Visa requirements, online applications & ₦ payments — for Nigerian passport holders.

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Updated 2026-07-25· 4 min
UK Visa Fees From Nigeria: The Full ₦ Table (2026)
Visitor visa £135, Skilled Worker up to £1,865, IHS £1,035/year — every UK route priced in ₦ at the 24 Jul 2026 rate, plus what's refunded if you're refused.
Updated 2026-07-25· 5 min
UK Immigration Health Surcharge From Nigeria (IHS)
IHS is £1,035 a year (£776 for students), charged before the visa fee — the real ₦ family total, the 24-hour decline fix, and when it's refunded.
Updated 2026-07-25· 6 min
UK Health and Care Visa From Nigeria: Care Route Closed
No Immigration Health Surcharge and a lower fee save roughly ₦7.1 million against a Skilled Worker CoS (July 2026 rate) — but overseas recruitment for care workers and senior care workers closed 22…
Updated 2026-07-25· 6 min
UK Certificate of Sponsorship Explained: Read Your CoS
The employer pays £239 for a CoS — never the worker, and since 9 April 2025 charging you for one is a compliance breach that can cost the sponsor its licence. Every field on your CoS decoded, and…
Updated 2026-07-25· 9 min
Schengen Visa From Nigeria: TLScontact vs VFS by Country
The Schengen fee is €90 (₦149,670, July 2026), and Nigeria's 2024 refusal rate was reported at 45.9%. See the per-consulate cost and the country-choice rule.
Updated 2026-07-25· 8 min
Schengen Visa Rejected? Decode Article 32 and Reapply
You can reapply at once, no waiting period. Every refusal carries an appeal right, but the deadline is the one on your own letter — plus the evidence that actually changes.
Updated 2026-07-25· 7 min
US Visa Appointment From Nigeria: The Booking Order & Wait Times
The AVITS booking order from Nigeria — DS-160, profile, $185 MRV fee, receipt, slot — plus real Lagos/Abuja wait times, expedite rules and the 2-reschedule limit.
Updated 2026-07-25· 10 min
F-1 Student Visa From Nigeria: I-20, SEVIS, DS-160 in Order
F-1 visa from Nigeria: I-20, SEVIS ($350) and DS-160 order, real proof-of-funds numbers and the 2026 H-1B fee facts — not the panic version.
Updated 2026-07-25· 12 min
UK Skilled Worker Visa: ₦7.6m Cost From Nigeria
Verify a licensed sponsor from Nigeria, meet the £41,700 salary threshold (or the SOC going rate), and see the real CoS-to-visa sequence — plus where the 5-vs-10-year ILR proposal actually stands in…
Updated 2026-07-25· 8 min
Report a Visa Scam in Nigeria: EFCC, Police and Recovery Odds
You paid a fake agent. Here is the order to act in — same-day bank recall, evidence pack, EFCC Report a Case, the police FCID desk, the platform report — and honest recovery odds.
Updated 2026-07-25· 7 min
Pay the $185 MRV Fee From Nigeria (2026 Guide)
The $185 MRV fee from Nigeria — the one consular fee payable in ₦ at a designated bank, the receipt's 1-year validity, and the clearing lag before slots show.
Updated 2026-07-25· 13 min
Visa Terms Explained: The Japa Glossary (36 Terms, From Nigeria)
CoS, IHS, POF, GCKey, SEVIS and 31 more visa terms explained from Nigeria — priced in ₦ at a stated rate, tagged with the office that issues each one and the scam that fakes it.