Pittbaby:

I am waiting for it to arrive. All i will say is find out if you need to renew it to travel home . I am still getting mixed messages on if you can still use the old passport or not.

the trip to NY is not cheap , especially when the yeye people only ever give an appointment a week away from application, even when i hit the reschedule button the website just gave me the next date a week away.

booboolicious:
hi everyone, anyone in new york or knows anyone that can help me go to the embassy or have a contact to anyone who works at the embassy that can help me out. i need my passport. been calling the embassy for 6 months no response

lasgidi4rv:
So fellow Nairalanders. I was recently at the Nigerian Consulate in NY and would like to share my experience. I arrived 15 mins early (the passport/visa office opens at 10am), picked a number and waited to be called. The place was packed kai. Anyway, if you are there for the new e passport (of course you would have completed your application online and paid the $65 fee first), you would need the following: Old Passport, Birth/Age Declaration, Certificate, Marriage Certificate (if applicable), $20 Money Order (which I advice to be left blank until you are called), Police report incase of a lost passport ($350 money order penalty for loss of passport). In addition, A COPY OF THE PAYMENT ACKNOWLEDGMENT SLIP showing PAYMENT CONFIRMED. THIS IS EXTREMELY VITAL BECAUSE THE CONSULATE LADY WOULD NOT ACCEPT IT OTHERWISE. THIS IS NOT THE CONFIRMATION OF PAYMENT SENT FROM SW GLOBAL/GOOGLE CHECKOUT  TO YOUR EMAIL!!! If you do not receive this wanted confirmation via email as in my case, then go on the immigration website: http://www.nigeriahouse.com. Click on New Passport under the Forms Tab. Click on Passport Application Status. Enter your Passport Application ID and Reference Number. [MAKE SURE WHEN INITIALLY APPLYING, YOU SAVE THIS INFO]. This brings you to the applicant details page. Click PRINT RECEIPT NOT PRINT ACKNOWLEDGMENT SLIP. MAKE SURE IT SHOWS PAYMENT CONFIRMED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE. I can not stress this enough. It would save you the hassle of running across the street to do emergency reprint.
Also a copy of the ONLINE APPLICATION YOU SUBMITTED (MAKE SURE YOU SAVE ONCE COMPLETED). If you are coming from out of town, I would recommend you bring a self addressed Priority Mail Envelop with enough postage and delivery confirmation. The post office would advice you on the exact amounts. Save the tracking number for your reference.
This should cut down tremendously on your wait time. You picture is then taken with your thumb print and you would be advised when passport would be mailed.
  I believe should help you or someone you know.