The overnight announcements on visa and travel restrictions in the UAE to check the spread of coronavirus has raised several questions, as residents and visitors, both within and outside the country, are seeking more details on the directives, claiming they have huge repercussions for them. Late Wednesday night, the UAE suspended the entry of all valid visa holders, who are currently out of the country for a renewable period of two weeks effective from noon on Thursday (March 19). Earlier in the day, the Federal Authority for Citizenship and Identity temporarily suspended issue of all visas on arrival from 1 am Thursday. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation also announced a temporary ban on citizens travelling abroad, starting from Wednesday, until further notice.
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00:00As of March 19, UAE banned the UAE residents from returning back to the country.
00:13They are not allowed to enter the UAE again, according to the spread of the COVID-19.
00:18Emiratis, however, they still can enter the country, but they cannot travel outside the
00:25UAE.
00:26The approved visas are all cancelled now, so people who have an Emirati visa, they cannot
00:32enter the country anymore.