The Nigerian government issued a warning for the last 3 months for foreigners with expired visas, announced rigid sentences

The federal government has reiterated its warning to foreigners with expired visas, urged them to leave Nigeria in a grace period of three months to avoid severe sanctions.

“Nigerian immigration services want to further tell the general public that the three -month window period from May 1 to August 1, 2025 will be given to allow foreigners who live in Nigeria with an expiry visa to return to their home country voluntarily without penalties,” Immigration spokesman Akinsola Akinsola was stated in a Friday release on Friday on Friday.

This announcement came when the service confirmed that, effective August 2, a permanent entry prohibition would be imposed on foreigners who exceeded their visa for more than 12 months.

The Minister of Home Affairs Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo previously announced more stringent steps at a meeting with the Nigerian Entrepreneur Consultative Association (NECA) in Lagos last month, including a five-year entry prohibition for those who lived for six months and a ten-year ban for those who lived for more than one year, along with a daily fine of $ 15 from the Visa Daily Ties.

However, NIS’s statement clarified that the penalty due to oversaying for one year or more had been upgraded to the permanent black list.

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“In addition to the introduction of the e-visa, Nigeria Visa Policy 2025 now requires foreigners who exceed their visa to be responsible for the following sentence (effective from August 2, 2025): Overstay penalty (effective from September 1, 2025): $ 15 days; prohibition of entry),” Akinlabi detailed.

The statement also confirmed the launch of the e-visa application system and landing cards and automatically exit, effective starting May 1, as scheduled earlier.

Akinlabi explained, “Following the 2024 review of the Nigerian visa policy, the updated 2025 policy introduces an e-visa system with an upgraded security protocol. The e-visa application process is completely online; the e-visa processing system will be charged by e-visa or less. Https://evisa.immigration.gov.ng/.

NIS also announced the replacement of embarkation cards and manual release with the landing and electronic landing card system.

Manual embarkation cards and manual disposal have now been replaced by landing cards and electronic exit through https://lecard.immigration.gov.ng/. Landing cards and outgoing automatically have been introduced to passengers outside the ground. Passengers, the exit card must be completed online before departure.

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