No ban on Bangladeshis' visas: UAE
Amid media reports that the UAE has slapped a ban on issuing new visas to Bangladeshis, a top UAE official yesterday confirmed that there is no Bangladeshi visa ban in place.
The confirmation comes after the Bangladeshi Embassy in Abu Dhabi received complaints from its nationals they have not been granted new visas in the UAE, reports Gulf News.
In some cases, they said, even the applications for visit visas and temporary work permits were rejected.
Major General Nasser Al Awadi Al Menhali, Assistant Undersecretary for Naturalisation and Residency, and Ports Affairs at the Ministry of Interior, said there was no ban.
He said visas are regularly issued to all nationalities subject to the demand for workforce in the market.
Narrating the real situation, he said there are certain restrictions on group visas to skilled and unskilled labourers to ensure their quality and competence irrespective of their nationality.
More than 700,000 Bangladeshis constitute the third largest expatriate community in the UAE.
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