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The United States Embassy in Nigeria has quietly begun revoking valid visas previously issued to Nigerian citizens, leaving professionals, entrepreneurs, frequent travellers, and families stranded with disrupted plans and mounting costs.

Several affected individuals have confirmed receiving official letters from the embassy in recent weeks, instructing them to submit their passports at the consulate in Lagos or Abuja. Upon submission, their visas were summarily cancelled without explanation.

The cancellation notices, citing Title 22, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 41.122, vaguely stated that “new information became available after the visa was issued,” but provided no details, evidence, or avenues for appeal.

Among those impacted are a prominent journalist, the head of a federal government agency scheduled to deliver an international address, and an Abuja-based entrepreneur with a spotless travel record.

Others include professionals and frequent travellers who rely on visas for education, family reunions, medical treatment, and critical business engagements.

Several were forced to cancel overseas trips at short notice, refund tickets, and explain to partners why they could no longer attend important meetings.

In some cases, travellers only discovered the cancellations at airports and boarding gates, with a few briefly detained by immigration officials before being turned back.

Those affected insist they have never overstayed visas, violated immigration rules, or raised security concerns. The sudden revocations have therefore sparked growing fears of a quiet but targetted tightening of U.S. visa policy against Nigerians.

Analysts point to longstanding scrutiny of applicants from high-migration countries, with Nigeria often singled out.

Policy documents from previous U.S. administrations encouraged consular officers to apply heightened review standards to certain nationalities, raising concerns that the current wave of cancellations may be a continuation of that practice.

The development has drawn calls for urgent intervention by the Nigerian government.

Commentators argue that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should immediately lodge a formal protest and demand clarity from the American government, insisting that Nigerians who abide by immigration rules deserve transparency and fairness in their treatment.

The cancellations have already inflicted significant personal and financial losses. Careers and academic programmes have been disrupted, medical appointments missed, families separated, and international business opportunities lost.

Despite the gravity of the situation, neither the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria nor Nigerian authorities have issued a public statement addressing the wave of cancellations, leaving affected citizens in limbo.

https://newsmakerslive.org/us-embassy-begins-cancelling-nigerians-valid-visas-leaving-professionals-families-stranded/

This is the reason why I wanted Trump to win at all cost. I want an outright cancellation of all visas issued to Nigerians. We must fix this country.

TimeMachine2:
This is the reason why I wanted Trump to win at all cost. I want an outright cancellation of all visas issued to Nigerians. We must fix this country.

The country is getting fixed and we employ all Nigerians to return back home.

But this is not the case....

why's the US government holding back the brains and returning unproductive Nigerians and skit makers back home?

How about the visa fees for the cancelled visas? They have entered voicemail

TimeMachine2:
This is the reason why I wanted Trump to win at all cost. I want an outright cancellation of all visas issued to Nigerians. We must fix this country.

Because you were denied several times.

TimeMachine2:
This is the reason why I wanted Trump to win at all cost. I want an outright cancellation of all visas issued to Nigerians. We must fix this country.

They don't cancel the visas of the evil politicians destroying Nigeria.


They should start with banning Nigerian politicians, starting from Bola Tinubu, all the Governors, Senators, Ministers, etc, that is the only time you should rejoice, but right now, it's still the struggling Middleclass and those who worked hard to achieve the little success they achieved in Nigeria that are the victims again.



So there is nothing to be happy about here, Trump is doing nonsense

Denied what? I swear with the life of my children that I have never directly or indirectly applied for US visa in my life. I am not an inferior race.

Commentor:
Because you were denied several times.

Though I beg to differ, but there is always going to be a starting point. Nigerians are not ready for this discussion considering that the masses or the middle class are just waiting for any opportunity to get into position of power to start wanton looting. Its a vicious cycle.

The mindset of average nigerian is distorted waiting for a chance to share the national cake.

franchasofficia:
They don't cancel the visas of the evil politicians destroying Nigeria.


They should start with banning Nigerian politicians, starting from Bola Tinubu, all the Governors, Senators, Ministers, etc, that is the only time you should rejoice, but right now, it's still the struggling Middleclass and those who worked hard to achieve the little success they achieved in Nigeria that are the victims again.



So there is nothing to be happy about here, Trump is doing nonsense

TimeMachine2:
Denied what? I swear with the life of my children that I have never directly or indirectly applied for US visa in my life. I am not an inferior race.

It's not a flex.