Nigerians Spend Over N68bn On UK Visa Applications In 1 Year

Between June 2023 and June 2024, the British government processed more than 225,000 Nigerians’ applications for UK visas.

Marc Owen, Director of Visa, Status, and Information Services at UK Visas and Immigration, the British High Commission in Lagos made this announcement during the opening of Africa’s largest UK visa application centre this week. He said,

“In the year to June 2024, we processed more than 225,000 UK visas for Nigerian nationals across all categories and this new partnership demonstrates our continued commitment to ensuring our visa services are accessible, efficient and meet the needs of all applicants.”

UK Launches Africa’s Biggest Visa Application Centre in Lagos

VFS Global is proud to announce that residents of Nigeria, travelling to the UK can now book appointments to submit their visa applications through VFS Global’s new state-of-the-art Visa Application Centres (VAC) located in Ikeja (Lagos).

Commenting at the launch of the new UK Visa Application Centre in Ikeja, Lagos, Mr. Marc Owen, Director of Visa, Status and Information Services at UKVI, said: “The opening of our new VAC in Ikeja marks an exciting milestone for UKVI and VFS Global in the provision of a world-class UK visa service here in Nigeria and elsewhere across Africa.”

“In June 2024, we processed more than 225k UK visas for Nigerian nationals across all categories and this new partnership demonstrates our continued commitment to ensuring our visa services are accessible, efficient and meet the needs of all applicants.”