Immigration Service Reveals Why Requests For New Passport Will Not Be Entertained For Now!

The Nigeria Immigration Service has declared that it will not entertain requests for fresh or re-issue of new passports from May, 18 2021 till May 31, 2021 “in all Centres except for locations in the Missions abroad.”

This directive does not affect applications for the passports outside the shores of Nigeria.

The agency attributes this development to the need for all Issuing Centres to clear all existing backlog.

The deadline of May 31, 2021 has been given for all backlogs to be cleared.

The public notice by the Immigration Service that announces this development reads..

All Passport Issuing Centres have been directed to clear existing backlog of applications on or before 31st May, 2021.

To this effect requests for Fresh and/or Reissue shall not be entertained with effect from 18th May 2021-31st May 2021 in all Centres except for locations in the Missions abroad.

Notifications for collection of produced Passports are already going out to applicants who indicated functional phone numbers in their applications.

Meanwhile, a new Passport application and processing regime shall commence by 1st June 2021.

Critical features of the reform shall include the following:

*Applicants shall visit http://immigration.gov.ng to apply, pay&upload all the required documents for Passports;

*Book interview/appointment after a successful online application;

*That no applicant who have not booked online appointment shall be attended to;

*That no cash payment to anyone shall be entertained in any Issuing Centre;

*That Passport application processing and issuance shall take a period of Six weeks after a successful enrollment;

*That requests for reissue can be submitted Six Months before expiration.

Our Centres are working hard to resolve all backlog applications.

We therefore appeal to applicants who have been waiting for more understanding and assure that they’ll get their Passports soon.