The President, Muhammadu Buhari has officially unveiled Nigeria’s Visa policy at the Statehouse, Abuja.
President Muhammadu Buhari has officially presented to the public the Nigeria Visa Policy (NVP) for the year 2020.
Buhari signing the new visa policy
He presented the document at the State House in Abuja, on Tuesday. The document is a revised version.
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President Buhari said the review of the act is intended to attract innovation, specialised skills and knowledge from abroad to complement local ones.
The policy expected to “boost economic activities in the areas of tourism, aviation, entertainment, commerce and other areas where Nigeria has a comparative advantage over other African countries.”
Buhari unviel new Nigeria visa policy
A key provision of the act is the opportunity it gives to Africans visiting Nigeria to obtain their visas on arrival at the country’s four international airports in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, and Kano.
The new visa has 79 classes addressing every aspect of human need on entry and exit to Nigeria. The act will be based on the doctrine of reciprocity, flexible and considers national interest.
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The new policy is sequel to the pronouncements in November 2019 by the president, that a new policy of visa on arrival would be granted to all African travellers starting from January, 2020.
The new policy favours Africans with valid passports who wish to come into the country for a short visit, for businesses, and for tourism, as the Visa grants them legal stay for up to 90 days.
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President Buhari had while announcing the new policy at the Aswan Forum in Egypt, last November, stated that: “We in Nigeria have already taken the strategic decision to bring down barriers that have hindered the free movement of our people within the continent by introducing the issuance of visa at the point of entry into Nigeria to all persons holding passports of African countries with effect from January 2020.”
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