Tag: VISA
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Top mistakes to avoid during visa interview
There are avoidable mistakes that may happen during the visa interview that will obviously ruin your chances of being issued a visa. Getting a visa is not difficult. You simply need two things: complete documents and confidence. You will definitely get your visa. However, this is not always the case. To forestall these possible problems…
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Trump urges congress to end U.S. visa lottery
U.S. President Donald Trump has called on Congress to end the visa lottery programme, citing a Justice Department crackdown on a recipient who abused resident status to finance terrorist activities abroad. “Time to end the visa lottery,” Trump said in a Twitter post. “Congress must secure the immigration system and protect Americans.” Trump linked his…
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China announces visa waiver for nationalities from 53 countries
China on Thursday announced visa waiver for visitors from 53 countries to Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei for up to six days, state media said on Thursday. People’s Daily, the mouthpiece of the Communist Party, said that visitors must enter and exit from one of six ports. According to the Economic Times, the waiver goes into…
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Nigerian visa can now be obtained in 48 hours in U.S
The Nigerian Consulate in New York has said that applicants for the Nigerian visa can now get it in 48 hours with the introduction of the issuance of the biometric visa. The acting Consul-General, Tanko Suleiman, who disclosed this at the commencement of the biometric visa processing in New York, said the new process had…
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I’m not running from America, I applied for visa but was denied – Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said contrary to rumours peddled around, he has been applying for the United States Visa but was denied on administrative grounds. The former Vice President revealed this in an interview with The Boss newspaper, published by Dele Momodu. “I applied, but wasn’t issued a visa. However, they did not…
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FG frowns at visa delay to Nigerians, vows to retaliate
The Interior Minister, Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd) has warned that Nigeria would no longer tolerate delay in issuance of visa to its nationals from any country. The minister stated this on Monday in Abuja at a meeting with the Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, to resolve some of the issues militating against visa issuance. The…
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U.S intensifies clampdown on Nigerians, Brazilians, others with overstayed visas
Indications have emerged that a crackdown on visitors with visa overstays is imminent in the United States of America with Nigeria, Brazil, Venezuela, China and Colombia listed as countries with the most total overstays that do not participate in the visa waiver programme. The Trump Administration says it has a problem with visa overstays in…
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Trump goes hard on immigrants, approves tougher visa vetting, social media checks
President Donald Trump has approved the use of new questionnaires for U.S. visa applicants worldwide that asks for social media handles for the last five years and biographical information dating back to the last 15 years. The new questions, part of an effort to tighten vetting of would-be visitors to the U.S., was approved on…
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Israel reviews visa application procedure for Nigerians, applicants to now apply online
The Embassy of Israel in Nigeria has introduced a new visa application procedure for Nigerians with effect from Jan. 1. The embassy made the announcement in a statement by its media unit on Friday in Abuja. According to the embassy, under the new procedure, Nigerians applying for visa must first visit the embassy’s website and…