President Donald Trump’s contemporary visa restrictions is about to have an effect on Nigerians who’re planning to journey to the US for the 2026 World Cup.
On Tuesday, Trump signed a Proclamation which restricts entry to the US for residents of nations deemed high-risk as a result of “demonstrated, persistent, and extreme deficiencies in screening, vetting, and information-sharing” that threaten U.S. nationwide safety and public security.
Nigeria is among the many 15 further nations now topic to partial restrictions.
Because of this Nigerians with Immigrants and Non-Immigrants visas within the classes of B-1, B‑2, B-1/B-2, F, M, and J visas are hereby suspended.
Officers on the American Embassy have additionally instructed to scale back the validity for some other Non-Immigrant visas which have already been issued to Nigerians.
Another excuse for the choice of the American authorities is the truth that some Nigerians overstay their visas after they go to the US.
This comes amid studies that the Super Eagles could possibly still play at next year’s World Cup if their attraction to FIFA questioning the eligibility of some DR Congo gamers is profitable.
