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U.S. to Cease Routine Visa Processing in Abuja and 24 African Missions
The U.S. Department of State announced that routine visa processing at its embassy in Abuja, Nigeria, and at 24 other African diplomatic missions will end on 1 August 2026. The change is intended to centralise routine services in regional hubs to improve national‑security screening, cut government spending and ensure more uniform visa adjudication. The affected posts include embassies in Asmara, Bamako, Banjul, Brazzaville, Bujumbura, Conakry, Cotonou, Durban, Freetown, Gaborone, Harare, Juba, Libreville, Lilongwe, Lusaka, Maputo, Maseru, Mbabane, N’Djamena, Niamey, Nouakchott, Ouagadougou and Windhoek. While routine visa services will be shifted, the embassies and consulates will remain operational and continue to provide other consular assistance. Existing visas that were already issued stay valid. Applicants from the affected countries will be directed to designated regional processing hubs such as Lagos, Abidjan, Accra, Addis Ababa, Cape Town, Dakar, Dar es Salaam, Djibouti, Johannesburg, Kampala, Kigali, Kinshasa, Lomé, Luanda, Malabo, Monrovia, Nairobi, Port Louis, Praia and Yaoundé.
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Donald Trump · Lagos regional visa hub · Nigeria · President Donald Trump · U.S. Embassy in Abuja · United States · United States Department of State
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- [● 10 SOURCES] The change is intended to centralize routine visa services in regional hubs to improve security, reduce spending and ensure consistent screening. persecondnews.com · thecitizenng.com · tribuneonlineng.com · www.afrikmag.com · championnews.com.ng · +5 more
- [● 10 SOURCES] Routine visa processing at the U.S. embassy in Abuja and 24 other African diplomatic missions will end on August 1, 2026. persecondnews.com · thecitizenng.com · tribuneonlineng.com · www.afrikmag.com · championnews.com.ng · +5 more
- [● 10 SOURCES] The operational status of the embassies and consulates remains unchanged and other consular services will continue. persecondnews.com · thecitizenng.com · tribuneonlineng.com · www.afrikmag.com · championnews.com.ng · +5 more
- [● 3 SOURCES] The policy is part of a broader overseas consular reorganization under the Trump administration. persecondnews.com · thecitizenng.com · tribuneonlineng.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] The affected diplomatic posts are located in Abuja, Asmara, Bamako, Banjul, Brazzaville, Bujumbura, Conakry, Cotonou, Durban, Freetown, Gaborone, Harare, Juba, Libreville, Lilongwe, Lusaka, Maputo, M persecondnews.com · thecitizenng.com · tribuneonlineng.com
- [● 10 SOURCES] Visas that have already been issued remain valid after the shift. persecondnews.com · thecitizenng.com · tribuneonlineng.com · www.afrikmag.com · championnews.com.ng · +5 more