Nigeria's Minister of Interior launched the new Immigration
Regulations 2017 (the Regulation) on 20 March 2017. The objectives
of the Regulation is to drive effective implementation of the
Immigration Act of 2015 which replaced the Immigration Act of 1963.
It also aimed at consolidating existing immigration regulations and
provide a "one-stop" reference on immigration rules in
Nigeria. With these new regulations, Nigeria seems to have taken a
major step forward in dealing with modern immigration
realities.
In addition, the provisions contained in the Regulation are
expected to fast-track the ease of doing business in Nigeria since
this is one of the key objectives of the current administration.
Some of the salient points covered in the Regulation include:
