• Tuesday, May 07, 2024
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Ease for travellers as US lifts suspension on ‘drop box’ visa applications

Respite is here for passengers travelling to the United States as the United States embassy in Nigeria has lifted the restriction on drop box service or interview waiver for those renewing visas in the country.

The U.S. Mission on Tuesday announced that it will expand Visa services to assist nonimmigrant Visa applicants in Nigeria who qualify to renew their Visa without interview.

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Susan Tuller, US Mission Country Consular  Coordinator announced this during a press conference at the U.S. embassy, Lagos. She said the new application procedure will begin in February at the U.S. Consulate in Lagos and will be extended shortly thereafter to the U.S. Embassy in Abuja.

The number of qualified applicants who can apply using the new procedure will be limited initially, she said.

Those eligible for a Visa renewal without an interview include applicants for B1/B2, F, M, J (academic only), H, L, or CI/D (combined only) Visa.
Applicants must meet the following criteria: your previous Visa was issued in Nigeria, your previous Visa is in the same classification as your current application, your previous Visa was a full validity, multiple entry Visa, your previous Visa expired within the last 24 months or will expire in the next three months from the date of application, among other criteria.