Visa Services

Welcome to the Consular Section. Please follow the links below to learn all about consular functions.

Non-Immigrant Visas

• General Information for Non-Immigrant Visa Applicants
• Specifics for Student Visa Applicants 
• Non-Immigrant Visa Renewal Guidelines (Drop Box), Abuja 
• Non-Immigrant Visa Renewal Guidelines (Drop Box), Lagos
• Payment information

Immigrant Visas
Immigrant visas entitle the recipient to permanent resident status in the United States. [more]

Schedule of Fees for Consular Services

General visa questions may be directed via e-mail to the State Department by emailing usvisa@state.gov. Please indicate the subject of your inquiry on the subject line (e.g., student visa, visitor visa, worker visa, spouse visa, affidavit of support, etc.)

Specific Inquiries on visa cases in progress should contact:

Abuja
Business Hours: 
Monday through Thursday from 07:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and
Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Consular Section Abuja is closed to the public the last Friday of every month

Plot 1075, Diplomatic Drive
Central Business District, Abuja
Telephone: (234)-9-461-4000
Fax: (234)-9-461-4171
E-Mail: ConsularAbuja@state.gov

Lagos
Business Hours: 
Monday - Thursday 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Friday 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
U.S. Consulate General Lagos Office
2 Walter Carrington Crescent, Victoria Island, Nigeria
Tel.: (234) 1-460-3400 Fax: (234) 1-261-2218

If your inquiry concerns a nonimmigrant visa case, please send your email to LagosNIV@state.gov

--If your inquiry concerns an immigrant visa case, please send your email to LagosIV@state.gov

--If your inquiry concerns American Citizen Services, please send your email to LagosACS@state.gov

--If your inquiry concerns a student visa, please send your email to LagosStudentVisas@state.gov

For security reasons, we cannot open or read any e-mails with attachments. 


**The consular section observes both American and Nigerian holidays.

Please plan your visit and visa needs accordingly.
Further information is available at http://travel.state.gov/visa/visa_1750.html

For information specific to student visas, please see http://travel.state.gov/travel/living/studying/studying_1238.html, which contains complete information about the additional requirement for students, including I-20 forms, financial backing, student qualifications and electronic verification of admission.

The following items are not permitted on the premises of the United States Consulate:
Weapons of any kind or size, sharp metal or glass objects, razor blades, liquids, bottles, powdery substances, umbrellas and electronic or battery-operated equipment (including cell phones, radios, tape recorders, cameras, personal digital assistants, computers). If you have any of these items, you will not be permitted to use the drop box facility.