Contact -
Embassy of the United States of America
Plot 1075 Diplomatic Drive
Central District Area, Abuja, Nigeria
Telephone: (234)-9-461-4000
Fax: (234)-9-523-0353
E-Mail: usabuja@state.gov
Embassy Holiday List -
Visa Details -
Nigerians seeking to enter the United States for a temporary
period must obtain a non-immigrant visa. Most non-immigrant visa
applicants seek to travel for business or pleasure. Others wish
to study, participate in exchange programs, or take up temporary
employment.
Qualifying for a Non-Immigrant Visa
Under U.S. immigration law, applicants for many categories of non-immigrant
visas, including tourist and student visas, are presumed to be intending
immigrants. To qualify for a visa, applicants must clearly demonstrate
their intent to depart the United States after a temporary stay
and to abide by the purpose of the visa (business, tourism, study,
etc.).
Applicants usually demonstrate their intent to depart the United
States by proving that they have a stable family and economic situation
to which they must return.
Type of Visa -
Types of Immigrant Visas:
- Adoptions
- Fiancée
- Family member to follow
- Diversity Visa Lottery (important information for Nigerians with
scheduled DV appointments)
Document Required -
United Nations – U.S. Ambassador John R. Bolton says
a core group of U.N. ambassadors has reached agreement in three
critical areas – terrorism, human rights and peace building
– in a document to be signed by world leaders during the United
Nations' upcoming summit.
Bolton emerged from one negotiating session September 12 to move
into another on changes to the key document that will deal with
aid for the developing world, terrorism, disarmament and nonproliferation,
protection from genocide, a peace-building commission, replacement
of the Human Rights Commission, and management changes at the United
Nations.
Fee -
Beginning January 1, 2005, all non-immigrant visa applicants must
pay the non-refundable $100 (N14,000) visa application fee using
the eVAPS scratch-card system or U.S. dollars cash.
The new service provides the following benefits to visa applicants:
1. The service is FREE: applicants only pay the required application
fee.
2. The service is quick: applicants queue in an express line before
appearing before a consular officer for a visa interview.
3. The service is secure: each scratch card is encoded with personal
information and a hidden, random 16-character Private Identification
Code (PIC) that allows consulate staff to verify that applicants
have paid the visa application fee.
4. The service is convenient: applicants or their proxies may go
to any Fountain Trust Bank branch and request an eVAPS card to pay
the visa application fee. |
