# Nigeria's immigration service suspends US visa centre operator OIS Services, directs applicants to embassies
> The Nigeria Immigration Service ended its contract with Online Integrated Solution, the third-party company running Nigeria's visa application and submission centres in the United States, effective July 1; people in the US seeking Nigerian visas or travel documents must now go directly to Nigerian embassies and consulates; no reason was given for the suspension and no review timeline set

**Meta:** type: event · date: 2026-07-09 · heads: What Broke, How Life Changes · 5 takes · 3 lenses · 2 regions

## Summary

The Nigeria Immigration Service on July 9 announced it had indefinitely suspended Online Integrated Solution (OIS Services), the company operating Nigeria's visa application and submission centres in the United States, with the suspension backdated to July 1. OIS Services had run the centres on behalf of Nigerian diplomatic missions, handling in-person processing for people in the US seeking Nigerian visas or travel documents. The NIS gave no reason for the suspension and directed all applicants to Nigerian embassies and consulates in the US instead. No timeline for a contract review was given.

## Why it matters

OIS Services was the dedicated processing infrastructure for Nigerian immigration documents in the US, one of the largest Nigerian diaspora markets. Its abrupt removal, without explanation, leaves applicants with no dedicated centre and pushes all volume directly onto Nigeria's consular staff.

## What to watch

Whether NIS discloses the reason for the suspension, whether a replacement operator is tendered, and how Nigerian consulates in the US manage the increased walk-in load.

## Regional takes (batched by bias / lens)

### Nigerian independent press; first report of NIS disengaging OIS Services "with immediate effect" and directing all prospective applicants to Nigerian diplomatic missions
- **The Independent (Nigeria)** (Nigeria, en) — The Independent reported NIS announced the immediate disengagement of OIS Services as operator of Nigeria's visa application and submission centres in the US, directing people to apply directly at Nigerian embassies and consulates; the development took effect immediately.
  > "The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced the immediate disengagement of Online Integrated Solution (OIS Services), the operator of Nigeria's Visa Application and Submission Centres in the United States."
  Source: https://independent.ng/nigeria-suspends-third-party-visa-processing-in-u-s-directs-applicants-to-embassy-consulates/

### Nigerian digital outlet; first to report the July 1 effective date and that NIS stated no reason for ending the contract and gave no review timeline
- **Premium Times** (Nigeria, en) — Premium Times reported the suspension is effective from July 1; the NIS did not state the reason for the contract termination with OIS Services and gave no indication of when the arrangement might be reviewed.
  > "The NIS did not state the reason for the suspension of OIS Services or indicate when the arrangement would be reviewed."
  Source: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/894177-nigeria-suspends-third-party-services-for-visa-applicants-in-the-us.html

### unlabelled
- **Vanguard** (Nigeria, en) — 
  Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/07/nis-suspends-us-visa-application-centres-indefinitely/
- **AllAfrica** (Africa, en) — 
  Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202607100098.html
- **Daily Post Nigeria** (Nigeria, en) — 
  Source: https://dailypost.ng/2026/07/10/nigeria-immigration-halts-us-visa-application-centre-services-indefinitely/

## Across the graph
- Entities: Nigeria, United States

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