UAE bans visas for Pakistani nationals aged below 42?

DUBAI: Various speculations are being made on social media sites claiming that the UAE has stopped issuing visas to single Pakistani nationals under the age of 42.

As per the details, a post shared on social media claimed that United Arab Emirates (UAE) stopped issuing visas to single Pakistani men underage of 42 and it mentioned that no formal announcement was made.

United Arab Emirates is home to over 1.5 million Pakistanis as nationals from Asian nation contribute to various sectors of the economy.

Pakistanis are among the largest expatriate communities in the Gulf nation.

Under the current circumstances, a large number of Pakistanis, especially youth, are looking to move Dubai and other regions in search of employment and other opportunities.

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As per reports, fake tweets shared on social media and spread disarray among the people.

Let it be known that United Arab Emirates has not made any such announcement and issuance of visas has not been halted.

Furthermore, there is no ban on visit or work visas for single Pakistani men under the age of 42 traveling to Dubai.

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It is not the first time that such fake news surfaced online. Similar rumors claimed that UAE stopped issuing visit visas to residents of several Pakistani cities.

Some local travel agents even confirmed these reports without proper verification or an official statement from the authorities.

In previous months, Ministry of Foreign Affairs also turned down specific ban by Gulf nation on issuing visas to Pakistanis from certain cities.