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Meridian as a name tries to imply the imaginary lines that we use to inform navigating the globe.

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Who we serve

Nigerian professionals, researchers, entrepreneurs, and students applying for US, UK, Schengen, and Canadian visas

The problem

Nigerian professionals, researchers, entrepreneurs, and students go through a costly and inconvenient process every single time to secure visas for legitimate travel irrespective of travel history or current socio-economic standing. The visa application process is confusing, time-consuming, repetitive, and wholly inconvenient, oftentimes requiring travel to and from consular offices with cumbersome appointment processes.

A Nigerian professional with 10 successful international trips, stable employment, property ownership, and perfect compliance record gets treated identically to a first-time applicant with no travel history. The system has no memory.

The numbers

• 46% rejection rate for US visas from Nigeria
• 46% rejection rate for Schengen visas from Nigeria
• €90 visa fee = which is ~50% of monthly minimum wage
• €3.43 million wasted by Nigerians on rejected Schengen applications in 2023 alone

This isn't about paperwork. It's about proving you deserve trust in a system designed to distrust you. At the heart of the issue is a lack of trust and a reliable infrastructure to relay trust securely. Visa applicants and governments spend almost ~ $6 billion annually to support a broken and fragmented visa process.

Why existing solutions fail

• VFS Global: Monopolistic, 2.2/5 stars, treats you like a number