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CNN Reporter Protests Nigeria’s $215 Single Entry Visa Fee by samebony1: 1:02pm On Apr 09 |
Madowo, who made this known on his LinkedIn account on Monday, disclosed that despite holding a Kenyan passport, which grants visa-free access to numerous African nations such as Uganda, South Africa, and Ghana, Nigeria requires a substantial fee of $215 for a single-entry visa. He wrote, “Nigeria just charged me $215 for a one-month, single entry visa. Again. I was here three weeks ago – paid the same $215. This is actually my third time in Nigeria this year, so they have made $645 from me in 2024 alone. “The visa itself costs $25, but Nigeria charges a $20 ‘processing fee’ and $170 for biometrics every time. My fingerprints haven’t changed since I was here three weeks ago. Why am I paying $170 to have them taken and to pose for a picture each time I visit? Isn’t that a standard part of admitting someone into a country? “How can we achieve a borderless Africa, or the promise of the AfCFTA, if we charge Africans $215 for a single-entry visa? “In the three weeks since I was last in Lagos, I went to Uganda, South Africa, and Ghana, where I don’t need a visa with a Kenyan passport. In fact, I’ve also been to South Africa three times this year. It cost me $0, like the ancestors intended. “Nigeria’s visa-on-arrival system is similar to the ‘visa-free’ delusion of Kenya’s Electronic Travel Authorisation – you apply in advance, submit some documents, and wait for it to be approved. It can take up to five business days. If you know ‘someone,’ you can pay them $50 or more to ‘facilitate’ a faster approval. “I love Nigeria, but the visa situation is showing me shege. It’s too much oo! Why this Shege Pro Max?” I want to ask him if Kenyan gives Visa waiver to Nigerian |
Re: CNN Reporter Protests Nigeria’s $215 Single Entry Visa Fee by SadiqBabaSani: 1:16pm On Apr 09 |
Mr Journalist how much would it cost in Kenya? |
Re: CNN Reporter Protests Nigeria’s $215 Single Entry Visa Fee by CandidAdmin(m): 1:40pm On Apr 09 |
Nigeria needs to be soft on other African countries. However, the difficulty in getting a visa for others can remain. |
Re: CNN Reporter Protests Nigeria’s $215 Single Entry Visa Fee by thesicilian: 1:59pm On Apr 09 |
See the way he's crying. When the Americans he works for and Europeans are bleeding us dry every day no one bats an eyelid. They want a border less Africa but create heavy borders between Africa and the rest of the world. |
Re: CNN Reporter Protests Nigeria’s $215 Single Entry Visa Fee by BondRiv: 2:08pm On Apr 09 |
Don't know about Kenya but this is what we should be doing with countries that treat us the same way. If I had my way, the embassy of the UAE would have been closed. As for the usual suspects like the USA, UK, etc, it should be reciprocal. |
Re: CNN Reporter Protests Nigeria’s $215 Single Entry Visa Fee by Tunde835(m): 2:09pm On Apr 09 |
Tell him to shut the Bleep up and pay. European and american countries treat africans worst. |
Re: CNN Reporter Protests Nigeria’s $215 Single Entry Visa Fee by hisgrace090: 2:23pm On Apr 09 |
Nobody living in Nigeria is exempted from high prices or cost of almost everything as everyone turns super greedy today both govt and individual. I pity the poor Nigerians who're becoming poorer daily by high cost of everything. |
Re: CNN Reporter Protests Nigeria’s $215 Single Entry Visa Fee by meobizy(f): 3:22pm On Apr 09 |
Isn't CNN paying well? |
Re: CNN Reporter Protests Nigeria’s $215 Single Entry Visa Fee by Mindlog: 3:37pm On Apr 09 |
SadiqBabaSani:$51 |
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