Nigerian consulates in Virginia
Virginia appears in no published Nigerian consular district, which is odd for a state whose northern suburbs are effectively part of the Embassy's neighbourhood. Alexandria and Arlington are minutes from International Court.
Which office covers Virginia
Nigeria has not published a consular district covering Virginia. The Nigerian Embassy in Washington, D.C. is the only mission left once New York and Atlanta have listed theirs, and it is where people from Virginia are handled in practice.
The number, so you do not have to go looking for it: (202) 800-7201, ext. 100.
The 9 places below run from 5 miles and 16 min (Arlington) out to 211 miles and 4 h 19 min (Virginia Beach), with Washington, D.C. at the other end and a 91-mile average in between.
Distances from Virginia
| Place | Handled by | Miles | Time at the wheel* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | Washington, D.C. | 11 mi | 27 min |
| Arlington | Washington, D.C. | 5 mi | 16 min |
| Chesapeake | Washington, D.C. | 210 mi | 4 h 16 min |
| Fairfax | Washington, D.C. | 20 mi | 37 min |
| Manassas | Washington, D.C. | 32 mi | 56 min |
| Norfolk | Washington, D.C. | 196 mi | 4 h 2 min |
| Richmond | Washington, D.C. | 111 mi | 2 h 19 min |
| Virginia Beach | Washington, D.C. | 211 mi | 4 h 19 min |
| Woodbridge | Washington, D.C. | 25 mi | 41 min |
*Calculated at posted speed limits and without traffic, so a real journey always runs longer.
What you can settle from Virginia
Before looking at flights, clear the list of what happens online:
- Dual citizenship rules, worth reading before you take the US oath, not after
- National Identification Number, issued by the NIMC and needed before any passport application
- Passport application form, filled in online before you book anything
- Nigerian visa, applied for online, then lodged at an external centre
The eleven procedure guides
Eleven procedures explained, from the passport to a burial permit:
- Nigerian passport renewal
- Applying for a Nigerian visa
- NIN enrolment from abroad
- Emergency Travel Certificate: flying home without a passport
- Nigerian dual citizenship and US naturalisation
- Nigerian birth certificates and attestation of birth
- Nigerian police clearance certificate from abroad
- Age declaration: fixing a date of birth
- Burial transit permit
- Consent letters for minors
- Consular registration
Virginia Beach, Norfolk and Richmond are two to four hours south, and the published record says nothing about any of them. In practice the Embassy is the office that answers.
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