UK suspends visa applications from Nigeria

The United Kingdom, UK, has suspended processing of visitors’ visa applications from Nigeria.The British High Commission said it would pause “making decisions” on visitor visa applications from all red list countries, including Nigeria.The development happened some hours after the UK added Nigeria to its travel red list.

The decision was announced in a statement issued by the commission.The statement read in part: “To support the UK Government’s aim to protect public health from COVID-19 and associated variants of concern (VOC), UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) will pause making decisions on visitor visa applications in all red list countries, including Nigeria, until travel restrictions are lifted.”