The Federal Government has approved a reduction in visa charges payable by United States citizens from $180 to $150.

Minister of Interior, RAUF AREGBESOLA, said that the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service, MUHAMMAD BABANDEDE, had been directed to implement the decrease in the visa charges with effect from today August 29.

The development was sequel to the new visa regime announced by the US Government stating that Nigerians applying for US visas will be required to pay a visa issuance fee, or reciprocity fee, with effect from August 29.

The US Mission in Abuja had said that the reciprocity fee will be charged in addition to the nonimmigrant visa application fee, also known as the Machine Readable Visa fee, which all applicants pay at the time of application.