UK switches to eVisa for Nigerian applicants in five days. Here's what changes.

From February 25, the UK stops issuing physical visa stickers to Nigerian applicants. Everything moves to a digital eVisa accessed through a UKVI online account.

The application process doesn't change. What changes is the output. Instead of a sticker in your passport, you'll have a digital record tied to your account. Border officers check the system, not the book.

If you have a valid physical vignette, it stays valid until it expires. You don't need to do anything. But if you're mid-application or expecting an approval around or after February 25, you need a UKVI account before you travel. Not at the gate. Before.

Channels TV confirmed the February 25 date. The account is free to create at the UKVI website. This is not a new visa category or a change in eligibility. It's a format change with a hard deadline.

Five days. Create the account.