inoki247:
Lol when you can easily reach out to the consulate or the airline you wants to fly nd confirm buh u choose NL....

PoliteActivist:


Not true. So much misinformation. Airlines I know won't let you board. That's what ETC is for (Emergency Travel Certificate)

julybaba:
Should a passport expires in the first place ?

Resetinc:
Go to Nigeria consulate in your country of residence, obtain an ETC emergency travel certificate, present it to airline alongside your expired passport, they will issue you ticket…
Na our immigration guys here go wan chop u on arrival… but the key is speak mixed pigin & native language with them make dem know say u be area oo

PoliteActivist:


From where?

1Sharon:
From what I heard from the Nigerian High commission, it depends on the airline. And the passport must not be expired for more than 5 years. So it's possible.

Also look into getting an Emergency Travel Document to Nigeria.

Obinoscopy:
Hi Guys,

Getting an expired Nigerian passport renewed is a hassle especially in Nigerian Embassies in foreign countries. This has left too many Nigerians in Diaspora with expired.

aieromon:


My friend flew Lufthansa from London into Abuja on an expired passport in September 2023.

IjeBos:


Why would it depend on the airline? What business does the airline have in arbitrarily deciding who is allowed into a country? The airlines follow the immigration policies of the countries the passengers are going to. The airlines in the US check travel requirements because they are fined by the US if they don't reasonably check the passengers documents and the passenger is denied entry. And they have to fly the passenger back to the US.

Here is the letter stating the Nigerian policy. It doesn't say anything about the length of expiration. Seems that would be a lot to force the airport agents to check for.
https://tripguide.com.ng/authority-to-board-nigerians-with-expired-nigerian-passports/

NomzyJust:


You can travel. I left London two months ago with expired passport. I flew Egyptair. You do not need ETC; it's waste of money. When you get to Nigeria, no immigration can harass you over it. You're good to go.

Dialpad:
Emergency travel certificate is meant for those who wish to travel but do not have valid travel documents.

An expired passport is valid so long as you are traveling to your country .... I am talking specifically about Nigeria

NomzyJust:


You can travel. I left London two months ago with expired passport. I flew Egyptair. You do not need ETC; it's waste of money. When you get to Nigeria, no immigration can harass you over it. You're good to go.

1Sharon:


But did you need to show evidence that you intended to renew your passport in Nigeria?

Do you intend to go back to London with the same expired passport?

enemyofprogress:
I don't even know where I kept my Nigerian passport since I became an American citizen some years back. I now travel everywhere with my forain passport.

PoliteActivist:


So you go to the big trouble of getting a Nigerian visa?

CoronaVirusPro:



You said it all.

He has no option than to fly with one of those airlines!

#CaseClosed

enemyofprogress:
I came in with my Nigerian passport, I became a citizen and I no longer use the passport. I now use my American passport as an American citizen

PoliteActivist:


So you go to the big trouble of getting a Nigerian visa?

enemyofprogress:
I came in with my Nigerian passport, I became a citizen and I no longer use the passport. I now use my American passport as an American citizen

YeyeGbami:
Ire akari airline allows it

merits:

Ire akari airline ko,oribu akari airline ni.

Obinoscopy:
Hi Guys,

Getting an expired Nigerian passport renewed is a hassle especially in Nigerian Embassies in foreign countries. This has left too many Nigerians in Diaspora with expired Nigerian Passport.

I'm aware of an an existing law that prohibits the prevention of a Nigerian citizen from entry simply because he/she has an expired Passport. Once the airline drops you in Nigeria, nobody, i repeat, no nobody can send you back as long as you are a Nigerian. Infact I know a lot of Nigerians with dual citizenship who has traveled to Nigeria and back with their valid Foreign Passport and an expired Nigerian Passport.

However I'm told that certain airlines might have their own policy regarding the use of expired passport. This thread is for people who have traveled with expired Nigerian Passport to share their experience.

Please tell us the airline you used and the country you flew in from. Tell us which airport you used and the difficulties or ease you experienced throughout the flight.

This information might be invaluable to people who intend traveling back to Nigeria during this yuletide season.

MemoriesAndMe:
I still traveled to Nigeria with an expired passport last September and renewed my passport when I got there.

I actually wasted money because I had applied for an emergency travel certificate at the Nigerian embassy in Atlanta which costs about $150, which I got same day.
Hey how much was the 10 years and can you DM please if you have contact in Lagos Nigeria. Thanks
Upon getting to Murtala International Airport in Lagos, no one even looked at the Emergency Travel Certificate I wasted money on, rather they just stamped the expired passport and allowed me entry.

However, while I was in Nigeria, I renewed my Nigerian passport for the 10 year version so I don't have to deal with the 5 year one that expires all the time.