United States don announce say routine visa processing for im embassy for Nigeria capital Abuja and 24 oda diplomatic missions across Africa go end from August 1, 2026, as part of big reorganisation of im overseas consular operations.
Di U.S. Department of State talk say di move na to centralise routine visa services for regional hubs so dem fit improve national security, reduce government spending, and make sure say visa screening, vetting and adjudication dey consistent.
For statement wey dem put for U.S. Department of State website yesterday, di department talk say di reorganisation dey follow di priority of President Donald Trump im administration to put America interest and security first.
Apart from Abuja, di oda diplomatic posts wey dey affected na for Asmara, Bamako, Banjul, Brazzaville, Bujumbura, Conakry, Cotonou, Durban, Freetown, Gaborone, Harare, Juba, Libreville, Lilongwe, Lusaka, Maputo, Maseru, Mbabane, N'Djamena, Niamey, Nouakchott, Ouagadougou and Windhoek.
Di State Department, however, clarify say di change only affect routine visa processing and no dey change di operational status of di embassies and consulates wey dey involved.
Dem also emphasize say all diplomatic missions go still dey provide consular services and do dia normal work on behalf of di United States.
Di department still assure travellers say di policy no go invalidate visas wey dem don already give.
Meanwhile, VFS Global don open new joint Visa Application Centre for Lekki, Lagos, wey go make dem fit process visa services for 15 countries from one centralised location.
