The Federal Government has introduced a new electronic visa system that will allow applicants to get a Nigerian visa within 48 hours.
This is to simplify the visa acquisition process and ensuring more people coming into the country.
The newly introduced E-visa process that was proposed as the Nigeria Visa Policy 2024 to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu last year December has been officially approved.
According to the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the policy aims to attract more visitors by making the process faster and easily accessible.
“The quest to improve Nigeria’s visa acquisition process led to the review and submission of the Nigeria Visa Policy 2024 to Mr. President, which he graciously approved. This is why, since last December, the Minister of Creative Economy will tell you that we have witnessed a significant increase in people coming into Nigeria,” Minister of interior said .
The new E-visa system is set to replace the current visa-on-arrival process. With this development, applicants will no longer be required to visit visa application centers for biometric data collection before traveling to Nigeria.
“The E-visa means you will get your visa within 48 hours. We are simplifying the process to ensure more people can come to Nigeria. The era of going to visa application centers for biometrics will soon be eradicated,” He also said.
In addition to easing the visa process, the government is also strengthening border security. Officials revealed that approximately 60% of Nigeria’s 2,400 km land border is now being actively monitored through enhanced surveillance system.
The Federal Government has assured that further improvements to the visa process will take place in the coming weeks. The new system is expected to increase the number of foreign guests.
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