
visa for travel to the United States, but when planning travel abroad a U.S. If you cannot find what you are looking for here, please visit for additional information. visas for foreign citizens to travel to the United States. The Visa section of this website is all about U.S. visa, which is placed in the traveler’s passport, a travel document issued by the traveler’s country of citizenship or nationality.Ĭertain international travelers may be eligible to travel to the United States without a visa if they meet the requirements for visa-free travel under the Visa Waiver Program. To determine if you are eligible for a visa renewal without an interview, please visit to start your application.Ī citizen of a foreign country who seeks to enter the United States generally must first obtain a U.S. You may be eligible for a visa renewal without an interview if your renewal application is for a B1/B2, F, M, J (academic only), H, L or C1/D (combined only) visa. The number of qualified applicants who can apply using the new procedures will be limited initially. Consulate in Lagos and will be extended shortly thereafter to the U.S. This new application procedure will begin in February at the U.S.

Mission is expanding visa services to assist nonimmigrant visa applicants in Nigeria who qualify to renew their visa.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: A limited amount of no-interview visa renewals are now available. Please see these notices which contain detailed information about the current status of visa services worldwide and visa restrictions related to the COVID-19 global pandemic: If you have an urgent matter and need to travel immediately, please follow the guidance provided at or +234- to request an emergency appointment. The Department of State extended the validity of Machine Readable Visa (MRV) fee payments until Septemfor individuals who paid an MRV fee, but were unable to schedule and/or attend an interview during the suspension of services. Mission Nigeria is providing all consular services at reduced levels. Applicants may email reschedule their visa interview and if they have general questions about visa processing. Any applicant with symptoms such as a cough, sore throat, or fever must reschedule their interview. All applicants must wear face masks in our applicant service centers and in our waiting room.

In order to protect the health and safety of our personnel and the public, we follow strict social distancing practices in our facilities. The United States Embassy in Abuja and Consulate General in Lagos are processing a limited number of non-immigrant and immigrant visas.

Important Notice – Status of Visa Process
