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EU Plans To Impose Visa Restrictions On Nigerians by kenzosky: 7:49am On Feb 23, 2020
The European Union is planning to soon tighten the procedures for getting a Schengen Visa for the nationals of Nigeria, as the latter is failing to play its part in the return and readmission of its nationals staying illegally in Europe.

According to the EU Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Virginie Battu-Henriksson, the EU may introduce several measures what will make it more difficult for Nigerians to get a Schengen Visa, as a result of the country’s noncooperating government.

“What the EU can do since new rules on short-stay visas to the EU became applicable on 2 February 2020, is to adapt the rules on processing short-stay visa applications, depending on whether a non-EU country cooperates satisfactorily on the return and readmission of their nationals staying irregularly in the EU,” Battu-Henriksson explains while adding that this is by no way a ban on Nigerian nationals, like the one the US President Donald Trump introduced lately on Nigeria.

The new rules on Schengen visas that Battu-Henriksson mentions derive from the recently updated Schengen Visa code, which the EU Commission to regularly assess the level of cooperation of non-EU countries on the readmission of irregular migrants.

If the level of cooperation is insufficient, the commission, together with member states, can decide on a temporary more restrictive implementation of certain provisions of the visa code.

This could have an impact on the processing time, the length of validity of the visa to be issued, the level of the visa fee to be charged and the fee waivers.

Spokesperson Battu-Henriksson also claims that Nigerians are still among the top 10 nationalities detected as staying irregularly in the EU although the number of Nigerians travelling irregularly to the EU had dropped.

“Nigerians still place among the top 10 nationalities detected as staying irregularly on the EU territory, although the number of Nigerians entering the EU irregularly declined drastically last year,” she said.

Statistics by SchengenVisaInfo.com show that in 2018, Schengen embassies and consulates in Nigeria processed 88,587 visa applications, 44,076 of which were rejected thus marking the highest rejection rate of 49.8% among all third-countries in need of visas.

France was the top favourite country for visa submission, as 33,308 of the applications submitted in Nigeria were for Schengen visas to France, followed by Italy with 13,295 and Germany with 10,847 applications.

In terms of expenditures, in 2018, Nigerians spent €5,315,220 in visa applications to Europe, €2,644,560 of which money was spent by applicants who had their visas rejected.

https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/eu-plans-to-impose-visa-restrictions-on-nigerians/

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Re: EU Plans To Impose Visa Restrictions On Nigerians by LosC: 3:01pm On Feb 23, 2020
Justwise sad undecided shocked

Justwise I just don't like what you did right now.

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Re: EU Plans To Impose Visa Restrictions On Nigerians by voltron14: 3:03pm On Feb 23, 2020
Continue overstaying thinking you are sharp.

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Re: EU Plans To Impose Visa Restrictions On Nigerians by Firstorderwizard(m): 6:51pm On Feb 23, 2020
Very soon hell will impose migrant restriction on Nigerians . Heaven Don close door teytey. undecided

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Re: EU Plans To Impose Visa Restrictions On Nigerians by Slawormir: 6:52pm On Feb 23, 2020
Damnnnnn niggarrr

Not again. No na

"Battu-Henriksson explains while adding that this is by no way a ban on Nigerian nationals, like the one the US President Donald Trump introduced lately on Nigeria"

Okay
Better

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Re: EU Plans To Impose Visa Restrictions On Nigerians by SoNature(m): 6:52pm On Feb 23, 2020
Finally, Naija don cast

Na to separate the country be the only way out now

Make everyone answer him papa name

Look how clueless leaders and senseless citizens ruined a potentially prosperous country! cry

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Re: EU Plans To Impose Visa Restrictions On Nigerians by Daviestunech(m): 6:52pm On Feb 23, 2020
grin

All thanks to baba of the NORTH

Remain Africans nation's to ban Nigerians too



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Re: EU Plans To Impose Visa Restrictions On Nigerians by Uyi168: 6:52pm On Feb 23, 2020
Why na??..
Meanwhile,
When u are about to bend a kneel and propose to her,then u see Epa for your back.. grin

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Re: EU Plans To Impose Visa Restrictions On Nigerians by Bear007(m): 6:52pm On Feb 23, 2020
Thank you baba bubu, you're doing well...


