The improved e-Passport, which has a ten-year validity, has been made available for Nigerians living in the United Kingdom and the United States of America, according to the Nigerian Immigration Service.
According to a statement released by the Nigerian Immigration Service on Thursday, this is for the Nigerian missions and consulates in the UK and the USA.
To address the Service’s crisis with passport booklets, e-passports were introduced last year.
NIS said the passport comes in 3 categories, which are 32-page 5-year validity, 64-page 5-year validity and 64-page 10-year validity.
The steps to get the passport are:
- Visit passport.immigration.gov.ng
- Fill form and make payment online
- After successful payment book appointment date.
- Print appointment slip
- Visit pre-selected mission and consulate with all required documents
- NIN is mandatory for applying for the epassport
NIS said timeline for processing epassport is 5 weeks for fresh applications and 3 weeks for renewals.
NIGERIANS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CAN NOW APPLY FOR THE TEN-YEAR VALIDITY ENHANCED ePASSPORT AT THE MISSIONS pic.twitter.com/ayudyrcAkq
— Nigeria Immigration Service (@nigimmigration) July 7, 2022