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Gbeminiyi Ogunleye
1 week ago
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Federal Government To Fine Visa Overstayers $15/Day
The Federal Government has announced stricter immigration penalties, warning that expatriates who overstay their visas beyond six months will face a five-year entry ban, while overstaying for one year will attract a 10-year ban.
Additionally, the government said overstaying will incur a daily fine of $15, starting from the visa’s stated exit date, effective from August 1.
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this during a meeting with the Organised Private Sector and other stakeholders at the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association House in Ikeja, Lagos, on Friday.
Tunji-Ojo made the announcement while unveiling the Ministry of Interior’s new Expatriate Administration System.
