New Rules For Nigerian Passport Processing

Nigerian President, Mohammadu Buhari recently sent the CG of NIS to the "coolers" and appointed a new one.

Babandede the new CG of NIS says he has instructed state commands to decentralize and reissue lost passport & change of names.

Therefore there is no need to travel to Abuja, particularly newly married women for their change of names.

Below are the new rules for passport process

● Approval for replacement of lost passports shall henceforth be given by state comptrollers after online vetting and processing of application at the Passport Division in the Service’s headquarters.

● The 64 page e-passport costs N20,000, 32 page costs N15,000 (18-60yrs) while those below 18yrs and above 60 years cost N8, 750.

● The official fees/categories of passports will henceforth be displayed at various passport offices to ensure transparency.

● Nigerians are urged to insist on paying the official fees at the designated passport offices or pay online at the official immigration website to avoid exploitation by touts and agents.

● Additional passport offices to be opened in state commands where the existing passport office is getting overwhelmed with demand to ensure efficient service delivery.