Washington moves routine visa processing to Lagos from Abuja, but says the US Embassy in the Nigerian capital will remain fully operational. The US has clarified that the Abuja embassy will remain open despite changes to routine visa processing. Routine visa services previously handled in Abuja are being realigned to Lagos, Nigeria’s designated regional hub. The US Mission in Nigeria said the change applied only to routine visa processing and did not mean the closure of the Abuja embassy. The latest clarification therefore leaves the US Embassy in Abuja operational, even as routine visa processing for Nigerians is consolidated in Lagos.