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Re: ‘U.S. Tourists Pay $270 For Nigerian Visa, Not $180’ by Stevengold(m): 6:36am On Aug 31, 2019
I still love my country grin

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Re: ‘U.S. Tourists Pay $270 For Nigerian Visa, Not $180’ by NOC1(m): 6:37am On Aug 31, 2019
sisisioge:


How noble! Why then has the website gotten the memo yet the front end staff have not gotten it? Iranu!

until you receive a memo or letter to an effect of something, you don't act on it. a podcast is never a directive.
Re: ‘U.S. Tourists Pay $270 For Nigerian Visa, Not $180’ by Chuchu42(f): 6:38am On Aug 31, 2019
Too much buzz for this
America.. Wetin sef...
Re: ‘U.S. Tourists Pay $270 For Nigerian Visa, Not $180’ by NOC1(m): 6:38am On Aug 31, 2019
sisisioge:


How noble! Why then has the website gotten the memo yet the front end staff have not gotten it? Iranu!

until you receive a memo or letter to an effect of something, you don't act on it. a podcast is never a directive.
lf you work in corporate body you will understand.
Re: ‘U.S. Tourists Pay $270 For Nigerian Visa, Not $180’ by Nobody: 6:46am On Aug 31, 2019
Adventure
Re: ‘U.S. Tourists Pay $270 For Nigerian Visa, Not $180’ by orisa37: 6:48am On Aug 31, 2019
the difference is clear. $90 a piece. Ole ni won.
Re: ‘U.S. Tourists Pay $270 For Nigerian Visa, Not $180’ by sisisioge: 7:13am On Aug 31, 2019
NOC1:


until you receive a memo or letter to an effect of something, you don't act on it. a podcast is never a directive.
lf you work in corporate body you will understand.

Another funny response.

Your website, the corporate information medium, has been updated with the new info. You, employee, have not gotten it. Where you have customers/clients acting on the updated info, you don't turn them towards the old info, rather you should regularize the info you have( while keeping them waiting) and act accordingly.

I hope you see now grin

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Re: ‘U.S. Tourists Pay $270 For Nigerian Visa, Not $180’ by GEEBITE: 7:16am On Aug 31, 2019
The 10k fee for upload is optional.You can use your phone to upload the docs yourself as there is no big deal doing that.
Boreanazfan:
It is good American citizens in Nigeria are going through what Nigerian citizens also go through in their own country when applying for British and American visas.

How Nigerians experience unimaginable stress just to appear for their visa interview or submit biometrics, after paying huge unrefundable sums, and eventually don't get the visa!
Just go to Metro plaza Abuja to submit biometrics; and you pay extra N10k just for them to help you upload your documents!

Why do Americans always demand preferential treatment? 270 dollars na small amount sef!

Until we as a country decide to do the right thing- have bona fide free and fair elections with credible candidates who are not imposed on us by the popular parties; make genuine efforts to improve ourselves and our economy so that Nigerians know they can make it in their own country, rather than seeking the so-called greener pastures.

Until we start taking ourselves seriously, no one will ever take us seriously.
Re: ‘U.S. Tourists Pay $270 For Nigerian Visa, Not $180’ by chachanga: 7:16am On Aug 31, 2019
What other purpose, as a citizen, do you think the uselessly inept and parasitic Nigerian government have beyond crippling, hampering and sabotaging every prospect its struggling citizens have? tongue undecided
Re: ‘U.S. Tourists Pay $270 For Nigerian Visa, Not $180’ by Yankee101: 7:17am On Aug 31, 2019
Frigging fraudulent country

There'll never be progress without integrity. Never.
Re: ‘U.S. Tourists Pay $270 For Nigerian Visa, Not $180’ by mekuxiani(m): 7:18am On Aug 31, 2019
Mrakeli:
There are indications that the row between Nigeria and the U.S. over visa fee charges might escalate despite the Federal Government’s directive to the Nigerian embassy in the U.S. to reduce the visa fee to $160.

Findings showed that the directive was yet to be implemented as of yesterday, as U.S. tourists still paid as much $270 as visa fee.

A Nigerian whose family just returned to Port Harcourt from the United States told The Guardian that contrary to the Nigerian embassy’s claim on its website that visa processing fee is $180, citizens of United States, including Nigerian citizens who naturalised but could not renew their passports due to scarcity of booklets were usually asked to pay as much as $270.

The source, who pleaded anonymity, explained that himself, his wife and children who were born in the U.S. but live in Port Harcourt, had travelled to the U.S. in June this year after waiting several months to no avail for the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to issue them their renewed Nigerian passports.


He narrated that the NIS had promised to courier the booklets to him once they were ready. He stated that having waited till early this month to no avail, he decided to apply for a Nigerian visa for the children to enable them re-enter Nigeria where they currently school.

