings. You do not necessarily need to pay for visiting visa tickets to Canada before you could land a job. With a little perseverance, you could apply from your home and get the job offer you are looking for. To start with, you could keep applying for job openings through a number of sites. Here are some sites you could visit for Canadian job openings:

• eluta.com
• monster.com
• canadajobs.com
• indeed.com
• workopolis.com

Now, you must know you are not the only one applying for jobs in Canada. For you to stand a better chance at getting your dream job in Canada, it is very important you have good skills. Possess good experience too so that you have something really great to offer your employer. However, as mentioned, you will need to keep persevering. Getting that great job will not come easy as a pie. It would require you to keep applying until you get it.

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As a Nigerian interested in working in Canada, you must know that you must have a working visa before you can begin working in Canada which will be sponsored by your prospective employer or a relative residing in Canada. To obtain this working visa, you will be required to successfully fulfill a number of requirements in the course of your application.

Written Job Offer

According to Canadian immigration laws, a foreigner who wants to work in the country can only do so by getting a working visa. For you to become eligible to get a working visa, you must first receive a written job offer from your prospective employer.
A written job offer ensures that a foreigner does not come into the country under false pretense, but, through a legitimate job offer. So, ensure you get a written job offer from your prospective employer once you have been approved for the job.

Proof of Eligibility

The next requirement from foreigners who want to work and stay in Canada is to present a proof of eligibility. Applicants are required to produce documents such as curriculum vitae (CV) or a resume. Proof of good education or working experience required for the job applied for. The essence of this proof of eligibility is to make sure that applicants have what it takes to be able to meet the minimum requirements of the particular job applied for.

Proof of Identity

Also, applicants will be required to produce a proof of identity which could either be a travel document or a valid passport. This proof of identity document will serve as a guarantee to make sure you do not stay in the country indefinitely, that you will eventually go back to the country you come from.

Requirements for Entering Canada

As an applicant, you are required to meet with various general requirements for entering the country. You will be required to produce a valid passport. It would not hurt to visit the Citizenship and Immigration Canada website to check for what you will be required to produce as a Nigerian. Each country’s requirement may differ from the other.

Pay the Application Fee

As part of the requirements to enter into Canada and work, they requires applicants to pay an application fee. This will permit them to be able to work in the country. Therefore, you will be required to pay this fee. You should visit the Citizenship Immigration Canada website to know if you can pay with the Naira.
Nonetheless, to help reduce the stress of the whole process and help boost your chances of getting your working visa, you might consider a platform that has really worked a lot for a number of persons –Express Entry.

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There are a lot of positive feedback on Express Entry. A lot of persons have been able to see their desire of getting entry into Canada, and of getting jobs in Canada through Express Entry. Granted, it may not have really worked for many persons who have tried it. It still does not rule out the potential of this platform.
Express Entry can help you get a permanent residence in Canada through any of their federal economic immigration programs:

• The Canadian Express Class
• The Federal Skilled Trades Program, and
• The Federal Skilled Worker Program

To get started, you will have to visit the website at www.cic.gc.ca where you will be required to register. Complete the registration and provide all of the required information. It is very important you provide honest and accurate information. Also, you will have to keep checking your mail until you get an approval response from Express Entry to be accepted into a pool of candidates.

Permanent Residence

Acceptance into a pool of candidates does not mean you have been granted an Invitation to Apply (ITA) to permanently stay in Canada. The pool will include other candidates too. Those with the highest ranks would receive the Invitation to Apply for permanent residence. You should know that you may remain in the pool for up to twelve (12) months without receiving an ITA. However, if you have stayed that long, it is good you create a new profile and begin the process again until you get an ITA.
Once you get an invitation to apply, you will be required to submit an online application for permanent residence within three months (60 days).

How To Apply For Jobs In Dubai From Nigeria

How To Apply For Jobs In Dubai From Nigeria

Dubai OIT BLOG   May 04, 2018

Dubai is a city with amazing sights, typical for its high-rise buildings and skyscrapers, and accommodating one of the tallest buildings in the world –the Burj Khalifa. Truly, it is the icon of the United Arab Emirates. Little wonder, the city welcomes many foreigners from all parts of the world, usually either for tourism purpose or for seeking greener pastures. In recent years, the city has seen lots of Nigerians coming in to search and apply for jobs.

