Nigeria Immigration halts US Visa Application Centre services indefinitely

The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has announced the indefinite suspension of the operations of Online Integrated Solution, OIS Services, the institution managing Nigeria’s Visa Application Centres successful the United States.

The decision, which took effect connected July 1, was disclosed successful a connection issued on Thursday in Abuja by the Service Public Relations Officer, Deputy Comptroller of Immigration, DCI, Akinsola Akinlabi.

According to the statement, the suspension affects visa applicants successful the United States, including Nigerians and different prospective travellers seeking introduction visas into Nigeria.

Akinlabi said each visa applications indispensable present beryllium submitted straight to Nigeria’s diplomatic missions successful the United States, namely the Embassy of Nigeria successful Washington, D.C., and the Consulates General successful New York and Atlanta.

He explained that the suspension of OIS Services would stay successful spot until further notice.

The migration spokesperson, however, clarified that the directive lone applies to carnal visa exertion submissions astatine Nigerian missions successful the United States and does not impact the country’s physics visa platform.

He stated that applicants requiring e-Visas could proceed to process their applications done the authoritative online portal.

Akinlabi assured applicants that the ...