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Funnyman:
thank you, please does the gurantor needs to appear in court too. Or just filling the forms and supplying the necessary ID is okay?

If you so desire, you can get everything done for your guarantor (filling the guarantor's form and stamping it at High Court). But he or she must provide one passport photograph (attach it to the form before going to court to stamp it). He must be the one to sign the form.

Funnyman:
Guys please how do I get guarantor form and which commissioner for oath can you recommend in Lagos, thanks.

You will get the guarantor's form here https://passport.immigration.gov.ng when you pay the application fee online or at the banks approved by NIS. I would suggest you go to High Court of Lagos at Old National Assembly Complex, Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Lagos to get your guarantor's form stamped You will be required to pay 500 Naira at the cash office (cash office is located on the first floor of the court).

mrsglo:
For those without state of origin any remedy? I want to do fresh passport for my kids and they don’t have state of origin certificate. My hubby is doing renewal, I don’t know if he also needs to present state of origin certificate also.

REQUIREMENTS FOR YOUR HUSBAND

1) 2 colour passport photographs.
(2) Original and a photocopy of your NIN slip.
(3) Payment receipt.
(4) Acknowledgement slip.
(5) Handwritten renewal application letter.
(6) Photocopy of the data page of your expired Nigerian passport together with your expired Nigerian passport.
(7) Online passport application form.

mrsglo:
For those without state of origin any remedy? I want to do fresh passport for my kids and they don’t have state of origin certificate. My hubby is doing renewal, I don’t know if he also needs to present state of origin certificate also.

State of origin certificate is required for fresh applicants who are adults. Ma'am, your husband does not need to present state of origin certificate since he is a renewal applicant.

REQUIREMENTS FOR YOUR KIDS

Completed online application form.

Online payment receipt.

Online acknowledgment slip.

Birth Certificate.

Photocopy of parents' passport data page.

Letter of consent from both parents (valid

court order if one parent is unavailable).

One or two colour passport photograph(s).
The passport photograph(s) must be signed on reverse side by consenting parents.

Photocopy of parents' NIN slip.

Stevosty:
Which is guarantors form, and where can I get it?

you can get the guarantor's form here after you successfully pay the application fee online or at one of the banks approved by NIS https://passport.immigration.gov.ng/

tosyne55:
Good evening everyone, I'm planning on renewing my passport, my bro and mum' s at alausa office, please advise me, im planning to go there on Tuesday what and what will be required of us
Thanks

1) 2 colour passport photographs.
(2) Original and a photocopy of your NIN slip.
(3) Payment receipt.
(4) Acknowledgement slip.
(5) Handwritten renewal application letter.
(6) Photocopy of the data page of your expired Nigerian passport together with your expired Nigerian passport.
(7) Online passport application form.

Ajalalomo:
Can I renew my Nigerian passport for like 10 months before it expires?

6 months to expiration.

themonk:
Hello, Good day.

Please what and what do I need for passport renewal from within Nigeria. I’ve made payment online already, do I need to book an appointment? Also I’d appreciate if you can fill me in on the average processing time for renewal. Thanks a lot.

(1) 2 colour passport photographs.
(2) Original and a photocopy of your NIN slip.
(3) Payment receipt.
(4) Acknowledgement slip.
(5) Handwritten renewal application letter.
(6) Photocopy of the data page of your expired Nigerian passport together with your expired Nigerian passport.
(7) Online passport application form.

Book your appointment here: https://appointments.immigration.gov.ng/

The official processing time for passport renewal is 3weeks. Due to Nigerian factor(s), the processing time may take up to 12 weeks...

