FG slashes visa fees for U.S citizens
The Federal Government of Nigeria has slashed the visa application charges for citizens of the United States.
The slash from $180 to $160 came as a result of a review of the U.S.’ visa reciprocity policy for Nigeria.
Confirming the development, the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Muhammad Babandede said the visa application charges for American citizens was slashed from $180 to $160.
The information was conveyed in a memo marked NIS/HQ/CGI/806/7 and addressed to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affair
All Nigerian missions were asked to immediately implement the new visa charges and discontinue the old fee broken down as “$160 as visa fee and $20 as “processing and expedient fees”.
The new directive is however coming months after the US government imposed additional visa fees on Nigerian citizens in retaliation of an increased visa fee for US citizens by the Nigerian government.
The slash from $180 to $160 came as a result of a review of the U.S.’ visa reciprocity policy for Nigeria.
Confirming the development, the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Muhammad Babandede said the visa application charges for American citizens was slashed from $180 to $160.
The information was conveyed in a memo marked NIS/HQ/CGI/806/7 and addressed to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affair
All Nigerian missions were asked to immediately implement the new visa charges and discontinue the old fee broken down as “$160 as visa fee and $20 as “processing and expedient fees”.
The new directive is however coming months after the US government imposed additional visa fees on Nigerian citizens in retaliation of an increased visa fee for US citizens by the Nigerian government.
The drop in the visa fees for US citizens is very convenient on the part of the US. In the Nigeria's part however, the US never slash visa fees for the Nigerian nationals and that Nigerian will have to pay more when getting a visa for US.
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