December 12, 2024
Effective January 1, 2025 United States visa applicants with scheduled interviews would be expected to visit the Consulate General in Lagos twice, as part of the application procedure.
United States Embassy in Nigeria had announced the updates via the embassy official X page yesterday to its immigration visa process.
“For applicants with interviews scheduled after January 1, 2025, are required to visit the consulate-general in Lagos at least twice during the immigrant visa process.
“This new process is designed to help you prepare for your visa interview and to prevent significant delays in processing your immigrant visa.”
Details on the embassy’s website, states that the first visit will involve an “In-Person Document Review” with a consular staff member.
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According to the embassy, “This review ensures that applicants are prepared for their visa interviews. The review allows applicants to retrieve any missing documents, ahead of their visa interviews, helping to avoid delays in application processing.”
The second visit, will be the visa interview itself, conducted by a Consular officer.
Accordingly, the embassy noted that appointment would be scheduled by the National Visa Center, NVC.
“If you do not complete the In-Person Document Review before your visa interview, you will be required to reschedule your appointment”.
These changes, were to enhance efficiency and reduce delays caused by incomplete documentation.
