With Nigeria being the largest and the fastest growing economy in the continent of Africa, one would expect that Nigeria intercontinental relationship with other foreign counties would become better, but the U.S is yet to wear that cap.
Despite having strong healthy economic and security related ties with the United States, last year the department of homeland security completed the review of countries evaluating whether the entry of their nationals into the United state could cause public safety threat. The homeland security department examines its ability to verify identity of it own Nationals through information sharing practice with the United state for any possible future terror or public safety risk. However, the United State intend to work with various countries under such restrictions to sort out and find remedy to all the outstanding issues which may end up removing some countries for consideration.
The trump administration has strong policies that brought the visa restrictions subjection. Illegal immigration has been a major target for the Trump Administration and the state department once noted in 2018 that Nigerians made one of the highest numbers of citizens to over stayed their short term visas to remain permanently in the United State. It said, it would work on modalities to curb the problem. The intention to solve the problem has lead to the modification of visa policies towards Nigeria and other Countries.
According to a core analysis of the U.S Census bureau data, Africa has the fastest growing population with a growing numbers of immigrants in the United State. Estimated at 50% rise from 2010 to 2018. Nigeria remains the largest group African populated migrants who Katherine U.S and last year, the curb in Nigeria U.S immigration began starting with a reciprocity fee payable at the US embassy after Visa Interviews. Few weeks into the new year, a visa ban was announced end of curbing birth tourism for Nigerians going to the US for the primary purpose of Child birth. The us president once expressed interest in having more immigrants from developed countries and less from developing countries with the belief it will be beneficial I the United State.
