{"id":33147,"date":"2020-12-05T17:52:59","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T17:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=33147"},"modified":"2020-12-05T17:52:59","modified_gmt":"2020-12-05T17:52:59","slug":"visa-reciprocity-fees-removed-for-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/visa-reciprocity-fees-removed-for-nigeria","title":{"rendered":"Visa Reciprocity Fees Removed for Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Effective December 2, 2020, the reciprocity schedule for Nigeria changed to remove all reciprocity fees for the nonimmigrant visa categories.\u202fThere are no reciprocity fees remaining on any visa class for Nigerian nationals.<\/p>\n<p>All non-immigrant visa applicants are still required to pay the $160 non-refundable MRV fee at the time of application. Reciprocity fees paid prior to December 3, 2020 are not refundable.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ ALSO: US varsities offer $2.1m scholarships to 19 students in Nigeria<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The removal of these reciprocity fees matches the Nigerian government\u2019s removal of additional fees on U.S. citizens applying for Nigerian visas.<\/p>\n<p>For more information regarding fee schedules, please see the Bureau of Consular Affairs website: www.travel.state.gov.<\/p>\n<p>Opinions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Effective December 2, 2020, the reciprocity schedule for Nigeria changed to remove all reciprocity fees for the nonimmigrant visa categories.\u202fThere are no reciprocity fees remaining on any visa class for Nigerian nationals. All non-immigrant visa applicants are still required to pay the $160 non-refundable MRV fee at the time of application. 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