United States waives visa reciprocity fees for Nigerian citizens
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the removal all visa reciprocity fees for Nigerian citizens seeking visas to the United States.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by the spokesperson,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ferdinand Nwonye.
According to the statement, the positive development is in line with the removal of excess visa application, processing and biometric fees for United States citizens applying for Nigerian visas by the Nigerian Government.
“The United States Government has therefore eliminated reciprocity fees for
Nigerian citizens with effect from December 3, 2020.
“Prospective Nigerian travellers to the United States are hereby advised to visit here for details,” the statement reads.
The statement adds that effective from December 2, 2020, the reciprocity schedule for Nigeria changed to remove all reciprocity fees for the nonimmigrant visa.
“There are no reciprocity fees remaining on any visa class for Nigerian nationals.
“All non-immigrant visa applicants are still required to pay the $160 non-refundable MRV fee at the time of application.
“Reciprocity fees paid prior to December 3, 2020 are not refundable,” the statement says.
It continues that the removal of these reciprocity fees matches the Nigerian government’s removal of additional fees on U.S. citizens applying for Nigerian visas.