Nigerians With Valid Visa Have Nothing To Fear –U.S Embassy
Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa[/caption]
The U.S. Embassy in Abuja has clarified that there is no reason for Nigerians with valid visas to postpone or cancel their travel to the United States.
The clarification is coming on the heels of a travel advisory issued by the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on The Diaspora, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, that Nigerians even with valid visa should consider postponing their trips to the U.S until the Trump administration clarifies Nigeria’s place on the immigration restrictions on some countries.
In a statement on Wednesday in Abuja mailed to The Whistler, the embassy said: “Nigeria is not named in the Executive Order on Immigration issued on March 6, and there is no prohibition against Nigerian lawful permanent residents or persons with a valid visa or other U.S. government authorization from entering the United States.”
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Also, Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Geoffrey Onyema, had countered the SSA, saying Nigerians with multiple visas to the U.S have nothing to fear.
He said: “On the issue of Nigerians being turned back from the U.S., this is not the case.
“I am in touch with the U. S. Embassy and the Ambassador said no, there was nothing of such nature.
“I can tell you to ignore any call or advice to reconsider travelling to the U.S. because there is no basis for that.
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“We have absolutely no report whatsoever from the U.S. that people are being turned back from the U.S. or any of our consulate or any Nigerian that any of our people are being turned back.”
