The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced the immediate disengagement of Online Integrated Solutions (OIS Services) as the operator of Nigeria’s Visa Application and Submission Centres in the United States.
The development was disclosed in a public notice shared on the service’s official X handle on Thursday.
According to the NIS, prospective travellers and Nigerians residing in the United States who require entry visas to Nigeria should take note of the new arrangement.
“The Nigeria Immigration Service hereby informs the general public, particularly prospective travellers and Nigerians residing in the United States of America who may require a visa to enter Nigeria, that Online Integrated Solution (OIS SERVICES), the operator of Nigeria’s Visa Application and Submission Centres in the United States, has officially been disengaged from the collection and submission of visa applications on behalf of the Nigerian Mission, effective immediately,” the statement read.
The service explained that, until further notice, all applicants seeking Nigerian visas must submit their applications directly at the Embassy of Nigeria in Washington, D.C., or at the Nigerian Consulates in New York and Atlanta.
The Consulate General of Nigeria in New York also confirmed the development on its official website, informing prospective applicants, including Nigerians in the diaspora, that OIS Services had stopped collecting and submitting visa applications on behalf of the consulate.
Before its disengagement, OIS Services served as the outsourced visa application centre for Nigerian diplomatic missions in several US cities, including Washington, D.C., Houston, Atlanta, Los Angeles and New Jersey, where it handled biometric enrolment and document submission for visa applicants.
The Nigeria Immigration Service has yet to disclose the reason for terminating the company’s appointment, while Nigerian diplomatic missions in the United States have also not provided further details on the decision.
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