Nigerians and other African nationals seeking a Schengen Visa to enter the European Union will have to pay an extra £10 as the visa fee was increased from £80 to £90.

This is according to the latest data released by Schengen visa statistics at the weekend.

The EU Commission said from June 11, 2024, Nigerians and other African Nationals will pay £90 for the visa application fee.

According to the data, in 2023, African nationals received 704,000 negative responses for their visa requests, meaning African Nationals spent €56.3 million on visa applications last year only. This means that €56.3m went up in smoke, considering that visa application fees are not refundable,” it stated.

The report showed that 636 applications representing, 34.80 percent from Nigeria were rejected out of 1,825.

The implication is that EU countries got €3.4m from rejected Schengen visa applications submitted by Nigerian citizens.

Meanwhile, Morocco has the highest number of Schengen Visa Applications in the year under review.

African nationals spent €56.3m in visa application fees in 2023, representing 43 percent of all expenses; rejection rates in 2023 were especially high for African and Asian countries, which bear 90 percent of all expenses.

Expenditures are to increase by 12.5 percent starting next week as the EU raises visa fees for adults from €80 to €90 on 11 June, following a recent decision by the EU Commission,” it added.

kYjelly2:
and we could have made our nation into such a wonderful place where tourists would be dying to visit, but it's best we separate peacefully at this point.

Men, imagine a Nigeria with good weather (relatively speaking) all year round, with almost every inch of road paved, with no open gutters, no corrupt police, a 911 number that worked, Law and Order on the streets...

Then add the African culture (secret sauce) on top of all of that and you would have had a BANGER

I feel like crying sometimes, then you see awon Henlinues reveling in the ashes of what could have been, sigh

dfrost:
EU is seriously bleeding . Unfortunately, immigrants and tourists' funds will stop the bleeding.

meum:
Nigeria & most African countries have what it takes to be like these countries they are paying so much to visit yet denied the visa. Na leadership bad for Africa. If not wetin person dey go find for another man country?

MartinCorridon:


They should increase it till Africans are forced to stay back and clean up their acts.

Japan and Germany were annihilated during World War. Yet see where they are today.

Yet Africans just don't want to fix their own shit holes... they want to go enjoy facilities of those who rolled their sleeves to work.

Been to countries like Zanzibar, Kenya and Ethiopia. Everyone proudly pays their tax. Nigerians can pay tithes and go to Hajj but pay tax, they wouldn't.

Worked on public health programs... you have to tell adults not to defecate in the same water source they bath and use to cook.

Check a river in Iceland and compare it to Lagos or Freetown.

MartinCorridon:


They should increase it till Africans are forced to stay back and clean up their acts.

Japan and Germany were annihilated during World War. Yet see where they are today.

Yet Africans just don't want to fix their own shit holes... they want to go enjoy facilities of those who rolled their sleeves to work.

Been to countries like Zanzibar, Kenya and Ethiopia. Everyone proudly pays their tax. Nigerians can pay tithes and go to Hajj but pay tax, they wouldn't.

Worked on public health programs... you have to tell adults not to defecate in the same water source they bath and use to cook.

Check a river in Iceland and compare it to Lagos or Freetown.

HardBishop:
Is better we divide peacefully.. and develop independently