The United States Department of State has reassured Nigerian visa applicants affected by recent technical issues that their interviews will be rescheduled. Some applicants had reported being unable to attend their scheduled visa interviews due to a partial system outage, leading to disruptions in their travel plans and uncertainty about their applications.
Jennifer Johnson, Press Officer for the Bureau of Consular Affairs, confirmed the situation in a statement to Punch on Monday, March 10. She stated, “All consular operations have resumed as normal. Visa applicants whose interviews were affected by the outage will be notified.”
In 2023, the US revised its visa processing requirements for Nigerian applicants, now requiring them to visit the consulate general in Lagos twice as part of the application process. The embassy explained that this change aims to better prepare applicants for their interviews and reduce delays in immigrant visa processing.
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