my wife is a Nigeria-American but her nigeria old nigeria passport has expired and she wants to travel nigeria for her NYSC,what is d simplest method for her to go to nigeria,thanks you as you reply,nigerian visa is expensive like $355 usd for the visa,so we are looking for the simplest and cheapest method for her to go home.

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my wife is a Nigeria-American but her nigeria old nigeria passport has expired and she wants to travel nigeria for her NYSC,what is d simplest method for her to go to nigeria,thanks you as you reply,nigerian visa is expensive like $355 usd for the visa,so we are looking for the simplest and cheapest method for her to go home.

If time is still on her side let her apply for the E-Passport. She will needs to travel to the embassy in person so her biometrics information can be taken. But if she doesn't have the time the Nigerian Visa will surely be her best bet and when she get to Nigeria she acn apply for the passport. Travelling with a travel certificate might be cheaper but it always raise an eyebrow for Immigration Official in the US. Alot of criminals have used Travel Certificate from Nigeria to escape justice so she might be asked to go through secondary screening. Check with the Embassy and pick the option that best fits your plan and pocket. Cheers

@ oyewolejo,thanks you ,we reside in chicago so travelling down to new york is out of it,she has a clean background so no hassle with immigration ,for now i think travel certificate is the answer,she has an american passport 2 so she migth not have 2 much issues wit immigration,thanks for your time.

Travel Certs are issued mostly for emergency purpose,,,I think the fastest place to get sorted out is Atlanta. Arrange your alibi call them up and they may mail it to you depending on your relationship with the consular.

My recent experience.

I was able to renew my expired Nigeria Passport via Atalanta (only office that renews, even though you download the form from NY or was it Washington?) for ~$40. The requirement for renewal if if you haven't renewed your Passport before and it was issued less than 10 years ago (please call to verify for sure).

At LOS I was told by Immigration that I needed to get the new ePassport to leave Nigeria. Thankfully I heeded their direction since they asked me for my Nigerian passport while leaving even though I was leaving on my US Passport.

I was able to get the ePassport in Ibadan in two days for N18,000 which is much cheaper than me flying to Hotlanta.