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US visa: FG complies with reciprocity policy, reduces visa charges

Ezekiel Johnson
Ezekiel Johnson
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The Federal Government has reduced Nigeria’s visa charges to United States of America’s citizens, with effect from Thursday, August 29th, 2019.

The action by the government is in obvious reaction to the hike in the price of United States of America visa for Nigerians in retaliation to increased cost of obtaining Nigeria’s visa by its citizens.

With the hike, Nigerians applying for tourism, student and business visas will not only pay the N59, 200 fee but will have to pay an extra $110 (N40, 700) after it has been issued to them bringing the total cost to N99, 900.

But in order to stop the US from its action, and save Nigerians of the accompanying pains, the federal government took the latest action as announced in a statement issued by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Interior, Mohammed Manga, on behalf of the minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola.

The statement reads in full:

FG DECREASES VISA CHARGES PAYABLE BY US CITIZENS IN LINE WITH RECIPROCITY POLICY

The attention of the Ministry of Interior has been drawn to the introduction of reciprocity of Visa Fees by the United States of America.

The Ministry acknowledges that there were engagements with the United States Embassy on the issue and in the aftermath, a Committee was set up to conduct due diligence in line with the Ministry’s extant policy on reciprocity of Visa fees.

The Committee had concluded its assignment and submitted a Report but the issuance of authorisation for its recommendations was delayed due to transition processes in the Ministry at the policy level.

The Honourable Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has approved the decrease of Visa charges payable by US citizens in line with reciprocity policy as recommended by the Committee.

Accordingly, the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede, has been directed to implement the decrease in Nigeria’s Visa charges to US Citizens with effect from Thursday, 29th August, 2019.

SIGNED

 Mohammed Manga

 Director (Press & Public Relations)

For: Honourable Minister

28th August, 2019

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