The United States of America (USA) has announced that it will now increase visitor visa validity from 24 months to 60 months for Nigerians who want to enter the United States temporarily for business or tourism, starting from March 1, 2023. The American Consulate General stated this in a news release.
Also, the statement reaffirmed that the price of the visa fee is unchanged. It reads as follows: "Effective March 1, 2023, the U.S. Mission will increase visitor visa validity from 24 months to 60 months for Nigerians who want to enter the United States temporarily for business and/or tourism.
"The visa validity extension allows Nigerians to use the visa for 60 months to make short trips to the United States for tourism or business purposes before having to renew their visa. The visa application fee, currently USD 160, will not increase as a result of the increased visa validity.
"Increasing visa validity is one of several initiatives taken by the United States to reduce visa appointment wait times in Nigeria. The U.S. Mission continues to offer no-interview visa renewals to those who meet the eligibility criteria. Appointments for no-interview visa renewals are readily available."
A new visa reciprocity policy for US citizens will go into force on March 1 after being fully implemented by the Federal Government. The new Bilateral Consular Policy Agreements between the two governments, according to Interior Minister Rauf Aregbesola, were approved for execution after the directive was issued. The agreements cover a variety of topics, such as the reciprocity of a five-year tourist visa validity for Americans and the doubling of the visa validity for diplomats and government employees between Nigerian and American citizens to three years.
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