Nigerians now to pay UK visa fee in Dollars online

by Adeola Balogun


Barely five weeks after the United Kingdom’s cancellation of the proposed 3,000 pounds visa bond, the government has announced a new regime that would now require applicants to pay for visas in US dollars.

The announcement, which was made yesterday through the British High Commission in Nigeria, said the new system will require Nigerian applicants and others to pay online in US dollars from December 16, 2013.

In a statement signed by its press and public affairs officer, Mr Rob Fitzpatrick, the commission said: “From Dec. 16, 2013, all applications for U.K. visa must be completed using our online application system and paid for online in U.S. dollars.”

Fitzpatrick added that payment can be made using a Verve debit card, Visa or MasterCard credit or debit cards or thee-wallet PAGA.

The statement also said that the move to online application and payment will deliver a streamlined process. “It is also consistent with a wider global trend to online transactions and payments,’’ it said.

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