Passport

E-PASSPORT APPLICATION PROCEDURES & REQUIREMENTS

Applicants are required to complete and print online application forms as well as to print the Acknowledge Slip and Receipt after making payment. Online application form can be accessed at https://portal.immigration.gov.ng.

APPLICANTS ARE ADVISED NOT TO PAY TO ANY THIRD PARTY.  ALL PAYMENT MUST BE MADE ONLINE THROUGH https://portal.immigration.gov.ng.

PASSPORT FEES SCHEDULE

AGES 0 YRS-17YRS ($77)

AGES 18Yrs-59Yrs ($106)

AGES 60Yrs and Above ($77)

2. All passport applicants are required to be physically present on the appointment date obtained from the Embassy's website (Link).

 

3. Once the payment confirmation email is received, go to https://portal.immigration.gov.ng/pages/welcome

4. In the application menu, click on the Query Your Application Payment Status option. Select E-Passport in the application menu and enter the Reference Number and Application ID. Click on the Search Record button. The next page will be the Online Application Confirmation page.

5. On the Online Application Confirmation page, scroll to the bottom of the page and print the Payment Receipt and also print Application Confirmation. Attach these documents to the expired passport, or to the rest of the application documents (first issuance).

6. The applicant should appear at the Nigerian Embassy on the appointment date, with his or her expired Nigerian passport and required documents. If the application is for a first issuance, and the applicant is under the age of sixteen, the following requirements must also be met.

*PLEASE NOTE THAT, ONCE APPLICATIONS ARE SUBMITTED, FEES PAID ARE NOT REFUNDABLE!

REQUIREMENTS FOR RENEWAL/REISSUE OF E-PASSPORT

1. Passport Application form to be completed online

2. Online payment Slip

3. Online acknowledgement Slip

4. Passport with at most 6 months validity.

5. Photocopy of Applicant’s data page of Nigerian Passport

*Applicant to appear in person for biometric and image acquisition.

REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 (FRESH APPLICANTS ONLY)

Applicants under the age of 18 (Eighteen) are required to provide the following:

1. Completed online application forms

2. Copy of child’s birth certificate

3. Letter of Consent jointly signed by child's both parents

4. Photocopies of both parents’ passports data page. One of the passport data pages must be a Nigerian Passport.

5. Online payment Slip

6. Online acknowledgment Slip

7. Child's current two passport-size photographs preferably with white background, and

*Applicant to appear in person for biometric and image acquisition.

REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONS ABOVE 18, BORN OUTSIDE NIGERIA (FRESH APPLICANTS ONLY)

Applicants above 18 (Eighteen), born outside Nigeria are required to provide the following:

1. Completed online application forms

2. Online payment slip

3. Online acknowledgement slip

4. Birth Certificate.

5. Photocopy of parent passport data page. ONE OF THE PARENTS MUST  BE NIGERIAN

6. Duly completed & endorse guarantor's form

7. Guarantors' particulars:-

a. Copy of valid passport data page

b.Copy of either national ID, drivers' license or voters' card

c. Two recent passport size photograph

8. Indigene Certificate.

*Applicant to appear in person for biometric and image acquisition.

REQUIREMENTS FOR REPLACEMENT OF LOST PASSPORT

1. Translated police report and court affidavit. Which must include names and lost passport number.

2. Submission of completed online e-passport application form (The link to the online application is in paragraph 7 above.)

3. Applicant should provide Passport Number of lost Passport (if applicable)

4. Copy of lost passport data page or passport number.

5. Handwritten letter of application, addressed to the Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service Headquarters, Abuja.

Note: Passport can only be issued after approval from Nigeria Immigration Service Headquarters.

*Applicant to appear in person for biometric and image acquisition.

PASSPORT AMENDMENT

Application can be received at the Embassy for onward submission to the Nigeria Immigration Service Headquarters for proccessing and approval after all criteria has been met as provided. For further information, please visit the NIS website (https://immigration.gov.ng/)

PICK-UP TIME FOR E-PASSPORT

Strcitly by collection date as stipulated on collection Slip.

SUMMARIZED STEPS ON HOW TO FILL OUT APPLICATION FOR E-PASSPORT

E-PASSPORT OR E-PASSPORT RENEWAL

STEP 1:

Go to Nigeria Immigration website at https://portal.immigration.gov.ng

STEP 2:

In the passport menu, select the E-passport application form

STEP 3:

Select STANDARD e-passport

STEP 4:

Click on Processing Country, select Turkey

PLEASE READ IN FULL THE GUIDELINES REGARDING PAYMENT ON THE START APPLICATION PAGE

STEP 5:

Click on Start Application

STEP 6:

Choose one of the FOUR accounts: Google, Yahoo, Open ID or Facebook and create an account or if you already have one, log in. Then fill the form

STEP 7:

Choose ANKARA as your Processing Office/Processing Embassy

STEP 8:

Please complete the form and print. Thereafter, click on the submit button

STEP 9:

Once the application has been successfully submitted, you will be provided Reference number and Application ID