The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has reviewed its visa clearance requirements for married women.
The controversial requirement, which made it compulsory for married women to submit an approval letter from their husbands as a part of the visa application process, prompted debate on social media on Wednesday as many people who criticised the policy, described it as outdated and discriminatory.
However, the Agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a notice on Thursday, clarified that the Agency had removed the provision as part of an ongoing review of the entire procedure.
“The entire procedure for visa clearance issued by the NDLEA, as required by some countries, is currently under review, and the requirement for a married woman to present a letter of approval from her husband to travel is one of the items the Agency has since discarded as a non-mandatory requirement. The inclusion of this item initially arose due to certain unfavourable developments in some source countries,” the notice said.
“Members of the public are assured that this item has been removed from the list of requirements in the ongoing review, which will be made public in the coming days.”
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