US EditionUAE not issuing visas to Pakistanis, interior ministry official tells Senate body
The UAE restricts visas for Pakistani nationals due to concerns over criminal activity and immigration control, with only blue and diplomatic passports currently accepted.
- Recently, a senior UAE interior ministry official in Abu Dhabi said the UAE has stopped issuing visas to Pakistani citizens and Islamabad narrowly escaped a passport ban.
- UAE officials cite concerns that Pakistanis misuse visit visas for begging and note organised human-trafficking networks operate from Gujarat, Wazirabad, Sheikhupura, and Lahore.
- At the Karachi consulate, Bakheet Ateeq Alremeithi said visas are issued only to blue and diplomatic passport holders amid record application surges, with some types requiring over one month’s advance booking in recent weeks.
- In early July, Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met his UAE counterpart, and on July 11 UAE Lt Gen Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan assured `full support` to speed up visas.
- Domestically, the Pakistan interior ministry digitally obtained data for 180 million to 200 million Pakistanis to prevent misuse, noting some visas were 'unofficially closed' earlier this year.
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Pakistan narrowly escaped a passport ban: UAE halts visa issuance to Pakistani citizens; here's why
A senior interior ministry official in UAE said the Gulf nation has stopped issuing visas to Pakistani citizens, adding that Islamabad narrowly escaped a passport ban. UAE’s Additional Interior Secretary Salman Chaudhry made this remark while holding a meeting with the Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights, PTI reported citing Dawn newspaper. Chaudhry said the UAE and Saudi Arabia haven’t imposed a ban on the Pakistani passport as removing…
UAE stops issuing visas to Pakistanis over 'criminal activities' concern: Pak officials
Additional Interior Secretary Salman Chaudhry told Pakistan's Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights on Thursday that the UAE had unofficially halted visa issuance for Pakistani passport holders, except for blue and diplomatic passports.
To check crime, UAE stops issuing visas to Pakistanis
Pakistanis in UAE: The UAE has halted most visa issuances for Pakistanis amid concerns over criminal activity. Pakistani officials have warned that restrictions could escalate into a full ban. This dents Pakistan's passport reputation, which is ranked the fourth-last in the world.
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