{"id":249131,"date":"2020-03-19T18:54:41","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T22:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=249131"},"modified":"2020-03-19T18:54:41","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T22:54:41","slug":"uae-suspends-entry-of-all-visa-holders-outside-the-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/03\/19\/uae-suspends-entry-of-all-visa-holders-outside-the-state\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE suspends entry of all visa holders outside the state"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_249132\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-249132\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/man-airport-waiting-63991.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-249132\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/man-airport-waiting-63991.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/man-airport-waiting-63991.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/man-airport-waiting-63991-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/man-airport-waiting-63991-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-249132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The suspension, effective starting March 19 due to the new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, also covers those holding tourist visas, the agency told Filipinos. (Pexels photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has suspended the entry of all valid visa holders including residency visa holders, who are currently out of the country, for a renewable period of two weeks, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The suspension, effective starting March 19 due to the new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, also covers those holding tourist visas, the agency told Filipinos.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tourist or visit visas or newly-issued work visas, which have not been utilized for entry to the UAE on or before 17 March 2020, are deemed canceled,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<p>The agency likewise reminds all Filipino nationals that South Africa has imposed various travel restrictions on visitors, also due to the deadly virus.<\/p>\n<p>Travelers who came from &#8220;high-risk countries&#8221; such as China, France, Germany, Iran Italy, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and United States were required to present themselves for testing, while travelers from &#8220;medium-risk countries&#8221; as identified by the South African Department of Health will be required to undergo high intensity screening.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All entry of foreign travelers with ordinary passports, regardless of compliance with visa requirements, traveling from or transiting through high-risk countries, is prohibited until further notice. Visas already issued are revoked with immediate effect,&#8221; the DFA said in a bulletin.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Likewise, visa waiver agreements with countries identified by the South African Department of Health as high- and medium-risk will be temporarily suspended,&#8221; it added.<\/p>\n<p>Citing these travel restrictions, the DFA advised the Filipino public to remain vigilant and accurately informed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0\u2013 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has suspended the entry of all valid visa holders including residency visa holders, who &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":249132,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-249131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-news-ph","mauthors-joyce-ann-l-rocamora","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249131"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":249134,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249131\/revisions\/249134"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/249132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=249131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=249131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}