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Saudi Arabia has restricted Nigeria and 13 other countries to single-entry visas, limited to 30 days.


The changes apply to tourists, business travellers, and those visiting family members but exclude applicants for Hajj, Umrah, diplomatic, or residency visas.

Beyond Nigeria, the affected nations are Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Pakistan, Sudan, Tunisia, and Yemen.


Explaining the rationale for the new regulations, Saudi Arabia cited the misuse of multiple-entry visas as a key reason for the policy shift.

It further noted that some travellers used long-term visas to stay in the country illegally or participate in Hajj without proper authorisation.

The Saudi government regulates Hajj attendance through a fixed quota per country, and unauthorised pilgrims have contributed to overcrowding.


Officials described the suspension of multiple-entry visas as a temporary measure but have not provided a specific timeline for its review.

The development comes ahead of the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage.

In 2024, over 1,200 pilgrims lost their lives due to extreme heat and congestion, a crisis authorities believe was exacerbated by unregistered attendees.

Source: https://dailypost.ng/Saudi-Arabia-slams-visa-restriction-on-Nigeria-13-other-countries

They disregarded the Muslim-Muslim ticket still.

At least no one can blame igbos for this one because that's always the cheap way out

When you have a failed government with weak international diplomacy policy this is what you get

"Fixed quota per-country"- Religion is truly the opium of the masses. Wetin I dey find go Israel and Saudi Arabia for Chrissake?

mrvitalis:
At least no one can blame igbos for this one because that's always the cheap way out

When you have a failed government with weak international diplomacy policy this is what you get

I agree.

Egypt
India
Pakistan
Morocco
Indonesia

All have failed leadership and weak international diplomacy policies.

Golan007:
I agree.

Egypt
India
Pakistan
Morocco
Indonesia

All have failed leadership and weak international diplomacy policies.

Is reading and comprehension a problem to you?

mrvitalis:
At least no one can blame igbos for this one because that's always the cheap way out

When you have a failed government with weak international diplomacy policy this is what you get

Is that why yeeboss keep tarnishing Nigeria’s image with their uncontrollable drug trafficking?

Yoruba Muslims can go to Sokoto for pilgrimage, finally!

The countries they are shutting out are the ones with significant Muslim populations, this is where the hypocrisy lies, Muslim countries will never do for their fellow Muslim countries, what they are expecting non-muslim countries to do for Muslim countries . If some of these Muslim countries where in the same position as Israel, they would have treated Palestinians even worse than what Israel is doing

Hopefully those who are stealing our FX under the guise of pilgrimage will learn to stay back in Nigeria.

Brainwashed souls of a slave

Upon the Muslim Muslim ticket 😂😂

I wish they banned us for life

At least if Nigerians no get sense to stop spending tax payers money on pilgrimage, they can help us ban senseless mofos

Nukilia:
Hopefully those who are stealing our FX under the guise of pilgrimage will learn to stay back in Nigeria.

Brainwashed souls of a slave

Irritating souls, demented souls, condemned souls… souls that will be reincarnated as pigs in their next lives

Nnamdipapa:
"Fixed quota per-country"- Religion is truly the opium of the masses. Wetin I dey find go Israel and Saudi Arabia for Chrissake?

Because you aren’t an idiot…
If you are an idiot like the rest, you will be going to Mecca and Saudi and Israel to find a God that’s not missing

Idiots leave the land of their ancestors and say God doesn’t exist on that land… they go to the lands of their slave masters and say that’s where God exists..
I’ve never seen that amount of absolute stupidity. No words can quantify it

Saudi Arabia is using Islam to cash out, compelling the entire Islamic world to visit Mecca and Medina to stone a devil that never dies every year. How can the devil be stoned for centuries but he never dies?

Anyway, I know that Nigerian Muslims don't add any economic value to this country (other than taking scarce USD to visit Mecca), but I am glad that Christian pastors are doing so well, opening their churches around the world and attracting foreigners to worship with their churches in Nigeria.

chatinent:
They disregarded the Muslim Muslim ticket still.

mumu ticket of failure

Omoawoke:
Because you aren’t an idiot…
If you are an idiot like the rest, you will be going to Mecca and Saudi and Israel to find a God that’s not missing

Idiots leave the land of their ancestors and say God doesn’t exist on that land… they go to the lands of their slave masters and say that’s where God exists..
I’ve never seen that amount of absolute stupidity. No words can quantify it

Omo, with all our education, I am still very surprised how religion still dey deceived some people.

😂😂😂😂😂😂

Ok

mrvitalis:
Is reading and comprehension a problem to you?

You don't even understand what you wrote.

Obviously need to take your medication 💊.

Nice one. Nigerians are criminaIs

America will still be blamed for this by Islamic terrorist supporters here

Ah, another proud moment for Nigeria on the global stage! It's truly impressive how we keep making it onto exclusive lists, this time, among countries deemed unworthy of multiple-entry visas.😂😆😆😆

Perhaps it's a badge of honor, 😁 a testament to our "remarkable" global reputation. 😁😁 But don’t worry, we’ll take it in stride, after all, who needs seamless travel when we can just queue endlessly for new visas each time?
A true win for this bureaucracy!🤣🤣🤣🤣

Omoawoke:
Because you aren’t an idiot…
If you are an idiot like the rest, you will be going to Mecca and Saudi and Israel to find a God that’s not missing

Idiots leave the land of their ancestors and say God doesn’t exist on that land… they go to the lands of their slave masters and say that’s where God exists..
I’ve never seen that amount of absolute stupidity. No words can quantify it

Thank you!!!!!

Dem don tire to dey behead dem Lawal olaniyi for pushing drugs

adenigga:
Source: https://dailypost.ng/Saudi-Arabia-slams-visa-restriction-on-Nigeria-13-other-countries

It’s unfortunate that Nigeria is often in the news for such issues. The misuse of multiple-entry visas by some Nigerians has led to restrictions like this one from Saudi Arabia. It's a reminder that not all citizens follow the rules, and it ends up affecting everyone.

Yet our leaders will still give the 500 billion for mecca

You are just like what your name says about you.... Vitalist, Vitamin, Vitalo, Vitadrugs, Vitacocaine ,Vita Stupid......read well before bringing your rotten stupid input into conversation. Ndiara Illiterate......it's applicable to many countries and not an isolated case.

mrvitalis:
At least no one can blame igbos for this one because that's always the cheap way out

When you have a failed government with weak international diplomacy policy this is what you get