U.S. retaliates FG’s policy, imposes new visa charges

Wednesday, 28 August 2019 05:53

U.S. retaliates FG’s policy, imposes new visa charges

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The government of United States of America has announced that it is imposing a ‘reciprocity fee’ on Nigerians seeking to travel to United States.

The new fee will only apply to Nigerians whose visa request has been approved.

The announcement was made in a statement by USA Embassy in Abuja.

The new fee ranges from $80 to $110 (28,8000 to N39,600) depending on the type of visa being applied for.

“The reciprocity fee will be charged in addition to the nonimmigrant visa application fee, also known as the MRV fee, which all applicants pay at the time of application,” the embassy said.

The embassy added that the fee was being imposed to reciprocate a similar one by Nigerian government on Americans seeking to travel to Nigeria.

“U.S. law requires U.S. visa fees and validity periods to be based on the treatment afforded to U.S. citizens by foreign governments, insofar as possible.”

The U.S. is a major destination for thousands of Nigerians who travel annually for various reasons including education, leisure, and work.