The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced the immediate disengagement of Online Integrated Solutions (OIS Services) as the operator of Nigeria’s Visa Application and Submission Centres in the United States.
The announcement was made in a public notice posted on the NIS official X account on Thursday.
According to the NIS, prospective travellers and Nigerians residing in the United States who require entry visas to Nigeria must now submit their applications directly at the Embassy of Nigeria in Washington, D.C., or the Consulates-General in New York and Atlanta until further notice.
“The Nigeria Immigration Service hereby informs the general public, particularly prospective travellers and Nigerians residing in the United States of America who may require a visa to enter Nigeria, that Online Integrated Solutions (OIS Services) has officially been disengaged from the collection and submission of visa applications on behalf of the Nigerian Mission, effective immediately,” the statement said.
The Consulate General of Nigeria in New York also confirmed the development on its official website, stating that OIS Services has ceased collecting and submitting visa applications on behalf of the consulate.
Before its disengagement, OIS Services operated as the outsourced visa application centre for Nigerian diplomatic missions across several U.S. cities, including Washington, D.C., Houston, Atlanta, Los Angeles and New Jersey, where it handled biometric enrolment and document submission for visa applicants.
The Nigeria Immigration Service and the Nigerian missions in the United States have not disclosed the reason for the termination of OIS Services’ appointment.
