The Nigerian High Commission in Canada says it will resume in-person immigration and consular services on Thursday.Nigeria High Commission, Canada. [NNN]
This is coming six months after it shut its doors in compliance with the host country’s guidelines for the prevention of the spread of the novel coronavirus.
However, it has been issuing Emergency Travel Certificates (ETC) and visas to applicants needing urgent travels, via email since then.
One of the guidelines required applicants to apply online and request for interview appointment through email.
Warning against gate crashing, which is common at Nigerian missions abroad, the High Commission said only those with printed interview invitations would be attended to.
Canadian authorities are expanding restrictions on gatherings amid a surge in COVID-19 cases to unprecedented levels in the country since May.
According to its Public Health Agency, the North American country has reported a daily average of close to 1,000 infections within the last seven days.
Tally by John Hopkins University puts the country’s caseload at 148,411, including 9,283 deaths.
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