• Union declares Nigerians among top 10 illegal immigrants in EuropeThe European Union says it can impose restrictive visa implementation rules on Nigeria, if it fails to play its part in the return a
nd readmission of its nationals staying illegally in the EU.
Under the new policy, citizens of the affected countries would not be allowed to apply for visas to emigrate to the US under the policy aimed at tightening “security for countries that don’t comply with the US minimum security standards or cooperate to prevent illegal immigration.” On February 5, the committee met with the US Consular General in Abuja with a view to addressing issues raised in the visa ban.
When asked if the EU would be giving Nigeria the “American treatment”, she said Nigeria could face a restriction if certain criteria were not met. “Under the new rules, the EU Commission will regularly assess the level of cooperation of non-EU countries on the readmission of irregular migrants. If the level of cooperation is insufficient, the commission, together with member states, can decide on a temporary more restrictive implementation of certain provisions of the visa code.
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