The United States Embassy in Nigeria has been hard on
Nigerians seeking visas.
The United States Embassy in Lagos has denied renowned
preacher, Bishop David Oyedepo, of Living Faith Church Worldwide visa in what
appears to be an escalation of President Trump’s anti-immigrant stance.
A report in ThisDay also said Kris Asimonye, wife of popular
comedian, Abovi Ugboma (Bovi), was also denied visa on Thursday even though the
comedian’s application was approved.
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has been hard on
Nigerians seeking visas.
A report by THEWILL stated that Nigerians with valid United
States visas have been receiving emails from the embassy notifying them that
their visas had been revoked without any explanations.
Two senior bank executives affected confirmed the
development to THEWILL.
It was however, unclear why Oyedepo’s visa application was
denied as the embassy usually does not reveal such information to a third
party.
The newspaper said its source did not give any other reason
except the standard default explanation that the Bishop did not qualify for
visa renewal in its assessment and urged him to try again.
President Donald Trump last week confirmed his intention to
expand the travel ban he imposed on at least five countries when he took
office.
Nigeria, being one of the countries where nationals apply
massively for US visa, is touted to be on that list.
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