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CNN Worldwide correspondent, Larry Madowo
CNN Worldwide correspondent, Larry Madowo, has expressed dismay over Nigeria’s visa charges.
Madowo, who made this identified on his LinkedIn account on Monday, disclosed that regardless of holding a Kenyan passport, which grants visa-free entry to quite a few African nations corresponding to Uganda, South Africa, and Ghana, Nigeria requires a considerable charge of $215 for a single-entry visa.
He wrote, “Nigeria simply charged me $215 for a one-month, single entry visa. Once more. I used to be right here three weeks in the past – paid the identical $215. That is truly my third time in Nigeria this yr, in order that they have made $645 from me in 2024 alone.
“The visa itself prices $25, however Nigeria prices a $20 ‘processing charge’ and $170 for biometrics each time. My fingerprints haven’t modified since I used to be right here three weeks in the past. Why am I paying $170 to have them taken and to pose for an image every time I go to? Isn’t that a typical a part of admitting somebody into a rustic?
“How can we obtain a borderless Africa, or the promise of the AfCFTA, if we cost Africans $215 for a single-entry visa?
“Within the three weeks since I used to be final in Lagos, I went to Uganda, South Africa, and Ghana, the place I don’t want a visa with a Kenyan passport. In actual fact, I’ve additionally been to South Africa 3 times this yr. It price me $0, just like the ancestors meant.
“Nigeria’s visa-on-arrival system is just like the ‘visa-free’ delusion of Kenya’s Digital Journey Authorisation – you apply upfront, submit some paperwork, and await it to be accepted. It will possibly take as much as 5 enterprise days. If ‘somebody,’ you possibly can pay them $50 or extra to ‘facilitate’ a quicker approval.
“I like Nigeria, however the visa state of affairs is displaying me shege. It’s an excessive amount of oo! Why this Shege Professional Max?”
