The US Consulate Normal in Lagos has unveiled its newly expanded and renovated consular pavilion that seeks to enhance the expertise that visa candidates and Americans in Nigeria obtain.
Talking in the course of the ribbon-cutting ceremony, United States Consul Normal Claire Pierangelo famous that the renovated consular pavilion will present a brand new protected house for visa candidates to socially distance whereas ready for his or her appointment, in line with a press release by the Consulate.
She stated the Consulate is working exhausting to reschedule the visa candidates that had been affected by the pandemic, including that the brand new consular pavilion will go a great distance in serving to to realize this objective.
“For many Nigerians and U.S. residents in Nigeria, their predominant interplay with the U.S. Consulate is thru our consular part. The consular buyer expertise is one thing we constantly enhance on. This new pavilion is an instance of that effort. From the pavilion to the interview, we would like our prospects to have a constructive expertise,” Consul Normal Pierangelo stated.
In her remarks, Consular Chief Liliane Hudspeth defined that the brand new consular pavilion presents guests a bigger, extra comfy lined ready space, safety from solar, rain, and inclement climate in addition to a terrific view of the Lagos lagoon.
She added that the consular part has launched a variety of measures to fulfill the elevated expectation of security. “Now we have put in place security measures that not solely shield our visa candidates but additionally consular workers who serve these candidates,” Consular Chief Hudspeth stated.
Administration Officer William Bridgeland lauded the cooperation between the U.S. Consulate Facility Upkeep crew and the native Nigerian building contractor. “Over the previous six months, our crew and the Nigerian contractor have labored tirelessly to assemble this comfy ready space. We thank them for a job nicely executed,” Bridgeland added.
The U.S. Consulate Normal Lagos is without doubt one of the busiest consular sections in sub-Saharan Africa. Previous to the COVID-19 pandemic, Consulate Normal Lagos acquired a mean of 1,000 visa and American Citizen Providers prospects per day.