Full List: US Designates 20 African Cities as Regional Visa Processing Hubs
- The United States named 20 cities across Africa where routine visa services will be processed under a new regional arrangement
- Lagos is included among the 20 designated hubs, while Abuja is not on the list of locations selected for routine visa processing
- South Africa has two hubs on the list, with both Cape Town and Johannesburg designated as regional visa processing centres
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The United States government has named 20 cities across Africa that will serve as regional hubs for routine visa processing, as part of a broader realignment of consular services on the continent.
Under the new arrangement, applicants across Africa are expected to use the nearest designated diplomatic post for routine visa applications, rather than the embassy or consulate closest to their location, Vangaurd reports.
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Full List of the 20 Regional Visa Hubs
The 20 cities selected by the US government for routine visa processing are:
1. Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
2. Accra, Ghana
3. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
4. Cape Town, South Africa
5. Dakar, Senegal
6. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
7. Djibouti, Djibouti
8. Johannesburg, South Africa
9. Kampala, Uganda
10. Kigali, Rwanda
11. Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
12. Lagos, Nigeria
13. Lomé, Togo
14. Luanda, Angola
15. Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
16. Monrovia, Liberia
17. Nairobi, Kenya
18. Port Louis, Mauritius
19. Praia, Cabo Verde
20. Yaoundé, Cameroon
The 20 hubs span 19 countries, as South Africa features twice with both Cape Town and Johannesburg on the list. Lagos is the only Nigerian city designated as a regional hub, meaning applicants who would ordinarily apply in Abuja will need to look elsewhere for routine visa processing.
What the Change Means for Excluded Posts
The US government has been clear that posts left off the routine visa processing list are not closing. Embassies and consulates not included among the 20 hubs will continue to carry out other diplomatic and consular functions on behalf of the United States.
The change affects only where routine visa applications are processed, not the broader operational status of American diplomatic missions across the continent. Applicants in countries without a designated hub will need to identify the nearest regional location for their visa appointments.
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