Rehan Shahid 
Nov 27, 2025
As the reports about the visa ban on Pakistanis continue to circulate, an envoy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has refuted reports claiming that Pakistanis are being denied visas.
Speaking on a local news channel, UAE Consul General in Karachi Bakheet Ateeq Alremeithi stated: "Every type of visa is being processed, and reports of a ban are completely false,” adding that the consulate is witnessing record numbers of applications in recent weeks.
"The visa section at the Karachi consulate is experiencing unprecedented rush for all categories of visas, and some types now require advance booking exceeding one month," added Alremeithi.
It should be noted that the increase marks the highest level of visa demand the consulate has seen in the past three years.
Notably, the UAE consul general's remarks came shortly after Additional Interior Secretary Salman Chaudhry told the Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights that the UAE was not issuing visas to Pakistanis.
Briefing the senate body, Chaudhry stated: “The Pakistani passport narrowly escaped a ban from the UAE and Saudi Arabia.”
He stressed that if a ban is imposed on Pakistanis, it would be difficult to have it lifted. Moreover, the UAE was issuing visas only to blue passport and diplomatic passport holders.
