How to Apply for a Nigeria Visa in Philadelphia : visasupply.com

Philadelphia is the largest city in the state of Pennsylvania and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. Founded in 1682 by Englishman William Penn, a social reformer and champion of liberty, he named the city Philadelphia using the Greek term meaning “brotherly love”. Philadelphia has the nickname “City of Brotherly Love” and is nowadays more casually known by locals and non-locals alike as “Philly”. The Philadelphia metropolitan area has over 6 million people (America’s eighth-largest metropolis) and includes cities and towns in the states of New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland, in addition to Pennsylvania. Philadelphia has a Nigerian population of at least 5,000 and there are many more African immigrants from other West African countries living in the city. Americans preparing for a trip to Nigerian can check out the “Little Africa” neighborhood in Philadelphia for a sampling of the continent’s cuisine.

Nigeria is a West African country located on the Gulf of Guinea and is almost eight times the size of Pennsylvania. Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and seventh most-populous in the world. Known as the “Giant of Africa”, Nigeria has the largest economy in Africa and is well known for its huge oil and gas sector, but less well known is its growing manufacturing sector that is exporting products across the continent. Nigeria also has a dynamic music and entertainment industry, and a burgeoning technology sector with Silicon Valley firms like Google and Facebook making investments into the country. English is the official language of Nigeria, but Igbo, Yoruba, and Hausa are some of its most widely spoken native languages. While Abuja is the political capital of Nigeria and one of the fastest growing cities in the world, Lagos is its economic and cultural capital, if not the cultural capital of Africa.

Obtaining a Nigerian Visa from Philadelphia

Nigerian visas are issued by the Nigerian government in the United States. The Nigerian government is represented by two consulates (there is one located in Atlanta and the other is in New York City) and one embassy, located in Washington, D.C. To apply for a Nigerian visa from Philadelphia, you must contact OIS Services (the contractor for the Nigerian government) and appear in person at one of their offices. The closest OIS office from Philadelphia is in New York City, but there are also OIS offices in Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. Please check the website of OIS for more details about the location of their offices and contact information: https://oisservices.com/

It is a good idea to review the requirements for the visa on the Nigerian consulate website. Here is the link to the consulate website in Atlanta: https://nigeria-consulate-atl.org/visas/. As mentioned on the consulate website, you will apply for the visa online here: https://portal.immigration.gov.ng/. You will make payment to the Nigerian Immigration Service through Innovate 1 Services using that same website. You will then gather all the necessary documents for the type of visa you are applying for (tourist, business, etc.) and appear in person at the OIS Services office in either Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, or Washington D.C.

Emergency Assistance for Nigerian Citizens in Philadelphia

If you are a Nigerian citizen in the Philadelphia metropolitan area with an emergency or require urgent assistance, you can reach the New York consulate by calling + 1 212-808-0301, the Atlanta consulate by calling +1 770-394-5233, or the embassy in Washington, D.C. by calling + 1 202-800-7201 (Ext. 113). If you need to renew your Nigerian passport or apply for a new passport, you must appear in person at the consulate or embassy. From Philadelphia it is about 100 miles to the consulate in New York City and 140 miles to the embassy in Washington, D.C.

Here is the physical address of the consulate in New York City:

Consulate General of Nigeria
828 2nd Avenue
New York, NY 10017
The embassy in Washington, D.C.:

Embassy of Nigeria
3519 International Ct NW
Washington, D.C. 20008

And the consulate in Atlanta:

Consulate General of Nigeria
8060 Roswell Road
Atlanta, GA 30350

We Can Help if You Need Assistance

If you live in the Philadelphia metropolitan area and have difficulty applying for a Nigeria visa, and require assistance with this process, please give our office a call at 404-682-5445 or schedule an appointment with our company. We are a private agency in Atlanta providing travel visa services for Americans and other U.S.-based residents. Our number one goal is to ensure your application documents for a visa are submitted accurately to the Nigerian government. Our services eliminate delays and give you the peace of mind to focus on your travel plans.

We provide the following Nigeria visa services for our customers:

Nigeria Tourist Visas for Adults
Nigeria Tourist Visas for Minors (age 17 and under)
Nigeria Business Visas
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