…on their passport photographs. The mission said such photos would not be accepted for visa applications. In a statement on its official X handle on Saturday, the mission said passport photos must be recent and must clearly resemble the applicant. It added that submitting an altered image would delay the application pro…
…and others not listed, will continue to submit financial documents as part of their visa applications. Under the revised rules, applicants for a Student visa must demonstrate they have sufficient funds to cover tuition fees as stated on their Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies and living expenses. Students studying…
…and all that. So, I got the services of a visa expert who handles Mauritania visa applications. She told me that even if they denied a visa application, they would usually state the reason. But in my case, they didn’t give any reason. She asked for my documents and I sent them. After all that, she applied and came back…
…for children born in America.The State Department said embassies uncovered fraudulent visa applications, revoked affected visas and imposed travel bans on some offenders.
…UK work visas in the world. According to the data, Nigerians submitted 54,707 work visa applications across the period, with a grant rate of 90.5 per cent, before the UK tightened its policy in 2024, which reduced Nigeria’s annual work visa grants from 28,495 in 2023 to just 2,851 across the whole of 2025. The figures…
…to receive recognition from various foreign embassies as supporting documents for visa applications. On legal matters, the outgoing president announced that the lawsuit instituted against the Society by Polysonic Nigeria Limited, which sought to recover N9.62 million, had been struck out by the court. He expressed appr…
…of Foreign Affairs requesting a Note Verbale to the United States Embassy to facilitate visa applications for individuals described as staff of the council. Police said the suspect was arrested on October 27, 2025, at the office from which he allegedly operated. Following his arrest, investigators executed search warra…
US travelers to submit Nigerian Visa Applications directly to Embassy as NIS scraps Third-Party service Travelers within the United States who require a visa to enter Nigeria must now submit their applications directly to the Nigerian Embassy and its regional consulates following an immediate policy shift by the Nigeri…
…said. "[In June], I was in Prague. If I wanted to do that before, it would have taken visa applications and planning. Now, I can decide to travel, attend a conference, or visit another country much more easily. Those are opportunities I didn’t have before." For Africans hoping to follow a similar path today, Robert bel…
…The Nigeria Immigration Service online portal, the mandatory gateway for all foreign visa applications, has a reputation among travel agents, foreign missions, business delegations, and immigration lawyers as one of the most unreliable and opaque visa application systems in the region. Processing times of 15 or more bu…
…visa will also jump from ¥6,000 to ¥30,000 ($187.97). The new charges will apply to all visa applications submitted from July 1, irrespective of the applicant's nationality. The fee increase comes amid a rise in the number of foreign visitors and residents in Japan. Government figures show that the country had a record…
The new charges will apply to all visa applications submitted on or after July 1, regardless of the applicant's country of origin. The visa fee increase comes as Japan experiences a surge in foreign arrivals and a growing foreign resident population. According to Japanese government data, the number of foreign resident…
…trips for people, ranging from honeymoons to getaways, while providing information on visa applications, and also growing her personal brand as a travel content creator. Earnings in foreign currency from her role at Kwara also allowed her to save and build her travel fund without the fluctuations common to the Naira. I…