United Kingdom
- Processing time
- 15 to 20 working days, priority available
- Fee
- ₦145,000 service fee plus the UKVI charge
- Validity
- 6 months, with 2, 5 and 10-year options
Eligibility
Open to Nigerian passport holders travelling for tourism, family visits, business meetings or short courses. You must show that the trip is funded, that you will leave at the end of it, and that your circumstances at home give you a reason to return. Refusals are most often about unexplained funds rather than the trip itself, so we go through your bank statements with you before anything is submitted.
Requirements
- Nigerian passport valid for the whole trip with at least one blank page
- Completed online application and a booked biometrics appointment in Lagos or Abuja
- Six months of personal bank statements, stamped by the bank
- Proof of employment, business registration or school enrolment
- Evidence of accommodation and a return travel itinerary
- Sponsorship letter and the sponsor's documents where someone else is funding the trip
Required documents
- Data page of the current passport and any previous passports
- Passport photograph on a plain background, taken within the last month
- Bank statements covering six months
- Employment letter stating position, salary and approved leave dates
- CAC documents and tax receipts for business owners
- Property or asset documents where available
- Invitation letter from a UK host, with their status documents