The United States has increased the cost of visa application for Nigerians. The US Consulate announced this in a statement issued on Thursday, explaining that it was “reciprocating” the extra visa fee the Nigerian government charges American citizens. According to the statement, Nigerians will be required to pay a fee called visa ‘issuance fee’, or ‘reciprocity fee’, for all applications for nonimmigrant visas in B, F, H1B, I, L, and R visa classifications. The issuance/reciprocity fee is different from the application fees as this will be charged in addition to the nonimmigrant visa application fee. The fees, however, are non-refundable,