Visa Revoked, Nobel Laurean Soyinka Says Satire To Trump Could Be The Cause

Wole Soyinka, Nigerian writer and Nobel lastra 1986 Nobel laureate. (Wikipedia)

JAKARTA - Wole Soyinka, a Nigerian writer and Nobel laureate Sastra 1986, revealed that her visa to the United States has been revoked by the US government. This was conveyed in a press conference in Lagos, Tuesday, October 28, 2025.

Soyinka showed a letter from the US Consulate in Lagos that she received. The letter dated October 23 asks her to hand over a passport to physically cancel a non-immigrant visa. The reason is, additional information emerged after the visa was issued.

"I don't have a visa. I am clearly prohibited from entering the United States," Soyinka said in front of reporters, as quoted by Reuters, Wednesday, October 29. Even so, he remains calm. I have no objection to the revocation of my visa," he said as quoted by The Guardian. He even called the letter a "a rather strange love letter from an embassy."

Soyinka did not accuse him directly, but suspected that this decision had something to do with his criticism of Donald Trump. He said he had compared Trump with Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin. "My comment may have offended the party there," Soyinka told The Guardian.

Since July 2025, the US has indeed changed its visa policy for Nigerians. From the previous five years and multi-entry, it is now only three months and one entry.

The US government has not provided an explanation about the cancellation of Soyinka's visa. However, this case raises questions about the US immigration policy and whether political criticism can affect a person's access to the country.