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ARTICLE · 14 FEBRUARY 2020

Nigeria Immigration Service Issues New Visa Policy, Africans To Get Visa On Arrival

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on 4 February 2020 launched the Nigeria Visa Policy 2020 (NVP 2020).

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Background

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on 4 February 2020 launched the Nigeria Visa Policy 2020 (NVP 2020). The new policy is designed to facilitate economic activities and in turn economic development and national security.

The NVP 2020 expands the classes of visas from the current six to 79 classes. The new classes are categorized into three:

  • Short Visit Visas (28 classes): These allow foreigners to visit Nigeria for a period of up to 3 months, for the purpose of tourism and short business meetings, amongst others.
  • Temporary Residence Visas (36 classes): These allow individuals to reside in Nigeria for the purposes of employment, accompanying employed migrants and schooling, amongst others.

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