Posted By Lukman Omikunle
The US Mission has commenced expansion of its visa services to assist non-immigrant visa applicants in Nigeria who qualify to renew their visas.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
One may be eligible for a visa renewal without an interview if your application is for a B1/B2, F, M, J (academic only), H, L or C1/D (combined only) visa and you meet each of the following criteria:
· Your previous visa was issued in Nigeria.
· Your previous visa is in the same classification as your current application.
· Your previous visa was a full validity, multiple entry visa.
· Your previous visa expired within the last 24 months or will expire in the next 3 months from the date of application.
· You have all your passports covering the entire period since receiving the previous visa and the passport with the most recent visa.
· You have never been arrested or convicted of any crime or offense in the United States, even if you later received a waiver or pardon.
· You have never worked without authorisation or remained beyond your permitted time in the United States.
APPLICATION STEPS:
· If you haven’t already paid the visa fee, you’ll need to pay online or in cash at a GTBank before scheduling to apply to renew your visa.
· If you are qualified based on the above criteria, visit https://www.ustraveldocs.com/ng to start your application.
· Login to the account using the information you used the last time you made a visa appointment or create a profile.
· Select Nonimmigrant Visa Application, New Application/Schedule Appointment, and Visa Renewal without Interview.
· Fill in your information and add any family members who are applying who also meet all the eligibility criteria. (Each applicant must individually meet the criteria; minors can apply without an interview only if they meet the eligibility criteria on their own.)
· Answer a series of questions to determine eligibility for the program.
· If eligible, schedule a date and time to submit your documents to the U.S. Consulate in Lagos (for February appointments) or the U.S. Embassy in Abuja (starting in March).
· Gather the required documents as outlined on the appointment letter and present them at your drop-off appointment time.
· Your passport will be returned by DHL with your visa, if your application is approved, or with a letter telling you the next steps to complete your application.
· Please see our website at https://ng.usembassy.gov/visas/nonimmigrant-visas/ for further information and to monitor changes in processing times.
