“If you want to be treated shabby, poorly or unfairly, the place to go would definitely be the American embassy in Lagos, Nigeria. Do not let the American embassy, Lagos happen to you!” is the first paragraph of a March 2022 editorial published by a popular Nigerian online newspaper, Premium Times.
The editorial, which detailed the maltreatment visited on Nigerian applicants by officials of the consulate, noted:
“It’s almost exhausting and must elicit a yawn when listening to the consulate officials do the press conferences and dig about how there are bad rackets causing people to be ‘scammed’. OK, how come other foreign embassies show more regard to Nigerians? Yet, America preaches ‘fairness’, ‘equal opportunity’, alas!
“The consulate is definitely running out of control and Nigerians bear the brunt. Enough!”
Well, the consulate does not appear to have listened as many Nigerian applicants for US visas on Tuesday, April 19, took to social media to lament the “humiliation” they continue to face in the application process.
It all began when a Twitter user, @A_Jaden_ took to the platform to lament the stress she had been subjected to in the process of applying for a US visa, although she did not state what category she applied for.
She wrote: “I really hate the stress of visa application process. It is giving beggy beggy (looks like begging).”
See tweet:
I really hate the stress of visa application process. It is giving beggy beggy.
— jolay.eth🤎 (@A_Jaden_) April 19, 2022
The tweet, liked by more than 7,200 tweeps, also attracted a ton of reactions, many of which described the process as “humiliating”.
They called on the United States government to make the process less tedious.
It’s humiliating sometimes.
— Adeniyi (@niggazoid) April 19, 2022
Omoh you gats beg that beg until you get am!!! I begged 3 times after every refusal until I get am.
— Öpărăkû☄🔥 (@Ugoeze_Imolite) April 19, 2022
Totally dosent makes sense. That's why sometimes we need that extra passport to avoid beggy beggy. While will I be thinking about visa 3 months in advance before a trip when my colleagues will just book a ticket and that's all
— Moyosore (@mooyosore) April 19, 2022
Always thought I was the only one who felt humiliated by the process. It needs work!
— Boobukun (@boobukun) April 19, 2022
This! I wish there's a less humiliating way to apply for (US) visa.
— Omoyemwen (@ToniAnneU) April 19, 2022
It actually crazy and it looks like the official intentionally just wish to jeopardise one’s life…a friend’s friend applied for student visa since jan 5 sch suppose to resume jan 24 deadline is feb 7 as at today his passport hasn’t been returned to him.imagine the frustration
— Virtous bish (@AbbyVirtous) April 19, 2022
Honestlyyyy, I don tire 😂😂
— Wilson Texas ☕ (@WilsonUduma) April 19, 2022
I hate it too especially with Ecowas passport
— Sandra Uzor (@SandraUzor1) April 19, 2022
The process will humble you and motivate as well
— Obj {S = S} (@OhBeJa) April 19, 2022
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