There was a bit of drama at the US embassy as the presiding Bishop of the Faith Tabernacle Church at Ota, Ogun State Nigeria also known as winners’ Chapel International, Bishop Oyedepo was denied US Visa at the US embassy,surely the US Visa ban is hitting home.
it is very obvious that the United States embassy has been hard on Nigerians irrespective of Status, when it comes to Visa Renewals and for new Visa applications.
it was quite unclear why Bishop Oyedepo’s Visa renewal was denied as the United States embassy usually do not reveal reasons for Visa denials to third parties.
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sources revealed that the Bishop after having undergone his Visa assessment was told that he did not qualify for a Visa renewal and was asked to try again.
The President Donald Trump adminstration had recently placed travel ban on some African countries, of which Nigeria made the list.
The Trump adminstration considered Countries like Tanzania,Entrea,Sudan and Nigeria as new additions to the already existing travel Ban list thaf targeted majority of Muslim Nations.
The motivation behind the decision to add Nigeria to the already existing list stems from the fact that most Nigerians tend to overstay their Visa tenors and Nigeria has a terrorist problem in its Northeast with the terrorist group, Bokoharam. Although there has not been any evidence of the terrorist group in the US soil.
