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Traditional
Dutch Windmill and Tulips Field, Netherlands
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The embassy of the
Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nigeria on Tuesday reminded Nigerians that
it is no longer in charge of issuing visas to them.
News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) report continues:
Michel
Deleen, the embassy’s charge d’affaires, told our correspondent in Lagos that
the embassy had since 2013 swapped its visa issuance processes in Nigeria with
the French Consulate General in Lagos and the embassy of Belgium in Abuja.
“Let me remind Nigerians that since 2013, the
embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nigeria had signed agreements with
the French consulate-general in Lagos and the embassy of Belgium in Abuja,” he
said.
“What
this means is that we have swapped our visa application processes in Nigeria
with the French consulate-general in Lagos and the embassy of Belgium in Abuja.
“Let
me remind Nigerians that under these agreements, any Nigerian that wants to
visit the Netherlands for business, study or tourism should always process
their visa applications through the French consulate-general in Lagos and the
embassy of Belgium in Abuja.”
Deleen
also enjoined Nigerians to always apply for visas to the Netherlands, through
VFS Global to the French consulate-general in Lagos and the embassy of Belgium
in Abuja.
The
charge d’affaires said it was important for Nigerians and other nationals in
Nigeria to know that VFS Global was the internationally-authorized organization
for receiving all visa applications.
“Let
me also advise anyone seeking visas to the Netherlands through the French
consulate-general in Lagos and the embassy of Belgium in Abuja, to always first
apply through VFS Global.
“When
you first apply to VFS Global for visas to the Netherlands, VFS Global would
thereafter send them to the French consulate-general in Lagos and the Embassy
of Belgium in Abuja for processing.”
VFS
Global is the world’s largest outsourcing and technology services specialist
for governments and diplomatic missions worldwide.
The company manages administrative and non-judgmental tasks related to visas, passports, identity management and other citizen services for its client governments.
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