The Embassy of Turkey in Nigeria has officially denied news making rounds it placed a ban on Nigerians seeking visa to visit the country. Reports emerged late last week alleging that Turkey, The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ethiopia had placed certain restrictions on Nigerians wishing to visit the countries but a representative of the Turkish ambassador to Nigeria, Hidayet Bayraktar, clarified the statement and issued an official position on the matter.
“There is no visa ban on Nigerian passport holders.”
“As it is well-known, if there will be any update regarding rules and procedures of the policies and practices of any country, these updates are officially notified to the respective foreign ministries, and statements/announcements are issued by the embassies.”
“Visa applications are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, the secretary explained, addressing specific instances where applicants faced rejections.”
“While every application has been considered as case by case, for an applicant who has previously been denied a visa, (if there is not any fraud or forged documents detected) he/she should correct the mistakes that have been made in his/her initial application and try to improve the quality of his/her application. Besides, he/she should update the documentation and refrain from supplying old versions of required supporting documents,” the Personal Secretary to the Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Wunmi Evelyn, said.
News started making rounds after a report came out listing Nigeria’s passport as one of the weakest in the world alongside countries like South Sudan, Congo, Eritrea, Sudan, Libya, and Somalia.
