The Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede has announced plans to digitalise tourist visa before the end of the year.
He assured that the digitalisation of tourist visa, which is ongoing, would further improve tourism and the ease of doing business in Nigeria.
Babandede made thin known when the Director-General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation, NTDC Folorunsho Coker and his team paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Abuja.
He explained that the tourist visa would be web-based, saying everything will be digitalised with no physical contact with anybody. He added that once someone apply online, upload application, submit, pay and get approval the tourist’s visa will be ready within 24 to 48 hours.
The Immigration Boss observed that Nigeria is liberal with tourists’ visa for people coming to the country for religious tourism.
On his part, the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation Boss noted that ease of tourists coming into Nigeria and doing business in the country lies heavily on the successes of the visa-on-arrival for tourists.
