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, contained in a public notice shared on the Service’s official X account on Thursday, urged prospective travellers and Nigerians residing in the United States who require entry visas to take note of the new arrangement.
According to the NIS, OIS Services will no longer collect or submit visa applications on behalf of Nigerian diplomatic missions in the United States.
“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 Solution (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.
Following the development, all applicants seeking Nigerian visas are now required to submit their applications directly at the Embassy of Nigeria in Washington, D.C., or at the Consulates of Nigeria in New York and Atlanta, pending further directives.
The Consulate General of Nigeria in New York also confirmed the decision on its official website, stating that OIS Services has discontinued the collection and submission of visa applications on behalf of the consulate.
Before the change, OIS Services operated as the outsourced visa application centre for Nigerian 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 has not disclosed the reason for terminating OIS Services’ role, while Nigerian diplomatic missions in the United States are yet to provide further clarification on the decision.
