US To Begin ‘No-Interview’ Visa Renewal In Nigeria, Lists Conditions

The US Mission has announced that it will start a no-interview visa renewal program in Nigeria.<br /><br />The US mission in a statement on its official site explained that the initiative is essential for its continuous obligation to expand and innovate consular administrations notwithstanding the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.<br /><br />The statement on the US Embassy partly said, “The U.S. Mission will expand visa services to assist non-immigrant visa applicants in Nigeria who qualify to renew their visa.<br /><br />“This new application procedure will begin in February at the U.S. Consulate in Lagos and will be extended shortly thereafter to the U.S. Embassy in Abuja.<br /><br />“The number of qualified applicants who can apply using the new procedures will be limited initially.”<br /><br />Conditions for qualification for the non-interview visa renewal include an application for a B1/B2, F, M, J (academic only), H, L, or C1/D (combined just) visa, according to Channels news site.