The United States Mission in Nigeria, has announced its decision to extend visa fee validity following complaints from Nigerians.
The mission who made this announcement on its official website said it received several complaints from Nigerians seeking to book appointment for non-immigrant visa.
The Mission announced that it has extended validity to September 2023 to enable all applicants get appointment date.
The statement reads, “The United States Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria understand that many visa applicants have paid the visa application processing fee and are still waiting to schedule a visa appointment.
“We are working diligently to restore all routine visa operations as quickly and safely as possible.
“In the meantime, rest assured that the US Mission will extend the validity of your payment (known as MRV fee) until September 30, 2023, to allow all applicants who were unable to schedule a visa appointment as a result of the suspension of routine consular operations an opportunity to schedule and/attend a visa appointment with the already paid fee.”
