The management of the Nigerian Embassy in Vienna, Austria is corruptly charging an extra €50 for every visa application and €30 for the issuance of every passport, a Nigerian national in the European country has alleged. In an open letter addressed to the Nigerian Government, Uzoma Ahameful, a Nigerian National in Austria said the authorities of the embassy have stopped Nigerians from entering the facility with phones and started using Point On Sale (POS) machines to receive the charges.
Nigerian National Accuses Embassy In Austria Of Corruptly Charging Extra €50 From Every Visa Applicant, €30 For Passport, Use Of POS For Illegal CollectionsIn an open letter addressed to the Nigerian Government, Uzoma Ahameful, a Nigerian National in Austria said the authorities of the embassy have stopped Nigerians from entering the facility with phones and started using Point On Sale machines to receive the charges.
It reads in part, “My mind and brain clashed severally on the exposure of the exploitation and criminality going on inside the Nigerian Embassy in Vienna, Austria. But like Prof. Wole Soyinka said,"The man dies in all who keep silent in the face of tyranny." My impetus and courage are driven from the fact that my convictions are bigger than my fear – because Nigeria will be great if we all do our part.
“If one does not pay this money the person will not be given the visa. It is equally the same thing with the international passport. After the payment online, one must pay an extra €30 at the embassy if the person is living in Austria, otherwise, it is €100, or else the person will not be attended to.
He noted, “The ambiguity and the questions here are: Is the Nigerian Immigration officially aware of this very €50 and €30 extra visa and passport charges? If yes: do the monies paid go into the account of the Federal Republic of Nigeria or to some pockets of a few privileged individuals? The letter also revealed how Nigerians in Austria suffer anytime they plan to visit their families in Nigeria to celebrate festive seasons with them.
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