Hello guys

I recently watched a documentary on the Nigeria's new Electronic passport. I am particularly more interested on our Double Identity menance. It seems it would be difficult for somebody to have passports on different names. The new one requires VALIDATION from Abuja Office's central database before it could be approved.

But We are Nigerians

What effects does this new passport have on travellers most expecially "Must-travel-people"?

Secondly, what are the advantages of this practice of Foreign embassies taking our fingerprint?

Any loopholes anywhere?

It gives credibility to the passport and to the person carrying it, at least on the face of it.

If administered properly it will put a final nail on the coffin of double or even tripple passports by our beloved brothers and sisters.

It will help us all and CHECK the "Must-travel-people" big time.

A Ghanian friend recently told me that Oluwole people will definitely find a solution to Thumbprinting. i am waiting for that solution

Akolawole:

A Ghanian friend recently told me that Oluwole people will definitely find a solution to Thumbprinting. i am waiting for that solution

I doubt it oh. That would be really difficult. I heard sometime ago that airlines from nigeria were collecting random thumbprints before boarding. I do not know if this is still being done, but while it was on, there were some little tricks to it.

For those that want to pull tricks with the passport, it best the go to states that still issue the old passport and then use it for whatever until the passport is phased out in 2010 but for the new e-passport- that one i dont know oh. But nothing is impossible cos there are already loopholes. By paying the right people, you do not need to present official documents required like guarantor's letter, letter of state of orgin, etc before you get issued the passport. One thing is certain though, you cant get the new passport by proxy.

@Jesufunmike

Its not about guarantor letter etc

Its about your fingerprint being matched with others on the database.

Akolawole:

@Jesufunmike

Its not about guarantor letter etc

Its about your fingerprint being matched with others on the database.

Akolawole, i know.

The point i am trying to make is that if there are already shortcuts to obtaining the new e-passport (which ideally should not be-its easy for a citizen from Benin Republic to obtain the new passport), they might just be ways around the finger printing thing. Shebi na naija.

funkybaby:

Akolawole, i know.

The point i am trying to make is that if there are already shortcuts to obtaining the new e-passport (which ideally should not be-its easy for a citizen from Benin Republic to obtain the new passport), they might just be ways around the finger printing thing. Shebi na naija.

I TOTALLY DISAGREE WITH YOU ON THIS.

There is no way anyone on earth can have my finger print or that of any body else.

Even if they try here how will they explain the mismatch of their actual print when processed at the point of enrty with the one on their passport?

It is very simple now.

No two people have the same print. Not even twins.

I personally think this is the end of the oluwole boys in the issue of fake passports.

with the introduction of e passport,no more oluwole
because there is know how two pple can have the same thumb-print