Between 2010 and 2022, 8,848 passengers — 3.4% of the global refusals for the period — from Nigeria were refused entry into the UK for various reasons. The refusals have gradually declined from their peak (1,117) in 2012 to 340 in 2022.
In the US fiscal year 2022, 26% of Nigerians who applied for a US visitor visa were denied, marking the lowest refusal rate in 17 years. After a steady refusal rate of between 32% and 38% from 2007 to 2015, there was an increase to 67% over four consecutive years.