Chiomaleo:
Hello friends.. its my first time here. Just signed into nairaland to join this platform.
So I submitted my application to a private school in paris for masters in international marketing.submitted application over three weeks ago but i was told the admission would start in march so i am waiting positively.
Please i have a question.. i was denied a france tourist visa sometime last year. I wanted to visit but was denied. Now for this student long stay visa, i believe the form would ask if i have been denied a schengen visa before, should i be honest about this ?? The rejection was not stamped on my passport but i was given a rejection letter.please for the visa process do i leave out this information or be honest.. my guess is they would be able to see it all from my passport number. I really dnt know. Advice please🙏🙏 God bless us all

Please be honest to the visa official on your interview day about your initial rejection of Schengen tourist visa... Show the visa official the rejection letter to backup your claim. Be honest with all answers to the questions the visa official will ask... I truly wish you the best.

Metaphor44:
I've Never seen a country so misgoverned as Nigeria.

Pakistan is a misgoverned country like Nigeria.

Damilolly:
Can I send someone to collect my passport in Abuja? If I give them my collection slip?

What happens if I miss my capture date? Can I simply go on another date after the capture date?

If I've started my application DIY can I then get a contact to facilitate earlier collection or faster capture?

(1) He or she will need to present written permission signed by you and his or her photo identification. This permission should include your name and signature, and the name of the person collecting the passport on your behalf.

(2) Move the mouse pointer over Passports on the menu bar, and then click on Application home on the menu bar. Move the mouse pointer over the Processing Link on the menu bar, on the drop down menu that appears, click on Interview [reschedule]. Enter your reference number and Application ID and click on Search Record. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the Re-schedule button. Your application is redisplayed with a new interview date.

(3) I wouldn't suggest fast track process...

MitchelEze:
Please will they accept to inspect the soft original copy of my birth certificate on my phone? I lost the hard original copy when my house got burnt few years ago. Ofcourse i have the photocopy
Thanks

NIS officers will sight the hard copies of your birth certificate, NIN slip, payment slip, acknowledgement slip, state of origin certificate on the day of your appointment.

Daralph:
Please I need help
My guarantor passport is going to expire three days after my capturing date like am going to capture on the 13th and the passport will expire on the 16th

Your guarantor's international passport must have six months expiration.

tym92:
Thanks for this... I was born 1992 precisely, which one do I use as the 2 options are before and after

You will be issued with an attestation letter. To obtain it, follow these steps. Go to your local government secretariat and ask to visit the NPC department. You will be issued with a special form for a price of N100. Keep in mind that the final document you will be given will be charged at N2,500. Once you fill out the form, submit it to the NPC. You will be asked to get an age declaration affidavit from a court of law. Once you present the affidavit, the NPC will issue you with an attestation letter that serves as evidence of your age. The attestation letter of a birth has the same legal effect as the birth certificate.

tym92:
1) Please, what are the document to take along as new applicant.
2) how will i get the guarantors form, how many guarantor and what type of persons can sign the form

Local Government letter of identification or State of Origin Certificate. Original and photocopy.

Birth certificate (if you're born after 1992) / Age declaration (if you're born before 1992). Original and photocopy.

2 recent colour passport photographs
Payment receipt. Original and photocopy

NIN slip. Original and photocopy.
Acknowledgement slip. Original and photocopy

Photocopy of data page of guarantor's valid international passport.

Photocopy of guarantor's NIN slip

White file (for fresh applicants). Please note that the brown file is for renewal applicants.


You will be able to have access to the guarantor's form when you pay the application fee either at the banks approved by NIS or online. Only one person is mandated to sign the guarantor's form. It could be a family member or a friend.

Emeraldfynest:
Alright thank you, I later got the photocopy of the Drivers License though. I called the immigration office and they said it's just any of the two documents.

OK. All the best.

Zita86:
Ok thanks for this info. I'm glad there's a way forward for me however I do not understand what you mean by "enrolled". Do you mind explaining?.

Though I wasn't able to capture on my appointment day cos the officer said my last name didn't tally with NIN.

Enrolled also means captured.

