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number of foreign nationals coming into their countries . As reported in the media , some of these Orders and Rules were put in place in order to help secure their borders against criminals , manage net migration rate and also in times of serious health challenges or a pandemic like the COVID-19 lockdown .
In 2020 2 , the former President of United States of America President Donald Trump imposed a travel ban on Nigeria , according to Department of Homeland Security the decision was taken as Nigeria did not meet the minimum security and information sharing requirements with the USA . This move made it more challenging for Nigerians with genuine reasons of travelling to the USA to obtain a visa at the US Embassy in Nigeria .
Nigeria processed a total of 88,587 visa applications , 44,076 of which were rejected thus marking the highest rejection rate of almost 50 % rate of rejection among all third-countries in need of Schengen visas .
In the year 2019 , Schengen Embassies and Consulates in Nigeria processed a total of 102,322 visa applications , 50,747 of which were issued and 49,625 were denied 5 .
The above statistics is alarming and clearly shows that many genuine Nigerian travelers to the Schengen states are among the ones denied this opportunity of traveling .
According to an All-Party UK Parliamentary Report 6 published in 16th July 2019 , Home Office data on visa refusals shows that African applicants are over twice as likely to be refused a UK visa than applicants from any other continent of the World . Refusals for applicants from Africa in 2018 7 were running at more than double the global average .
SECOND CITIZENSHIP AS PLAN B FOR NIGERIANS
As the world has become a global market and there are emerging markets in different continents with amazing investment opportunities , there is an urgent need for Nigerian investors and business owners to maintain global competitiveness by finding efficient and more effective ways of traveling around the world with limited restrictions .
“ There is an urgent need for Nigerian investors and business owners to maintain global competitiveness by finding efficient and more effective ways of traveling around the world with limited restrictions .
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The European Union 3 in 2020 threatened to tighten the procedures for obtaining Schengen Visa for Nigerian nationals as they claimed that the Nigerian government failed to pay its part in the return and readmission of Nigerians staying illegally in Europe .
Statistics obtained from Schengenvisainfo . com 4 showed that in the year 2018 , Schengen Embassies and Consulates in
It is therefore expedient for high net worth Nigerians to seek second citizenship of some countries which will in turn avail them the freedom to travel around the world visa free . In the past , acquiring a second citizenship was perceived as luxury for high net worth Nigerians rather than a necessity . These Nigerians are mostly known for acquiring holiday homes and seeking tax havens in the Caribbean Islands .
According to The Africa Report 8 , dual citizenship by investment greatly expands travel options and is key to African economic development .
Citizenship programs around the world shows that Grenada citizenship offers a great option for Nigerians and other nationalities . This is because the Grenada passport avails