The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has terminated its partnership with Online Integrated Solution (OIS Services), ending the company’s role in processing Nigerian visa applications in the United States.
With immediate effect, visa applicants in the U.S. are to submit their applications directly to Nigeria’s diplomatic missions in Washington, D.C., New York and Atlanta.
The directive was announced in a public notice issued on Thursday by Akinsola Akinlabi, the Service Public Relations Officer, DCI on behalf of the NIS Headquarters in Abuja.
According to the Immigration Service, OIS Services has been officially disengaged from collecting and forwarding visa applications on behalf of Nigeria’s diplomatic missions in the United States.
As a result, all applicants seeking Nigerian visas in the U.S. must now submit their applications directly through:
- The Embassy of Nigeria in Washington, D.C.
- The Consulate General of Nigeria in New York.
- The Consulate General of Nigeria in Atlanta.
The Service said the missions have put measures in place to ensure that visa processing and issuance continue without disruption.
It also urged applicants to monitor official communication channels of the Nigeria Immigration Service and Nigeria’s diplomatic missions in the United States for updates on visa application procedures.
The announcement comes as the United States continues to implement changes to its visa administration system.
Earlier, Lagos was retained as one of only 20 African cities designated to continue offering full U.S. visa processing services following a restructuring by the U.S. State Department that reduced the number of embassies and consulates providing full visa services across Africa.
Under the revised arrangement, applicants from countries without designated processing hubs are required to travel to approved locations, including Lagos, to complete their U.S. visa applications.
The U.S. State Department said the restructuring is intended to strengthen security standards while enabling more efficient use of diplomatic resources.
The NIS clarified that the latest change affects U.S.-based applicants seeking Nigerian visas, not Nigerians applying for U.S. visas.
However, the announcement comes against the backdrop of increasingly stringent U.S. immigration policies affecting Nigerian travellers.
Since returning to office, Donald Trump has introduced a series of measures aimed at tightening border security and immigration controls.
In July 2025, the United States reduced the validity of non-immigrant visas issued to Nigerians, replacing multiple-entry visas valid for up to five years with single-entry visas valid for three months for business and tourism travellers.
Nigeria was also among 36 countries warned of possible travel restrictions in 2025 over security and diplomatic concerns. By December of that year, the country was placed under a partial U.S. travel suspension alongside 15 other African nations.
More recently, U.S. authorities introduced additional visa requirements, including assessments of applicants’ health and financial capacity, mandatory disclosure of social media accounts used over the previous five years, and visa bonds of up to $15,000 for certain B1/B2 business and tourist visa applicants beginning in January 2026.
