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The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, on Thursday advised Nigerians residing in the United States, or requiring travel visa to apply directly to the service.
In a public announcement shared on its official X account, the NIS announced the disengagement of Online Integrated Solutions, popularly known as OIS Services, as the operator of Nigeria’s Visa Application and Submission Centres in the United States.
It asked prospective travellers and Nigerians residing in the US who need a Nigerian visa to note the change.
According to the statement, “The Nigeria Immigration Service hereby informs the general public, particularly prospective travellers and Nigerians residing in the United States of America who may require a visa to enter Nigeria, that Online Integrated Solution (OIS SERVICES), the operator of Nigeria’s Visa Application and Submission Centres in the United States, has officially been disengaged from the collection and submission of visa applications on behalf of the Nigerian Mission, effective immediately.”
It explained that all applicants seeking Nigerian visas are now required to submit their applications directly at the Embassy of Nigeria in Washington, DC, or at the Consulates of Nigeria in New York and Atlanta, until further notice.
Also confirming the new development on his mission’s website, the Consulate General of Nigeria in New York notified prospective applicants, including Nigerians in the diaspora, that OIS “has discontinued the collection and submission of visa applications on behalf of the Consulate.”
OIS Services had operated as the outsourced visa application centre for Nigerian missions across several US cities, including Washington, D.C., Houston, Atlanta, Los Angeles and New Jersey, handling biometric capturing and document submission on behalf of applicants.
It is not yet clear what informed the disengagement, as neither the Nigeria Immigration Service nor the Nigerian missions in the US have given further details on the reason for the change.
