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US travellers to now submit Nigeria visa applications at embassy as NIS scraps third-party service
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Fusion42 · 10 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Nigeria's Immigration Service has terminated its third-party visa application service provider (OIS Services) for US travellers, requiring direct submission at the Nigerian embassy in Washington DC and consulates in New York and Atlanta. This administrative shift signals potential infrastructure or service delivery changes affecting mobility and cross-border friction for US-Nigeria travel.
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Founders building visa/mobility fintech, travel logistics, or Nigeria-US trade platforms should monitor this shift — direct embassy processing may create friction and opportunity for third-party digital solutions or compliance intermediaries.
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