The United States embassy in Nigeria has said that Nigerians studying in the United States of America will now be eligible to renew their student visa without interview.
The embassy made this known in a statement in Abuja on Thursday that student can now renew without interview when they return to Nigeria this summer.
However, the embassy stated that the applicant must be physically present to renew a student visa that is still valid or has expired within the last 24 months to qualify for this procedure.
The US embassy further revealed that an eligible student must continue in the same major course of study even if at a different institution or attend the same institution even if in a different major course of study.
The statement read, “To qualify for this procedure, you must be physically in Nigeria renewing a student visa that is still valid or has expired within the past 24 months and is renewing your visa either to:
”(a) continue participation in the same major course of study even if at a different institution; or (b) attend the same institution even if in a different major course of study.”