If you are considering working in Dubai, and want to apply for jobs from Nigeria, then you will find this post helpful as you keep reading.

Basically, there are two ways you could approach applying for jobs in Dubai. For some people, they would favor the idea of traveling to the city, searching and applying for jobs physically. This approach would mean you will have to pay for a visiting trip to Dubai. You will have to get a visa, depending on how long you want to stay and search for jobs. This would not cost you much. You would need to pay anywhere from $82 to $110 for a visiting visa, depending on the duration.
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However, for the purpose of this post, we would not dwell much on this approach. So, we will move on to the next approach, which is our major discussion.

Applying for Jobs in Dubai from Nigeria

For most people, applying for jobs in Dubai from Nigeria seems more practical and feasible. You do not have to pay for any visa before you could start searching and applying for jobs. To get started with your application, you will have to search for prospective employers on the internet.
A good place to begin is the Dubai Yellow Pages (business directories), which you could access by logging onto yellowpages.ae. Also, the Free Zone websites, which you could access at uaefreezones.com, would help you find a listing of businesses in Dubai. Do well to do intensive research on the individual companies to check for their licensing status, and business activities validity.
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Also, you could check out the following websites for job openings, and make sure to apply for them:

• bayt.com
• jobsindubai.com
• dubaijobs.com
• jobrapido.com
• gulfjobsites.com
• dubbizle.com
• naukri.com

As mentioned already, make sure to verify the authenticity of the business or company before applying for the business. You can visit the website of The Dubai Department of Economic

Development at www.dubaided.gov.ae to check for the licensure of the company. Ensure you do the needful by providing your employer with the necessary information and any peripheral details. Make no delay in requesting for your employment letter from your employer as soon as you are approved.

Employment Visa Application

Once the employment letter has been granted, your employer would start making sure your employment visa application process begins immediately. You will have to patiently wait for your employer to be through with the completion and submission of the necessary application for your Dubai employment visa sponsorship. Your employer would fully bear the responsibility of paying for the employment visa as well as for every processing fee.
Immediately this is done, you will be contacted by the United Arab Emirates immigration department for verification. So, it is very important you supply your employer with the correct information.
As a Nigerian who is keen on working in Dubai, you must know that you must have a Dubai work visa. There are three fundamental requirements for obtaining a Dubai work visa which will guarantee you to work and stay in Dubai for two (2) years. Let us consider them one at a time.

Health Card

As part of the three fundamental requirements for obtaining a Dubai work visa, you must have to get a health card. You have to undergo a medical examination which will include a chest X-ray and a blood test to check against any such serious diseases as hepatitis C, HIV, and tuberculosis. You must submit to the Department of Health and Medical Services for the following
Your medical records, photocopies of your passport, 2 passport-size pictures, employment offer verification, and the employment visa application (completed by your employer). This is to ensure you get your health card. You must know that if you are tested positive on any of the serious diseases, you will not be able to secure your residence visa. Hence, you will not be able to work in Dubai.

Labour Card

To get your labour card, you will visit the Dubai Ministry of Labour office to submit the required documents. Together with the required documents, you will have to include three (3) copies of your employment offer (contract), a passport-size picture, and photocopies of your medical records, employer’s labour license, and entry visa.

Residence Visa

This is the third of the three fundamental requirements for obtaining a Dubai work visa. You will need to pay a visit to the Dubai General Directorate of Residency and Foreign Affairs where you can be able to get a residence visa to complete the proper requirements for working in Dubai. You will be given the residence visa application form which you will have to completely fill right there, on-site.
In addition, the following will be required from you: the original copy of your passport, original copy of your entry permit, original copy of your health certificate or medical records, original copy of your labour card (or labour card processing receipts), and two (2) passport-sized pictures.

Bonus Tip:

Before you leave to Dubai for work; it would be helpful, as part of your preparation tasks, if you can lay your hands on some good books about the Middle East, especially if you have not worked in the Middle East before. A good one to start with is Margaret K. Nydell’s ‘Understanding Arabs’.