Nigeria to automate short stay visa approval process


FILE PHOTO: Passengers gather as they check-in their luggages at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria September 30, 2022. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja/File Photo

LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria is automating its electronic visa approval and issuance process in an effort to boost travel and business, the interior minister said.

This automation aims to eliminate lengthy wait times faced by travellers upon arrival and could end a thriving industry for middlemen who work with immigration officials to help visitors jump through the hoops.

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