Mission Consular Coordinator, said the programme is targeted specifically at students and tourist visas and some work visas that the mission is able to process in Nigeria. Consular section in Lagos and is expected to be extended to Abuja “shortly.” The No-Interview Visa Renewals process, a pilot project, was launched at the U.S. Mission in Nigeria on Tuesday launched a new visa application procedure aimed at expanding services to assist non-immigrant visa applicants in the country to qualify to renew their visas. However, there are fears that the latest decision may bring back the era of touts who will be fleecing applicants.īesides, the latest move may make procurement of US visa more cumbersome as queues at the embassy will now increase, while the waiting time will also increase.Ī concerned traveler who does not want to be mentioned feared that Nigerians may made to face tough times while waiting to procure US visa.The U.S. Though the embassy stated that the decision to suspend the Dropbox regime was meant to make services more efficient and quicker, it was however gathered that the measure was meant to curb the number of Nigerians coming into US.īesides, Nigeria is listed along with Chad, Eritrea, Liberia, Sierra Leone as countries with highest overstay rates.Īccording to an official, “for now, countries with the highest overstay rates-which include Nigeria, Chad, Eritrea, Liberia and Sierra Leone -are being put “on notice” ultimately, nationals from countries with high overstay rates could be barred entirely. The rejection rate is said to be in the region of about forty per cent. It is also gathered that Nigeria account for about one-third of visa issued in the continent. This figure translate to over than N17.68 billion annually as the US consulate charges $160 visa fee. Over 300,000 Nigerians apply for visa to travel to the United States of America (USA) as non-immigrants annually. Also excluded are those who had applied for renewal before the announcement of the suspension.Īnnouncing the indefinite suspension of the Dropbox through a press statement, the embassy stated the new regime became effective from May 14, 2019.

The dropbox system has been open to frequent travellers, who are excluded from the interview session.

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