Nigeria Reduces Visa Application Fee For US Citizens

The Federal Government of Nigeria has slashed its visa application charges for citizens of the United States from $180 to $160.

US places visa restiction on Nigeria
US places visa restiction on Nigeria

This is coming few days after the United States added Nigeria to the list of countries banned from getting visa.

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According to the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede, in a memo to Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reduction followed a review of the US’ visa reciprocity policy for Nigeria.

Babandede’s letter came a day after the President Muhammadu Buhari launched the Nigeria Visa Policy 2020 which, among others, increased the country’s visa classes from six to 79.