Immigration To Launch Online Passport Application Portal Today
Dr Olubunmi Ojo, the Minister of Interior, will today (Monday) inaugurate the first online portal for passport application in Abuja.
He made this known during a demonstration session of the online portal on Friday with the Comptroller General, of Nigeria Immigration Service, Caroline Adepoju.
According to Tunji, an online passport application platform has been established for both international and Nigerian applicants.
The minister had announced in December that the Federal Government was working to ensure a fully automated system of passport application in the country.
At the time, the minister disclosed that the automated application system was “99 percent done,” adding that the process would include uploading passport photos and supporting documents.
He stated that Nigerian applicants who want 32-page passports with five-year validity would pay N25,000, while those who want 64-page passports with a 10-year validity would pay N70,000.
Meanwhile, foreign applicants, who wish to apply for passports with a five-year validity period and 32 pages, will pay $130, while those who prefer passports with a 10-year validity period and 64 pages will pay $230. Candidates must submit their applications at https://passport.immigration.gov.ng.
Dignitaries who graced the event included the Chairman, of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa; representative of the International Organisation for Migration, Stephen Matete; Country Manager, of Development Alternatives Incorporated, Joe Abah; Founder, of Kwandala Foundation, Tijjani Musa, and the Co-founder, Technext, David Afolayan.
