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The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nigeria, on Tuesday, reminded Nigerians that it no longer issues visas in their Nigerian embassies.

Mr Michel Deleen,The Embassy’s Charge d’ Affaires, said in a statement issued to the media in Lagos, that the Embassy had since 2013 swapped its visa issuance processes in Nigeria. That this decision has been on since 2013 when it swapped its visas issuance to Nigerians with the French Consulate General in Lagos and the Embassy of Belgium in Abuja.

He said, “Let me remind Nigerians that since 2013, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nigeria had signed agreements with the French Consulate-General in Lagos and the Embassy of Belgium in Abuja. What this means is that we have swapped our visa application processes in Nigeria with the French Consulate-General in Lagos and the Embassy of Belgium in Abuja.”

He added, “under these agreements, any Nigerian visiting the Netherlands for business, study or tourism should always process their visa applications through the French Consulate-General
in Lagos and the Embassy of Belgium in Abuja.”
Nigerians are warned to beware of fraudsters and desist from handing out money to fake agencies for the purpose of visas to the Netherlands the news said.