“On the website, the visa fee is $180. This is in addition to $31 for self-addressed envelop, which is normal because they must post your visa to you at your own cost. But after we went through the whole process, they saw our documents and then demanded for $90 extra. Beside us, another Nigerian who had naturalised carrying an American passport was also asked to pay the said $90. He too asked them why the $90 was not stated on the website. They claimed it was handling charges, whereas on website, $20 out of the official $180, was stated as transaction charge,” he said.

He noted that the reason given for the additional $90 hidden charge was not plausible, not cogent and something that was shockingly indefensible.

“When you are paying for an American visa in Nigeria, you pay to GTB. Afterwards, you don’t have another financial transaction with the embassy in Nigeria. I expected that the Nigerian embassy after charging the $180 they would not charge you another amount,” he added.

The source lamented that the officials at the consulate do not give Nigerians preference, as it is the norm in other countries’ embassies around the world.

He claimed that officials demanded that he and wife pay $4 for using the computer at the embassy to write two letters requesting that his children be issued a Nigerian visa.

https://m.guardian.ng/news/u-s-tourists-pay-270-for-nigerian-visa-not-180/
You can take the man out of Nigeria but you can't take Nigeria out of the Man this is clear extortion
Re: ‘U.S. Tourists Pay $270 For Nigerian Visa, Not $180’ by kunlegboye(m): 7:20am On Aug 31, 2019
Uhmmmm
Re: ‘U.S. Tourists Pay $270 For Nigerian Visa, Not $180’ by RealityShot: 7:40am On Aug 31, 2019
Nigeria should give "visa on arrival"
to all continents except Africa

..
Meanwhile the President BUHU is saying G77 criminals are not representing most Nigerians..


Tell that to the US citizens who have been to that your embassy...

..
too much stealing in this country.. TOO MUCH!
Re: ‘U.S. Tourists Pay $270 For Nigerian Visa, Not $180’ by Odunolumide(m): 8:15am On Aug 31, 2019
Op fake news
Re: ‘U.S. Tourists Pay $270 For Nigerian Visa, Not $180’ by Nobody: 8:24am On Aug 31, 2019
As a Nigerian,I pay heavily for American visa.
As an American,they should also pay same to come here,afterall,Chinese n Indians are the ones who have physical and real investments here.
Re: ‘U.S. Tourists Pay $270 For Nigerian Visa, Not $180’ by KosyJerry(m): 8:40am On Aug 31, 2019
Nigeria is very related to Lies
Re: ‘U.S. Tourists Pay $270 For Nigerian Visa, Not $180’ by kikake: 12:00pm On Aug 31, 2019
Boreanazfan:
It is good American citizens in Nigeria are going through what Nigerian citizens also go through in their own country when applying for British and American visas.

How Nigerians experience unimaginable stress just to appear for their visa interview or submit biometrics, after paying huge unrefundable sums, and eventually don't get the visa!
Just go to Metro plaza Abuja to submit biometrics; and you pay extra N10k just for them to help you upload your documents!

Why do Americans always demand preferential treatment? 270 dollars na small amount sef!

Until we as a country decide to do the right thing- have bona fide free and fair elections with credible candidates who are not imposed on us by the popular parties; make genuine efforts to improve ourselves and our economy so that Nigerians know they can make it in their own country, rather than seeking the so-called greener pastures.

Until we start taking ourselves seriously, no one will ever take us seriously.


But Nigeria can't get credible and capable leader unless the current political structure and governance system are reshaped.


But northern Nigeria which restructured the country with its soldiers no longer agrees to reshape of Nigeria's lopsided political structure and unitary governance system.
Re: ‘U.S. Tourists Pay $270 For Nigerian Visa, Not $180’ by Okoroawusa: 12:29pm On Aug 31, 2019
StrikeBack:
No one can take a country like Nigeria serious
But foreigners are ready to pay almost $300 to enter Nigeria
Re: ‘U.S. Tourists Pay $270 For Nigerian Visa, Not $180’ by CanadaOrBust: 1:20pm On Aug 31, 2019
Chuchu42:
Too much buzz for this
America.. Wetin sef...

Because, hate’m as u want, America is the coco wether we like it or not
Re: ‘U.S. Tourists Pay $270 For Nigerian Visa, Not $180’ by reformedCute: 1:25pm On Aug 31, 2019
CanadaOrBust:

Don’t understand. How will a single like go a long way?
I entered for a giveaway. and I need 100 likes on my video to qualify
Re: ‘U.S. Tourists Pay $270 For Nigerian Visa, Not $180’ by reformedCute: 1:25pm On Aug 31, 2019
CanadaOrBust:

Don’t understand. How will a single like go a long way?
I entered for a giveaway. and I need 100 likes on my video to qualify
Re: ‘U.S. Tourists Pay $270 For Nigerian Visa, Not $180’ by CanadaOrBust: 4:18pm On Aug 31, 2019
reformedCute:

I entered for a giveaway. and I need 100 likes on my video to qualify

Hard to understand that’s what u mean. Why not state it clearly

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