Sunday, August 14, 2011

100,000 Nigerians apply for US visa weekly


The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Terrence McCulley recently said over over 100,000 Nigerians apply weekly to visit the United States for various reasons resulting in a backlog of visa applications.

He said the US mission was open to discussions with the Nigerian government on whether or not to extend the validity of the visa. He also said that the embassy was working assiduously to finish up the accumulated backlog of applications which it already has.

The US ambassador has also assured that Nigerians who apply for visas would be treated with dignity and respect and there would be no unnecessary delays. And when in some cases, the visas are denied, it would be done in a dignified manner so that there would be no hard feelings on both sides.

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