The United States embassy has reminded Nigerian travellers that the expiry date on their visa is not the same as how long they are allowed to stay in the country.
The US embassy issued the reminder in an X
post on Friday.
“The length of time an international visitor is allowed to
stay in the United States is determined by the Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) officer upon your arrival, NOT your visa expiration date,” the post
reads.
Travellers were advised to check their I-94 form, which
shows the approved length of their stay here.
The advisory is part of the US efforts to inform Nigerian
travellers on immigration procedures in a bid to prevent visa overstays that
could lead to deportations.
The reminder comes nearly two weeks after the US embassy
announced a new visa policy affecting non-immigrant and non-diplomatic
categories for Nigerians and other countries.
Most of the visas’ validity was slashed to three months and
confined to a single entry into the US.
The decision was partly due to Nigeria’s refusal to accept
deportees from the US.
However, the embassy said the reduction in validity was part
of an ongoing global review of the use of US visas by other countries using
technical and security benchmarks to safeguard the country’s immigration
systems.
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