Nigerians travelling to UK must now have transit visa – France

French government has reintroduced airport transit visa (ATV) requirement for citizens of certain nationalities including those from Nigeria, travelling to the United Kingdom (UK) from January 1, 2021. An ATV grants access to a traveller to pass through the international zone of an airport without entering the country’s territory. A statement issued by Air France- […]

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Group says UK visa system ‘discriminating against Africans’

All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPG) for Africa says the UK visit visa system is widely inaccessible to many Africans and widely perceived as discriminating.  In a statement released on Tuesday, APPG said a study it conducted showed that African applicants are more than twice as likely to be refused a UK visa than applicants from any other […]

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