Zita86:
Can someone cancel a passport application? I couldn't capture in January this year due to NIN. I've tried modifying my last name on my NIN last name disparity (I enrolled when I was single) since November last year even at their office yet all efforts are futile. So I'm thinking of cancelling my application and applying afresh with my maiden name but I don't know if it is possible. Does anyone have an idea? (It is a fresh passport)

Yes, it's possible for you to reapply since you haven't captured or enrolled. The initial passport application fee is nonrefundable.

Emeraldfynest:
Good afternoon guys, I finally got a guarantor to sign and got a photocopy of the passport's data page but I forgot about the Driver's License, is that single document enough to present for my capturing? Then is it compulsory that my two passports are signed at the back by the guarantor?

Please attach a copy of your guarantor's NIN slip to a copy of the data page of the guarantor's international passport.
It is not compulsory that your two passport photographs are signed at the back by the guarantor.

Brooke60:
25k abi 2,500
Please I want to be sure oo. I am on my way like this

2,500 Naira.

Brooke60:
25k abi 2,500
Please I want to be sure oo. I am on my way like this

I meant to type 2,500 Naira.

Feranchek:
Thanks.

My passport application will officially be one year in a week's time.

I actually passed through the backdoor to get the passport. It was my first time and I was naive. My elder sister actually connected me to the Hausa guy there in Ikoyi.

When I got there I called him but he said he was not around but I should discuss with his boy. He asked his boy to come meet me at the waiting room and when he did, he told me everything involved. He said I'll pay a one-time fee of N47,000. I asked him if I'll be paying any other fee or charge and he said no.

His colleague, after I have paid, asked me to go capture my photo (he paid). Then I waited, and after some hours, he came with my application page photocopy and guarantor's form (already filled). On the application page, my capture date was May. I went back home, and on the said date, I came in for capturing. Lo and behold, his colleague said they misplaced my file. I was mad! But he pleaded and assured me that these things do happen and I should please not be too angry with him. He did another application and a new appointment date was scheduled for me. On the said date in July 2022 - Salah day precisely, I couldn't go but when 3 days later. After waiting for hours, I was eventually captured and a 7 digit Enrollment number was given to me. At the back of the paper where they wrote the enrollment number, NWA was written on it.

I called numerous times to know if my passport was available for collection but he told me that there was no paper for now. Then in December, he said my passport was now available and I should go to Ikoyi to get it.

I got there, dropped my enrollment number as requested, and sat for my turn. But to my surprise, 15 mins later, I was called to the office. The lady handed a small note to me with the inscription NRF. I asked her what it means and she said NO RECORD FOUND. Ah!!!!

I called him and he said I should call his colleague. His colleague said I should not be worried. He brought a form for me to fill and from the title, it wasn't a fresh application. I think it was like a verification form.

Earlier this year in January, I spoke to the colleague and he told me that if I really need my passport urgently, then I will need to pay a FASTRACK fee of N20,000. I called my agent and he asked me not to pay that he'll soon be in Lagos. But since he came to Lagos, nothing has changed. In fact, just last week, he said if I have the money for fast tracking, I should pay it.

3 days ago, I stumbled on the immigration website. There I clicked on CHECK APPLICATION STATUS. After inputing my details, lo and behold, all the 5 stages of the application process were PENDING!!! (including payment!!!) To be sure the website was not misbehaving, I inputed my girlfriend's details and all her steps were CHECKED except collection. But when I clicked on CHECKED PAYMENT STATUS/PRINT RECEIPT everything was OK.

I tried applying again but has issues with payment. The next day I called my agent and told him everything. He said I should not be worried. He even admonished me for trying to apply again, saying I would not only waste my money (as the fee is nonrefundable), but I will also risk the danger of double application.

Now sir, my questions are:

What do you think could be the problem here?

Will you advice I pay the fast track fee of 20k?

What is the meaning of the NWA that was written at the back of the paper where my enrollment number was written?

Sincere apologies for the long epistle.

Kind Regards sir.

I have forwarded your complaints to NIS via email. We should expect a response soon.

