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Visa is also not required for former nationals of Nigeria holding a valid foreign passport together with expired Nigerian passport. Holders of diplomatic or service category passports issued to nationals of Brazil, China, Namibia and South Africa do not require a visa for Nigeria and holders of diplomatic passports issued to nationals of Turkey.
All visit, business, transit, student, and exchange visitor visa applicants must pay an application fee of 185 USD [108] to the consular section at a U.S. embassy or consulate in order to be interviewed by a consular officer who will determine if the applicant is qualified to receive a visa to travel to the United States (additionally, the ...
October 4, 1960 January 16, 1964 The Embassy in Lagos was established October 1, 1960. Reaccredited when Nigeria became a republic; presented new credentials December 12, 1963. Elbert G. Mathews - Career FSO March 10, 1964 April 11, 1964 July 26, 1969 William Trueheart - Career FSO September 19, 1969 November 6, 1969 September 1, 1971
As empowered by Section 2 of the Immigration Act, 2015, the Service is responsible for: The control of persons entering or leaving Nigeria; The issuance of travel documents, including Nigerian passports, to bonafide Nigerians within and outside Nigeria; The issuance of residence permits to foreigners in Nigeria; Border surveillance and patrol
The A-1 visa is granted to many people such as ambassadors, ministers, diplomats, consular officers, and their immediate family members. [a] [6] While government officials normally do not qualify for an A-1 visa if they are traveling for non-official, non-governmental purposes, heads of state and heads of government always qualify and must apply for an A visa regardless of their purpose of ...
U.S. Department of State Facilities and Areas of Jurisdictions. The United States has the second largest number of active diplomatic posts of any country in the world after the People's Republic of China, [1] including 271 bilateral posts (embassies and consulates) in 173 countries, as well as 11 permanent missions to international organizations and seven other posts (as of November 2023 [2]).
Visa requirements for Nigerian citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed by the authorities of other states on citizens of Nigeria. As of 2 October 2024, Nigerian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 45 countries and territories, ranking the Nigerian passport 94th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley ...
The U.S. maintains an embassy in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, and a consulate general in Lagos. At the end of March 2022, construction began on a new consulate general campus in Lagos, which is expected to be completed in 2027 and will be the largest U.S. consulate in the world. [ 173 ]