{"id":120426,"date":"2025-07-07T18:08:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T17:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=120426"},"modified":"2025-07-07T18:08:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T17:08:13","slug":"nis-grants-five-month-amnesty-for-foreigners-to-regularise-expired-visas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/nis-grants-five-month-amnesty-for-foreigners-to-regularise-expired-visas\/","title":{"rendered":"NIS grants five-month amnesty for foreigners to regularise expired visas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Myke Agunwa<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has launched an amnesty initiative for foreigners with expired visas or immigration violations.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The initiative allows the foreigners to regularise their status without penalties.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Akinsola Akinlabi, NIS public relations officer, announced the initiative, introduced in collaboration with the interior ministry, in a statement on Sunday.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Akinlabi said the initiative took effect on May 1 will runs until September 30.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The statement reads, \u201cIn a bid to enhance compliance with the New Visa Regime and reinforce a secure and transparent migration system, the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Interior and the Nigeria Immigration Service, announces an Expired Visa Initiative (Amnesty). This initiative provides a unique window for foreigners currently residing in Nigeria with expired immigration status to regularize their stay without facing penalties.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He explained that the amnesty applies to three key categories: foreign nationals with expired visas on arrival, holders of expired single or multiple entry visas, and individuals with expired combined expatriate residence permits and aliens card (CERPAC) whose renewal is overdue by more than 30 days.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The service advised affected individuals to visit this website to regularise their stay within the grace period and avoid overstay penalties.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cTo ease the process, the Nigeria Immigration Service has deployed a dedicated support team to assist applicants, while reaffirming its commitment to promoting lawful migration, ensuring national security, and fostering a transparent and efficient immigration system,\u201d the statement added.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The development precedes the strict measures NIS assured foreigners who overstay their visas earlier in May when an automated landing and exit card for travellers was launched.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The NIS had granted a window period of three months from May 1 to August 1 for foreigners with expired visas to return to their home country voluntarily without penalty.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Foreigners who overstay their visas faced a $15 per day fee, those who illegally stay three months and above are subject to a $15 per day fee and a five-year entry ban, while those who stay above a year face the same dollar fee rate and a permanent entry ban.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The NIS said the overstay penalties would be effective from September 1.<\/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>By Myke Agunwa The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has launched an amnesty initiative for foreigners with expired visas or immigration violations. 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