The Federal Government has announced that the United States has removed the reciprocity fee it imposed on visa applications for Nigerians. Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Ferdinand Nwonye made this known in a statement on Friday, saying the removal took effect on 3, December 2020. "The ministry of foreign affairs wishes to inform that the United States government has removed all visa reciprocity fees for Nigerian citizens seeking visas to the United States," Nwonye said. "The positive development is in line with the removal of excess visa application, processing and biometric fees for United States citizens applying for Nigerian visas by the Nigerian government," he added.