The Turkish Embassy in Nigeria has denied reports that the country has implemented a visa ban for Nigerian passport holders, saying the reports are false and should be ignored.
Reports had been circulating last week that countries such as Turkey, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates had imposed visa bans and revoked certain privileges for Nigerian passport holders, such as visa on arrival, e-visas and direct passport issuance.
But in its rebuttal on Saturday, the Embassy emphasized that there was no visa ban on Nigerians, and said the report was false and misleading.
Private Secretary to the Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Wunmi Evelyn, who spoke with journalists in Abuja, said although Turkey no longer allows Nigerian passport holders to obtain e-visas, which was previously an easy process, it does not necessarily bar visa holders from Nigeria.
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“There is no visa ban for Nigerian passport holders,” Evelyn said.
“As is known, if there are updates regarding the rules and procedures of a country’s policies and practices, these updates are officially notified to the respective Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and a statement/announcement is issued by the embassy.
“Visa applications are evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Although each application is considered on a case-by-case basis, for applicants who have previously been denied a visa, if no fraud or forged documents are detected, they should correct the errors made in their initial application and try to improve the quality of their application.
“In addition, he had to update the documentation and did not provide old versions of the required supporting documents,” he added.
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