220,000 – The Number Of Nigerians Who Applied For An American Visa in 2014, according to  #EkekeeeFACT:

The U.S. Mission in Nigeria says that no fewer than 220,000 Nigerians applied for non-immigrant visas in 2014.

The Chief Consular Officer of the U.S. Embassy, Ms Stacie Hankins, made this known at a media tour in Abuja on Wednesday.

Hankins said its Consular Section approved 66 per cent of tourist visa applications. She explained that two in every three applicants were successful, adding refusal of visa applications and failure to make use of visa had no disadvantage on the applicants, NAN reports.

She also said the U.S. Mission received more than 138,578 applications for non-immigrant travel to the U.S. for the 2015 fiscal year, which started in October, 2014.

“Fiscal year 2014 ended Sept. 30, 2014 and Lagos and Abuja together processed about 220,000 non-immigrant visa applications.

“Fiscal year 2015 started Oct. 1, 2014 and from then till date, we’ve processed about 138,000 non-immigrant visa applications.

Hankins said the Abuja Consular Office processed about 400 visa applications everyday from Monday to Friday, while the Lagos Consulate office processed about 900 applications daily.

She said that cases of visa racketeering had been received while cases of fraudulent activities had been reported to the police, which had made arrests and detained the suspects.

The consular chief warned Nigerians against patronising visa racketeers, advising them to always provide the required information correctly while applying online.

According to her, those who are denied visas can reapply after six months.