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Big news for American travelers with a U.S. passport, the State Department will allow for renewal online thanks to an update to the agency's previous pilot program. The State Department announced ...
The processing time for passport renewals is six to eight weeks – “a historic low,” Bitter said. “We don’t expect to have a different service standard for people who apply online versus ...
VFS Global is a visa and passport administration outsourcing company for governments and diplomatic missions. [2] Zubin Karkaria founded the company in 2001 while he was chief executive at Kuoni Travel. [3] Formerly based in India, the company is now headquartered in Dubai with offices in 147 countries. [3]
Visa waiver must be satisfactorily addressed and resolved at long last." [45] The Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 allowed the inclusion of new countries in the VWP with a visa refusal rate up to 10% (up from the standard requirement of 3%) if they satisfied certain other conditions, from October 2008. [46]
An electronic visa (e-Visa or eVisa) or Electronic travel authorization (or ETA) is stored in a computer and is linked to the passport number so no label, sticker, or stamp is placed in the passport before travel. The application is done over the internet, and the receipt acts as a visa, which can be printed or stored on a mobile device.
As of 2025, holders of a United States passport may travel to 186 countries and territories without a travel visa, or with a visa on arrival. The United States passport ranks [Note 1] 9th in terms of travel freedom, according to the Henley Passport Index. [1] It is also ranked 8th by the Global Passport Power Rank. [2]
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.
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 ...