COVID-19: Nigerian Embassy in U.S. suspends passport interviews, biometric capturing

Nigeria’s diplomatic missions in Washington, New York and Atlanta, United States, have suspended passport interviews and biometric data capture over the coronavirus crisis.

The suspension, which takes effect from Monday, is until further notice, the missions said in separate statements made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday.

According to the statements, the decision is part of precautionary measures to protect the “health and well being of all passport applicants” and staff.

However, they will continue to issue Emergency Travel Certificate (ETC) to those who need to travel urgently, but through mail.

“Applicants for ETC should forward their applications by mail, attaching the relevant documents and self-addressed mailing envelope,” the Nigerian embassy in Washington said.

The consulate in Atlanta added that the ETC would be processed and mailed back to the applicants.

On Friday, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency over the disease, which has rattled the world.

As on Sunday morning, the virus had infected no fewer than 2, 815 people and killed 59 others in 49 states across the U.S., including the capital Washington, D.C.

https://m.guardian.ng/news/covid-19-nigerian-embassy-in-u-s-suspends-passport-interviews-biometric-capturing/

Very apt and timely.

They should remain there till this virus issue is addressed.

Issokay

They have gotten an excuse to be further useless

I be think sey we get the cure for naija na, why is our embassy scared for Trump land

Okay

Useless Buhari government....

They are just waking up....

Something Kenya did a long time ago...

Buhari is a plague on Nigerians and Nigeria

Make dem do end this corocoro virus biko
I don dey miss premier league already....tottenham prepare for thrashing when Una jam my man u

What kind of interview are they busy conducting in the US. They are interviewing Americans coming to Naija. They Better grant them free Visas.

Been waiting.

All itali flights should be banned already. The Italians are the official distributor. They've delivered it to Nigeria, India .....and Seychelles

And I think they do that on purpose.

I wonder how the concerned country embassies allow any Italian leave Italy sef.

Better even though Nigeria is a shit hole, we just have to make shakara to the outside world.

Good move by the government. Better to be proactive than reactive.

At least, we’re doing something better than these guys below:

Them no kukuma want us...so,e go sweet them 4 body,atleast them don see excuse..

Good

My own is make no human being carry ds virus enter naija again be it a foreigner. If you get investment here, dey your country and quarantine yourself not Nigeria. We have serious issues we are battling talk more of ds deadly COVID-19

Three wicked combination that can take you to third heaven in seconds

E no go better for coro

On d other news !!!

How come our politheifcians and The Minister of Tourism himself #bubu no longer travel to abroad since coronavirus visited europe nd US angry undecided

Is he no longer going for medical check up agaiN

No condition is permanent though it may take alots of times to be out of it atimes, but nevertheless I dn't pray for any one here to ever see him/her self to ever be in an helpless and hopeless situation ever in your entire lifetime amen

Now they can't even escape to Nigeria if they wanted to.

ode
dem wan belong

Do people even understand what was written...the comments shows many don't actually read contents but just headlines

High time they did that

typing

What they should have done along time ago, medicine after death, Useless people

##Basil Pearck##

As if they were functioning optimally before the suspension, Nigerian Embassy abroad are very useless extortionist


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