The Pakistani embassy in Dubai has informed Islamabad that travelers from Pakistan to the UAE need to have a valid work visa, AED 5,000, and a return ticket.
The news comes after 80 Pakistanis were deported after being caught in possession of bogus return tickets and for other reasons.
The embassy notified the Foreign Office in a letter on Saturday that these individuals’ admission into the United Arab Emirates had been denied for various reasons, and it encouraged the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to advise Pakistani travelers looking for employment in the UAE to get a valid work visa.
Travelers visiting the Gulf state are required to have valid round-trip tickets, a visa, and AED 5,000 on them, according to the letter.
The consular staff was informed that over 80 Pakistanis had been turned away by the UAE immigration officials for various reasons after receiving a question from a visitor at Dubai Airport. One-fourth of them, 40 Pakistanis, were flown back to Pakistan on the same flight that brought them to Dubai, while the other one-half was sent on alternate planes that were available.
According to reports, the majority of them told the immigration officers of the UAE that they had come there on visit visas in order to look for jobs. The latter explained that the Pakistani nationals had been deported due to their possession of fake return tickets, visit permits that were not intended for employment, and inadequate funds to support themselves.
The Pakistani delegation said that it had asked the UAE immigration authorities to permit admission into the UAE for Pakistani passport holders with valid visas, but the request was turned down for the reasons mentioned above. The Emirati officials insisted that in this case, everyone must have legitimate return tickets and at least AED 5,000 in cash.
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