{"id":105944,"date":"2023-07-09T21:21:35","date_gmt":"2023-07-09T20:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=105944"},"modified":"2023-07-09T21:21:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T20:21:35","slug":"seychelles-imposes-ban-on-nigerian-passport-holders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/seychelles-imposes-ban-on-nigerian-passport-holders\/","title":{"rendered":"Seychelles imposes ban on Nigerian passport holders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Seychelles has allegedly imposed a ban on Nigerian passport holders, applying for short-term visa or holiday purposes.<\/p>\n<p>A travel content creator, raised the alarm on Saturday evening after receiving a rejection email.<\/p>\n<p>It seems Seychelles just placed a ban on Nigerian passport holders. The thing with having a Nigerian passport is you can be postponing travel plans until you become Bill Gates and immigration policies will be like \u201c Dey play\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pic.twitter.com\/UroivUEjGM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/pic.twitter.com\/UroivUEjGM&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1689020267677000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0AVWQY7dbGBIYkJCDUuSdD\">pic.twitter.com\/UroivUEjGM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A screenshot of the, which was shared on Twitter partly reads, \u201cWe regret to inform you that your application has been denied, as per immigration regulation, for now we are not accepting any NIGERIAN passport holder for holiday purposes. Kindly contact\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ics.gov.sc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.ics.gov.sc\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1689020267677000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Jk72U_L_F7DQxB2P_f3W8\">http:\/\/www.ics.gov.sc\/<\/a>\u00a0(Seychelles Immigration) or call 248 4 293 636 for more information.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The user stated, \u201cIt seems Seychelles just placed a ban on Nigerian passport holders. The thing with having a Nigerian passport is you can be postponing travel plans until you become Bill Gates and immigration policies will be like Dey play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ban comes six months after Nigeria signed a pact for direct flights with the countries.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the ban, Nigeria had a long-standing visa-free agreement with Seychelles which allows Nigerian citizens free entry without a visa for 30 days.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seychelles has allegedly imposed a ban on Nigerian passport holders, applying for short-term visa or holiday purposes. 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