The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) suspends Online Integrated Solution (OIS Services) as the operator handling Nigeria’s visa application and biometric services in the United States. Multiple outlets report that the NIS announces the move in a statement issued in Abuja by its Public Relations Officer, Deputy Comptroller Akinsola Akinlabi. Sources say OIS Services is disengaged from administering Nigeria Visa Application Centres in the US, with the suspension described as indefinite. While one report specifies that the suspension becomes effective from July 1, other accounts describe the change as taking effect immediately, without contradicting the July 1 effective date reported elsewhere. Following the NIS action, prospective travellers seeking Nigerian visas are directed to submit applications through the NIS’s alternative arrangements, as the Visa Application Centres operated by OIS are paused. Premium Times and other reports note that the NIS does not provide a stated reason for ending the third-party arrangement or a timeframe for review. One outlet adds that OIS Services later responds to the pause, though details of its explanation are not consistently reported across coverage. No consensus is provided across sources on the underlying cause or the exact next steps for applicants beyond the removal of OIS from the process.
NIS suspends OIS Services as Nigeria visa application centres operator in the US
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) suspends Online Integrated Solution (OIS Services) as the operator handling Nigeria’s visa application and biometric services in the United States. Multiple outle...
- The NIS suspends OIS Services from operating Nigeria’s Visa Application Centres in the United States.
- The suspension is described as indefinite.
- The NIS issues the decision through a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Deputy Comptroller Akinsola Akinlabi.
- The reports indicate the change takes effect on or around July 1 and is described in some places as immediate.
- The NIS does not state the reason for the suspension or indicate when the arrangement will be reviewed.
OIS Services has explained why Nigeria visa application and biometric services in the United States (US) have been temporarily paused, clarifying the situation.
1 month agoThe Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has announced the indefinite suspension of the operations of Online Integrated Solution, OIS Services, the company managing Nigeria’s Visa Application Centres in the United States. The decision, which took effect on July 1, was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by the Service Public Relations Officer, Deputy Comptroller of […] Nigeria Immigration halts US Visa Application Centre services indefinitely
1 month agoThe Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced the indefinite suspension of the services of Online Integrated Solution (OIS Services), the operator of Nigeria’s Visa Application Centres in the United States, effective from July 1. The post NIS suspends US visa application centres indefinitely appeared first on Vanguard News.
1 month agoHowever, the NIS did not state the reason for the suspension of OIS Services or indicate when the arrangement would be reviewed. The post Nigeria suspends third-party services for visa applicants in the US appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
1 month agoThe Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) announced on Thursday that Online Integrated Solution (OIS Services), which previously managed Nigeria’s visa application and submission centres in the US, had been disengaged with immediate effect. A statement signed by the NIS Public Relations Officer, Akinsola Akinlabi, said, “Travellers seeking Nigerian visas are now required to submit their applications […] Nigeria Immigration Service ends OIS role in US visa processing
1 month agoThe Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has disengaged Online Integrated Solution, OIS Services, from handling Nigerian visa applications in the United States with immediate effect. This was made known in a statement signed by the Service Public Relations Officer, DCI Akinsola Akinlabi, on Thursday. According to the NIS, the decision affects prospective travellers and Nigerians residing in […] NIS suspends OIS visa application services in US
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