Getting A Dubai Visa To work in the UAE you must have a sponsor. This can be someone already living there or an employer who will sponsor you for admittance so you can take up a job. There are different kinds of Dubai visas for Nigeria citizens for different kinds of work and lengths of stay and the one you need will be decided on the basis of a number of things that are taken into account like whether you are coming to work or for a holiday, the country you are coming from.
If you are already a citizen of one of the countries in the Gulf Cooperative Council then you don't actually need a visa - merely your passport (those countries are Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, The United Arab Emirates, and Oman). Otherwise, you will receive your visa on arrival at the airport. If you are a citizen of an Arab Gulf Country Council (but not one of the GCC countries) and belong to a list of certain professional occupations then you will be allowed a 30day visa. These occupations tend to be the professions - of doctors, accountants, engineers, and public sector workers.