The United States Department of State will from July 8, 2025 restrict Nigerian nonimmigrant visa applicants to a single visit.
The updated rules is said to be part of its reciprocal nonimmigrant visa policy.
The information posted on its website on Tuesday says the visa will be valid for only three months. Until February 27, 2023, Nigerians applying for the B1/B2 (business and tourism) nonimmigrant visas were entitled to two years multiple entry visa validity. But from February 2023, it was increased to five years multiple entry.
The statement read, “Effective today, most nonimmigrant & non-official visas for Nigerian citizens will be single-entry with 3-month validity”.
The new policy will however only apply to visas issued before July 8, 2025.
It marks a huge downgrade for Nigeria which had been rumoured to be among the next batch of countries to be slammed with visa ban by the Trump administration
The Nigerian government is yet to react to the development