OOOOoooooiinnnnn

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Re: EU Plans To Impose Visa Restrictions On Nigerians by BULLIONVAN4(m): 6:52pm On Feb 23, 2020
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Re: EU Plans To Impose Visa Restrictions On Nigerians by RemoveKebab: 6:53pm On Feb 23, 2020
Very soon Afghanistan, Yemen, Pakistan, somalia, Iraq, and Syria
Go dey impose visa ban on Nigeria just because we too shithole pass them
And they are jealous of our high level of shitholing.

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Re: EU Plans To Impose Visa Restrictions On Nigerians by Nobody: 6:53pm On Feb 23, 2020
Who did we offend oooo

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Re: EU Plans To Impose Visa Restrictions On Nigerians by tabithababy(f): 6:53pm On Feb 23, 2020
angry

Finally, its about to go down sad

Nigeria don't cast patapata

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Re: EU Plans To Impose Visa Restrictions On Nigerians by JubrinElSudan: 6:54pm On Feb 23, 2020
It doesn't concern the leaders , the country is already conducive enough for their kins so why bother about visa restrictions

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Re: EU Plans To Impose Visa Restrictions On Nigerians by Criptofxt10: 6:54pm On Feb 23, 2020
Hshwh

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Re: EU Plans To Impose Visa Restrictions On Nigerians by chidiebere2020(m): 6:54pm On Feb 23, 2020
This is serious
When will Nigeria get better
Please who will build the Nigeria of our dream


Revolution is only way out,

Is a pity we are too complex to stand for a common goal


God help us

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Re: EU Plans To Impose Visa Restrictions On Nigerians by ABCthings: 6:54pm On Feb 23, 2020
One will come online to take a break from frustrating reality, only to login on Nairaland and meet more depressing news. sad

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Re: EU Plans To Impose Visa Restrictions On Nigerians by Chidonc(m): 6:54pm On Feb 23, 2020
These guys are making billions from Visa fees, why Dem no go dey bounce more����

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Re: EU Plans To Impose Visa Restrictions On Nigerians by borntoexcel2000(m): 6:54pm On Feb 23, 2020
Where are we heading to

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Re: EU Plans To Impose Visa Restrictions On Nigerians by Karlman: 6:54pm On Feb 23, 2020
Which Way Nigeria?

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Re: EU Plans To Impose Visa Restrictions On Nigerians by Enwhen(m): 6:54pm On Feb 23, 2020
Maya faru EU ??, Wetin NIGERIANS DO UNA




MAKE UNA BAN OUR LEADERS INSTEAD ABEG , DOH , THANK YOU ALL...

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Re: EU Plans To Impose Visa Restrictions On Nigerians by winzy(m): 6:54pm On Feb 23, 2020
Everyone is now sanctioning Nigeria.... too bad!

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Re: EU Plans To Impose Visa Restrictions On Nigerians by sirtimileyin(m): 6:54pm On Feb 23, 2020
This one everyone is rejecting us like a plague

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Re: EU Plans To Impose Visa Restrictions On Nigerians by nnanyereugo(m): 6:54pm On Feb 23, 2020
Another achievement by the useless and clueless FG undecided

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Re: EU Plans To Impose Visa Restrictions On Nigerians by ZombieHUNT: 6:54pm On Feb 23, 2020
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Re: EU Plans To Impose Visa Restrictions On Nigerians by kennosklint(m): 6:54pm On Feb 23, 2020
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Re: EU Plans To Impose Visa Restrictions On Nigerians by iCauseTrouble: 6:54pm On Feb 23, 2020
Nice one.... Sai baba till 2023

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Re: EU Plans To Impose Visa Restrictions On Nigerians by idonhammer: 6:55pm On Feb 23, 2020
As for me and my niggas,na European countries dey rush us.Only dumbass fools dey travel to Europe to hustle. Wetin I wan use yeye white people do when I can comfortably sit one corner command Dem do what I want. Tonda faya Dem dia.

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