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Report of US visa ban on Nigerian students is fake news, says United States Mission
The United States Mission in Nigeria has debunked the rumour that it’s no longer issuing student visa to Nigerians.
On its verified Twitter handle, @USEmbassyAbuja, the mission wrote,
“#FakeNews Alert! Be advised, reports of Student Visa ban for Nigerians is false. If you have seen such manufactured item on Facebook and Twitter or received it via WhatsApp, please communicate that it is false.”
#FakeNews Alert! Be advised, reports of Student Visa ban for Nigerians is false. If you have seen such manufactured item on Facebook and Twitter or received it via WhatsApp, please communicate that it is false. pic.twitter.com/1EvoiST6ak
— U.S. Mission Nigeria (@USEmbassyAbuja) June 17, 2019
In March, Nigeria was listed among the countries which President Donald Trump mulled to impose travel restrictions on.
Immigrants overstaying their visas at relatively high rates was among the reason Nigeria was placed in the category.
Two months later, the US embassy in Nigeria suspended drop box service or interview waiver for those renewing visas in the country.
Prior to the policy change, it was possible for Nigerians who were renewing their existing or expired visa to apply for a renewal online, via the visa drop box service.
Meanwhile, the US has said it does not enjoy denying Nigerians visa
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