The federal authorities, by means of the Ministry of Inside, has formally unveiled the primary on-line portal for automated passport utility in Abuja in the present day.
The Minister of Inside, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo introduced that the automated passport system will go reside throughout a overview of Nigeria Immigration Service amenities in Abuja on Monday, January 8, 2024.
Tunji shared {that a} new on-line passport utility platform can be obtainable for candidates, serving each worldwide and Nigerian people.
He emphasised that this initiative would scale back human interplay for Nigerians in search of worldwide passports.
Under are 5 easy steps by means of which a person can apply for a passport utility from the portal.
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Step 1: Proceed to the Official Web site. Enter the small print of your NIN to auto-fill your information from NIMC.
- Candidates are anticipated to fill of their Nationwide Identification Quantity (NIN) on the web site passport.immigration.gov.ng.
- Individuals’ information from their NIMC on the portal would kickstart the applying course of.
- You may be requested so as to add your date of beginning and the auto-generated captcha to substantiate your id.
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Step 2: Full information fields on sort of passport
By finishing the NIN-generated information for the information web page, you’ll be directed as follows
- You may be directed additional to a brand new web page the place you’ll choose the kind of passport you’re making use of for.
- You may be requested to pick the state the place you need your passport processed, the booklet sort, and the processing workplace.
- The choices chosen will decide the charges to be charged for the passport.
- In accordance with the Ministry, a 5-year, 32-page passport utility is N35,000 whereas a 10-year, 64-page passport utility is N64,000.
- For Nigerians within the diaspora, passport charges are pegged at $142 for a 5-year validity (32 pages) and $242 for a 10-year validity $ (64 pages).
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Step 3: Add passport {photograph} and different supporting paperwork
- Candidates are anticipated to add their {photograph} passports that meet ICAO Requirements.
- The salient factors of the ICAO specs are as follows:
- The picture must be 2 inches by 2 inches.
- The picture will need to have enough brightness and distinction.
- The pores and skin tone must be pure.
- Candidates are anticipated to fill of their particulars on the portal.
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Step 4: Stroll into an Immigration Workplace in your Biometric Capturing
- After finishing all on-line utility necessities, candidates are anticipated to go to the chosen workplace for biometric capturing.
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Step 5: Observe your passport utility course of and choose up
- After biometric capturing, the applicant can observe the applying course of utilizing the applying quantity and reference quantity supplied by the immigration portal.
The monitoring quantity will examine the progress of the passport utility and know when the passport is prepared for choose up on the closest immigration workplace.
As soon as the applying standing is prepared for pickup, the applicant can then go to choose up his passport on the immigration workplace.
In accordance with the minister of the Inside, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the gathering can be prepared inside 2 weeks upon submission of the applying.
