ECOWAS Visa lasts for

Analyze the question: It asks how long a visit is allowed under the ECOWAS free movement arrangement. This comes from the ECOWAS Protocol on Free Movement of Persons, Residence and Establishment (1979).

Explain the concept: The protocol has three phases:

1. Phase 1: Right of entry and abolition of visas. A citizen of a member state can enter another member state without a visa.
2. Phase 2: Right of residence.
3. Phase 3: Right of establishment, meaning the right to set up a business or work.

Under Phase 1, a citizen of a member state who holds a valid travel document and an international health certificate may enter another member state visa-free and stay for up to 90 days. After that, the person must apply for an extension or a residence permit.

Solution:

• The question refers to the "ECOWAS Visa", meaning the visa-free stay allowed under the protocol.
• The length of that stay is 90 days.
• Option A (14 days), B (30 days), and C (60 days) are shorter than the period in the protocol.
• Option E (100 days) is not a period used in the protocol.
• Option D (90 days) matches.

Answer: D. 90 days

Tip: Remember "ECOWAS = 90". Think of the three phases (entry, residence, establishment) and the 90-day visa-free stay in Phase 1. In Economics papers, ECOWAS questions often test the founding year (1975, the Treaty of Lagos), the headquarters (Abuja), and the free movement protocol, so revise those together.