Brooke60:
Hi, please what about Lagos state of origin? Where precisely in Alausa? Thank you in advance

Go to your Local Government Area Council with 2 recent passport photos. The cost of processing Lagos State Certificate of Origin is 2,500 Naira. Lagos State Certificate of Origin can be verified whether it's fake or authentic. Therefore, you must not patronize anyone hanging around the Local Government office.

Feranchek:
Bro good afternoon. I have taken my time to see how much help you have been rendering here.

I need your help. My passport application story is quite long.

Do I send you a DM or narrate everything here??
Anticipating your response.

Kind Regards

Please narrate everything here. Let's all find solution(s) together to your issue(s.) Thanks.

TheHulk616:
it is possible to apply now, because I am applying for something in September and I will need 6 months validity

NIS states 6 months...

TheHulk616:
My passport will expire November, can I start renew now?

Begin renewal process six months to expiration.

akpumping7720:
I don't really know much about rooted phones. I bought this phone from a nairalander and I discovered that it was rooted. I downloaded an app on it but the app refused to install because the phone has been rooted.
I will like to know the merits and the demerits of rooting an android phone. Thanks

MERITS
(1) Customize and take back control of your device
(2) You can remove anything you don’t need and free up memory for other files that you actually want.
(3) Rooting allows you to scrap those restrictions and download apps from any source.
(4) Rooting allows you to install custom Roms and alternative software kernels, so you can run an entirely new system without getting a new handset. Your device can actually be updated to the latest version of Android OS even if you own an older Android phone and the manufacturer no longer allows you to do so.
(5) After rooting your phone, however, you can back up the data of any app and upload it directly to another device.

DEMERITS
(1) Rooting can go wrong and turn your phone into a useless brick
(2) You will void your warranty.
(3) Your phone is more vulnerable to malware and hacking.
(4) Some rooting apps are malicious.
(5) You might lose access to high security apps.

Emeraldfynest:
aieromon ekitimanalways Theyemmie

Fill every part. If you reside in Lagos State, go to High Court of Lagos at Old National Assembly Complex, Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Lagos. You will pay 500 Naira at the cash office (cash office is located on the first floor of the court) before the form is stamped...

Do you need help in filling the form?

Jollos:
Thanks for your response, she is from Ondo state.

Tell her to go to Ondo State Liaison Office at 29e Remi Fani-Kayode Avenue, Ikeja GRA, Lagos. She will be issued Ondo State certificate of origin there. She should go with 1 or 2 passport photograph(s). The cost of the certificate would be between 2500 Naira and 5000 Naira.

Jollos:
Good morning friends,

Pls can I do an affidavit to replace state of origin. It's for my wife and her state is a bit far from lagos. My capturing date is next month shagamu.

No, you cannot do an affidavit in lieu of the state of origin certificate. May I know your wife's state of origin?

tunddy:
Thanks for the info, but I made a mistake, I wanted to say what is the cost of renewal,how to renew and how long; stuff like this, because I have an international passport but it has expired. An immigration officer told me that she can help me to renew it for 45k, is this too much at this price, and is it what I can do by myself to reduce cost and hope that won't affect the duration of getting the international passport,Thanks

Renewal is also 25,000 Naira.
https://passport.immigration.gov.ng/application. According to NIS, it takes up to 3 weeks for renewals/reissue and up to 6weeks for first time applicants.
There's possibility you won't get your passport on time even if you go through the said officer of NIS. The ball is in your court.

tunddy:
yes I stay in Lagos state

I would suggest you choose Alausa Passport Office because it is DIY (do it yourself) friendly. Nigeria Immigration Service passport fee is 25,000 Naira, excluding bank charges (500 Naira) if you choose to pay at a bank approved by NIS. If you opt to pay the application fee online, I think you will be charged 1000 Naira.

Click https://portal.immigration.gov.ng/ to begin your application by yourself. It is easy. Do not hesitate to follow the guidelines when you are filling the online application form. Please write down the application number and the reference number you will be given after you finish filling the online application form. Lastly, your name on the application form must match with the name on your NIN slip.