The Nigeria Immigration Service has introduced that, efficient September 1, 2025, foreigners who overstay their visas will incur a every day effective of $15 for every day spent within the nation past the authorized period of keep.
The event was disclosed in an announcement signed on Monday by AS Akinlabi, the Service Public Relations Officer on the Nigeria Immigration Service Headquarters in Abuja.
This new penalty regime is a part of ongoing immigration reforms beneath the present administration, following the rollout of a digital e-Visa system and automatic touchdown and exit playing cards efficient Could 1, 2025.
Based on the up to date pointers:
- A $15 every day effective will apply to all situations of visa overstay.
- People who overstay by three months or extra will face the effective along with a five-year entry ban.
- Those that overstay for one 12 months or longer shall be topic to the effective, blacklisting, and a everlasting ban from re-entering Nigeria.
Though the fines shall be enforced from September 1, the overstay monitoring mechanism shall be activated a month earlier, on August 2, 2025.
“Along with the introduction of the e-Visa, Nigeria Visa Coverage 2025 now makes it necessary for foreigners who overstay their visas to be liable to the next penalties (efficient from 2nd August 2025):
“Overstay Penalties (Efficient from 1st September 2025):
“$15 per day
“3 months & above: $15/day + 5-year entry ban
“1 12 months & above: $15/day + blacklisting (everlasting entry ban),” the assertion learn partly.
To permit a easy transition, the Nigerian Immigration Service has granted a three-month amnesty window from Could 1 to August 1, 2025. Throughout this era, foreigners residing in Nigeria with expired visas are permitted to return to their residence nations voluntarily with out incurring penalties.
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The revamped visa framework additionally discontinues Visa on Arrival, introduces 13 classes of Quick Go to Visas (SVVs), and strikes your entire visa utility course of on-line. Candidates can anticipate their e-Visas to be processed inside 48 hours, with QR-coded approvals despatched through electronic mail.
- In the meantime, vacationers getting into or exiting Nigeria should now full digital touchdown and exit playing cards through https://lecard.immigration.gov.ng. Inbound vacationers (excluding Nigerians) should full the touchdown card on-line earlier than boarding their flights, whereas outbound vacationers should fill out the exit card earlier than departure.
- The assertion additional highlighted that the system is totally synchronized with the Visa Processing Centre and might mechanically apply penalties, together with visa bans.
The Nigerian Immigration Service urged all stakeholders to make sure full compliance, reaffirming its dedication to constructing a clear and safe immigration system that aligns with worldwide greatest practices.
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