Mubasher: The UAE has suspended all visas to all foreigners, with the exception of diplomatic passport holders, as of 17 March 2020, state-run Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported.
“The move comes as part of the precautionary measures taken by the UAE in response to the World Health Organisation's (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic, a development which reflects the high risks now associated with travel under the current circumstances,” the Emirati Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) said in a statement on Saturday.
The decision does not apply to those who already have their visas issued prior to the aforementioned date.
Moreover, the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has suspended all inbound and outbound flights with Lebanon, Turkey, Syria and Iraq, from 17 March until further notice.
Earlier, GCAA announced the suspension of all flights to and from Italy except with Rome.
