Follow these steps and it will save you time, money and
peace of mind:
STEP ONE: Go to the Nigerian High Commission website.
Read security instructions – on pop up page. To summarize,
it states the Commissions visiting hours which are from 11am-5pm and
strictly by appointment. The strictly by appointment bit is not entirely true. Plus,
the commission close at 4.30pm.
STEP ONE: You will be visiting the Commission for your visa
at some point, when you do, you must go
to through the Immigration or Consular Service side entrance not the front
entrance. Once you enter, there is no screening as such and you don’t have to
wear any Identity cards or tags.
Everyone and
everything except cars and trucks are allowed into the Commission. You
may be told to switch of your mobile phone though. CCTV may be in operation so
beware of your actions.
STEP THREE: Start your application online by clicking on the visa-requirements tab and briefly read through what you need before you apply.
- Requirements for an adult visiting visa
- There are different requirements for each type of visa, so check carefully, they take this seriously. For an adult’s visiting or tourist’s visa you will need the following documents:
- Valid National Passport (minimum period validity 6 months at the time of travel) or any other acceptable Travel Document – like an emergency travel certificate;
- A printed copy of your completed Online Visa Application Form (with TWO passport size photographs attached), and a copy of Payment Confirmed page;
- A signed letter of invitation from Nigeria, addressed to the Visa Section, Nigeria High Commission, London, accepting full immigration/evidence of sustaining self while in Nigeria. This can be scanned and emailed to the commission, a copy sent to you may save you time. Print them out.
- Evidence of sufficient funds must be provided – in the form of a copy of your bank statements or statements from your friends or family in Nigeria. Print them out.
- Photocopy of Invitee's Passport – this can be scanned and sent to you, then you print it out.
- A receipt of the visa fee you paid and £20 or £50 processing fees (plus interest on the POs) in British Postal Order made payable to the Nigeria High Commission, London.
- If you don’t have a British passport you will need to provide evidence of legal stay or residence permit in the UK. If you do not have a legal right to stay in the UK, you will have to get your visa from your country of origin.
- If you are traveling by land in your own vehicle you should attach copies of your vehicle particulars to your application.
- If you are traveling through other countries before getting to Nigeria you should provide Evidence of Entry Visa/Entry Permit to the country you are passing through endorsed in the passport.
- You may be interviewed before visa/entry permits are issued
STEP FOUR: Step by
step guide on how to apply for your visa
- APPLY ONLINE HERE
- Click entry visa application form
- APPLY FOR NEW ENTRY VISA/FREEZONE
- Select Processing Country
- Click >> start application
- This takes you to SW GLOBAL LLC
- Open or sign up for a Google/Yahoo/Facebook account and leave it open
- Choose an email to login with >>> I chose Google so click on Google and the application page opens up.
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| Click on Allow and that opens the application page |
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| This is the first page you see |
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| This is page 1 of your application |
SW GLOBALL is the company that
processes the visa fees. Note their email addresses and telephone in case you
have concerns or queries: support@swgloballlc.com.
For refunds : refund@swgloballlc.com.
NOTE: SW GLOBALL say applications fees are non-refundable. Their telephone
number is 1-877-693-1919,1922. You can contact them at:
SW Global LLC
50 Albany Turnpike
Suite 5032
Canton, CT 06019
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| Take note of the SW Globall contact details |
STEP FIVE: Registering
your card
If you want to pay for your application fees with your card,
that is pretty straight forward. You fill in the online application form, print
and pay at the checkout. But, if you want to pay for other members of your
family as well, then you need to register your card with SW Global LLC. You will have
to call them on their number or email them (If not, email the company’s
customer service agents - they’ re based in USA) and they will tell you send a
scanned copy of your passport and bank statement for the card you want to use. You
need to make sure that the name on the card matches both the name on your
passport and the name you use on your application.
STEP SIX: There are four steps on the form –
fill in all asterisked sections, then print and take the form with 2 passport
pictures for each application to the passport office.
If you have never visited Nigerian before
skip part 3.
In part 4 – check the
declaration…Accept box
Check all info carefully for dates
and the you money have available must be not be in decimal and there should be
no coma e.g. 1000
CLICK the Submit application box
The box below pops up.
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| Take note of your application number and ID |
STEP SEVEN:
Note your reference number on this information page –
print the page if you haven’t done that already.
Sign the form, click print and continue. YOU CAN SAVE THIS PAGE AND COME BACK LATER TO CONTINUE BY SIGNING IN WITH YOUR UNIQUE APPLICATION NUMBERS.
Please, not the page times out after about 30 minutes so save as you go along.
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| Print this page |
This form comes up – print again if you have not
done so or/ and continue. Click and close page.
You will need your reference number
and ID to pay online
Clicking continue on data page will
take you back to SW Global LLC.
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| Print this application summary page |
STEP EIGHT: Proceed to check out
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| Make your payment here |
STEP NINE:
- Select the application type, which is visa.
- Type in application ID that is your registration number.
- Click ‘continue’ to online payment.
- You can pay using any visa card but must be verified by visa.
STEP TEN: How to verify your card
If you buy products and services
online and you use a PIN to pay, then your Visa card may already be verified. If
not, you will have to apply your card to be verified before you can use it.
This is to dismiss fraud. Follow the
quick steps below:
VERIFY YOUR CARD HERE
- Only Verified by VISA cards are accepted on the SW Globall LLC website. The link will take you to the visa
card page. Click on the ‘Visa security programme at the top of the page and
proceed to verify your card.
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| Us the Visa web page to verify your Visa card |
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| Try again |
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| PAY |
STEP TWELVE:
Print out all your forms and choose your interview date. Take the forms to the commission with all other documents to your interview. Hope this helps!
TOURIST VISA FEES
To find out how much you have to pay for your visa fees, go
to homepage of Global LLC and click on fees. If you are applying from the United
Kingdom your single entry visa fee is US$144. From the USA it is $160.
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| Visa fees table |
STEP THIRTEEN : Refund policy
You may have cause to ask for a refund from SW Global LLC, if that happens here is a link to their agreement - SW Globall LLC REFUND POLICY
LASTLY
I came across this review website which rates companies on their customer service performance and on the number of complaints customers make, SW Global is rated
on a scale of A –F as an F.
For complicated issues concerning online payments please contact:
Principal: Mr. Anthony Nwachukwu or Dr. Aloy Chife
(Manager) SW Global LLC
You may also like to read:
My Nigerian Visa Experience – How to avoid visa problems
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