As part of efforts to eliminate corruption, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has banned cash payments for passport processing. Below are important information to applicants in regards to payments, passport processing and more.

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has banned cash payments for passport processing as part of its efforts to eliminate corruption at all passport offices nationwide.‎

NIS spokesperson, Sunday James, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja.
He‎ said the Comptroller General of the NIS, Muhammad Babandede, directed that all payments for passport processing must be done online and through designated banks‎.‎

He said the NIS boss, in a circular, directed‎ all passport control officers not to allow cash payments in any of the passport premises.

“All payments in respect to passport processing are to be done by applicants through banks to generate application ID and reference number on the NIS portal and not through an individual or touts,” Mr. James said.

This followed reports exposing entrenched corruption at passport offices, where immigration officials connive with touts to rip off applicants.

According to him, the NIS CG has also ordered an‎ investigation into allegations of passport racketeering at some passport offices in Lagos with a view to sanitizing the system.‎

Mr. James, therefore, urged passport applicants to ensure that all categories of Nigerian passports fees were done online.
‎“Passport applicants are therefore strongly advised to visit the NIS website www.immigration.gov.ng to confirm the approved fees for all categories of Nigerian passports and age groups before making payments,” he added.

He said the management of all passport offices has been directed to paste all information required at the premises to guide applicants in line with the executive orders.

He urged Nigerians to direct any complaint or inquiries to 07080607900 and the email address nis.servicom@nigeriaimmigration.gov.ng.

The spokesperson advised applicants against patronizing touts or agents‎ in order to ensure efficient service delivery.

The NIS boss had vowed to stamp out corruption in the operations of the NIS as part of efforts to reposition the service and ensure efficient service delivery.
(NAN)

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Awesome!

It's actually can't stop the corruption at passport offices because all that would happen is that the officers will recieve Ur payment and help you make the payments at the banks themselves generate the application ID and keep the change, anyone who wants to pay in the bank by himself will keep getting his data capture date shifted and shifted for almost six months

good move. i remember when i wanted to apply for international passport last year. even the gateman was trying to collect the money from me promising to do it cheaper for me. those guys are making so much money, i dont even think they touch their salaries. nobody everybody want to die ontop immigration recruitment

Go pay for bank nah , come and wait for your passport for 2 months

This is simply fighting corruption with half measure. In the first instance it has always been bank payment so what is new. If he is serious, he should simply set a timeline that once payment has been made and all necessary documents submitted capturing should be done at a particular timeline followed by collections timeline and once the timelines are not met, a report should be made to a responsive line. If that can be done then we would know the Comptroller General is really serious.