{"id":1751,"date":"2026-07-09T21:36:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T21:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=1751"},"modified":"2026-07-09T22:49:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T22:49:05","slug":"nigeria-immigration-suspends-ois-visa-application-services-in-united-states-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=1751","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria Immigration suspends OIS visa application services in United States &#8211;Official"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>*<strong><em>DCI Akinsola Akinlabi, Service Public Relations Officer, Nigeria Immigration Service, assures prospective visa applicants that the Nigerian Embassy and its Consulates in the United States have put adequate measures in place to ensure seamless submission, processing, and issuance of visas<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect<\/p>\n<p>In line with its ongoing reform, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced the immediate disengagement of Online Integrated Solution (OIS Services), a firm responsible for collecting and submitting Nigerian visa applications in the United States (US).<\/p>\n<p><em>ConsumerConnect<\/em> reports the NIS disclosed this development in a public notice issued Thursday, July 9, 2026, to all prospective travellers and Nigerians in the US, who require visas to enter the West African country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"USrwtaHajU\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=1764\">NCC, stakeholders mull unified telecoms duct pricing, enhanced Broadband with Dig-Once policy<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cNCC, stakeholders mull unified telecoms duct pricing, enhanced Broadband with Dig-Once policy\u201d \u2014 Consumer Experience Is A Top Priority\" src=\"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=1764&amp;embed=true#?secret=VgSbBIPMK6#?secret=USrwtaHajU\" data-secret=\"USrwtaHajU\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>DCI Akinsola Akinlabi, Service Public Relations Officer (PRO), who disclosed this in a public notice issued Thursday, July 9, 2026, emphasised that citizens must then submit their applications directly at the Nigerian Embassy, in Washington, D.C., United States, or at the Nigerian Consulates in New York and Atlanta, pending further directives in this regard.<\/p>\n<p>The NIS, through the notice, therefore, assured prospective visa applicants that the Nigerian Embassy and its Consulates have put adequate measures in place to ensure the seamless submission, processing, and issuance of visas despite the transition.<\/p>\n<p>It equally urged visa applicants to monitor official communication channels of the Nigeria Immigration Service and the Nigerian Mission in the US for further updates on visa applications procedures.<\/p>\n<p>Akinlabi, Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service as well emphasised the NIS commitment to efficient service delivery.<\/p>\n<p>The Immigration Service commended Nigerian visa applicants for their understanding and cooperation in this regard.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*DCI Akinsola Akinlabi, Service Public Relations Officer, Nigeria Immigration Service, assures prospective visa applicants that the Nigerian Embassy and its Consulates in the United States&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1783,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"Caroline Wuraola Adepoju, Comptroller-General of 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