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booblacain:
Hello everyone,

I'm facing an issue with renewing my international passport due to an error in my NIN information. When I tried to renew my passport online, I was required to enter my NIN. After doing so, my details automatically populated the form, including my place of birth. Unfortunately, the place of birth listed in my NIN is incorrect and differs from my place actual of birth which is the one on my previous passport.

I believe this mistake was made by the person that filled the form when getting my NIN some years back. I didn’t realize this mistake until I attempted to renew my passport. Despite filling out the International passport request form and making the necessary payment (about ₦35,000), the discrepancy in my place of birth was flagged when I visited the passport office. The officials there informed me that the place of birth on my old passport must match the one on my NIN, which it currently doesn't.

I went to the NIN office to correct this error, but they only offered to change my date of birth, not my place of birth. I’ve even tried updating my information online, but there's no option to change the place of birth there as well—only the date of birth and other details.

I’ve reached out to the NIN office via email twice now but haven’t received a response. As a result, I’m unable to renew my passport, and the money I paid for the renewal is essentially wasted. I’ll need to pay again and resubmit the form, but I can’t do this until the place of birth issue is resolved.

If anyone has experienced this or knows how to fix it, please let me know. I’d appreciate any advice on how to correct my place of birth in the NIN system.

Thank you.

Were you able to rectify this issue and how did you go about it?

I just tried registering for my international passport and realised that NIMC entered the wrong place of birth for me when I was registering my NIN. They entered the location of the National Population Commission instead of my actual place of birth. Now I can’t move forward with my international passport registration.

donareal:
I know this is primarily a NIN/NIMC issue, but it directly affects passport renewal and travel, so please hear me out.

I'm unable to renew my international passport due to an error in my NIN details. When I entered my NIN during the online renewal process, my information auto-filled, including my place of birth—unfortunately, it was incorrect. It does not match my actual place of birth, which is correctly listed on my old passport.

I believe this mistake happened when my NIN was first registered years ago, but I only noticed it now. After submitting my passport application and making the necessary payment, the discrepancy was flagged at the passport office. Officials told me that my place of birth on the NIN must match my old passport, which it doesn’t.

I went to the NIN office to correct the mistake, but they only allow changes to the date of birth, not the place of birth. I also checked online, but there’s no option to update it there either. I’ve emailed NIMC twice with no response. As a result, I’m unable to renew my passport.

An immigration official mentioned that they could issue my passport with my actual place of birth, just like my old one, but I worry this might cause issues in the future. Both my NIN and place of birth will be visible on the new passport, and a detailed check could reveal the mismatch, potentially causing trouble later on.

I am stuck at the moment and do not know exactly what to do from here. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Moderator, please consider pushing this post to the front page so others facing the same issue can contribute. If more people share their experiences, it might prompt NIMC to address this problem. Espeacially the problem of inabillity to change other details in NIN like "Place of Birth".

Thank you.

Were you able to rectify this issue and how did you go about it?

I just tried registering for my international passport and realised that NIMC entered the wrong place of birth for me when I was registering my NIN. They entered the location of the National Population Commission instead of my actual place of birth. Now I can’t move forward with my international passport registration.