United States of America revokes Wole Soyinka’s visa
The United States of America (USA) has revoked the visa of the Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, making his entry into the country impossible for now, however, as at the time of filing this report reason for the visa revocation remains unclear.
Penpushing reports that Soyinka confirmed this on Tuesday at a media parley held at Kongi’s Harvest Gallery, Freedom Park, Lagos Island, adding that he was unaware of any wrongdoing that could have warranted the revocation.
“It is necessary for me to hold this conference so that people in the United States who are expecting me for this event or that event do not waste their time. I have no visa; I am banned, obviously, from the United States. And if you want to see me, you know where to find me’, Soyinka said.
Penpushing further reports that he told journalists he (Soyinka) was still in the dark about it, stating that the United States of America (USA) Consulate informed him of the revocation in a letter dated October 23, 2025.
“This letter serves as official notification by the United States Consulate General in Lagos that the nonimmigrant visa listed below has been revoked pursuant to the authority contained in U.S. Department of State regulations’, Soyinka read the letter
Penpushing also reports that the letter was issued by the NIV Section of the Consulate, just as the Nobel laureate expressed confusion over the development, saying, he still looking into his past history, affirming that he doesn’t have past criminal record
“I’m still looking into my past history… I don’t have any past criminal record or even a felony or misdemeanour to qualify for the revocation. I’ve started looking back—have I ever misbehaved toward the United States of America? Do I have a history? Have I been convicted? Have I gone against the law anywhere?”, he stated
Penpushing reports that Soyinka’s visa is classified as B1/B2—a temporary, non-immigrant visa for travel to the United States for business (B-1) or tourism (B-2), and it would be recalled that in recent times, the United States of America (USA) government has taken steps to curb the influx of migrants into the country.
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