LightandDarknes:
Hello all my fellow Nigerians living in Canada, on the 16th of March the Nigerian High Commission in Canada suspended passport application processing because of COVID, and on June 22nd declared they will no longer provide in-person consular services which includes passport renewal.

However this puts many Nigerians in Canada in a difficult situation, particularly Nigerians living in Canada who need to renew their passport for immigration purposes. Is anyone in this situation? Or knows anyone in this situation? Or has managed to speak to the high commission about this? What can nigerians living in canada at this time that need to renew their passport do?

I remember a few people in similar situations reaching out to me. I just wanted to share an update: https://nigeriahcottawa.ca/notice/public-notice-on-amended-passport-guidlines passport services have now resumed. Thank you to everyone who offered help and advice.

SeraSera:


Hi, I'm in the same predicament as you. Were you able to book an appointment and renew your passport?

Hello no we have not been able to do this yet

Naijaforeigner:



Let your friend fill out the form online, print out those forms, get 2 passport photographs, take his study permit, passport and every other document as requested on the Nigerian embassy website and travel to Ottawa first thing tomorrow morning. He should also get a registered return envelope from Canada post. I am very sure they will process his application with or without appointment. He should be there as early as 9am.

I called my friend just now and he told me they attended to every one that was at the embassy today (about 20 people). He was told his new passport will be sent out tomorrow morning via the return envelope he submitted.

Wow thank you so so so much for this information

Austacus:


Hi, I might be going to the embassy today hopefully, how can I help you? I live 6 mins drive to the embassy.

Tell your friend he/she has nothing to worry, if the visa expires, your friend has an additional 90 days (3 months) to leave Canada. So upon the 3 months, your friend will apply for visa restoration and extension.
Restoration: 200
Extension: 150

That's all, and get back to me, that's if the visa has been expired. I will help your friends with the application and SOP.

If your friend 3 additional months in Canada expires, your friends need the popular twin Nigerian brothers in Ottawa to help you (they are lawyers). Or any immigration lawyer in Canada.

Hello, thank you, his study permit expires the 30th of July. We have been trying to find a way to reach the nigerian embassy to ask for help with a new passport but we have been unable to reach them.

We have tried emails and phone calls but we have not been able to reach anybody we can explain the situation to. Is there somebody you could put is in touch with? Thank you very much once again.

Naijaforeigner:


When will your friend’s study permit expire?

P.s Nigerian Embassy Ottawa is officially closed due to COVID 19 but they still process very urgent applications. Your friends situation is urgent. Try every means to contact the Embassy and book an appointment.

A friend of mine was given an appointment for tomorrow. He just travelled to Ottawa this afternoon.
I will give you details when he is done tomorrow.

Hello, thank you very much for this tip off. His permit will expire on the 30th of July (about 17 days). I have been trying to contact the embassy by phone and mail with no success, how did your friend reach them? And how did his appointment go? Thank you again.

dommakavelli:
Tell the person to do the obvious. Call IRCC, they will tell you what to do.

Thank you for this response, I will inform them, any other suggestions from the nairalanders here?

Good afternoon people. I know someone in Canada who needs to extend their study permit, but their passport has expired. They cannot renew their passport in Canada because the Nigerian embassy here has stopped processing passport applications. What can they do??

Just bumping this post, can anyone help?

Hello all my fellow Nigerians living in Canada, on the 16th of March the Nigerian High Commission in Canada suspended passport application processing because of COVID, and on June 22nd declared they will no longer provide in-person consular services which includes passport renewal.

However this puts many Nigerians in Canada in a difficult situation, particularly Nigerians living in Canada who need to renew their passport for immigration purposes. Is anyone in this situation? Or knows anyone in this situation? Or has managed to speak to the high commission about this? What can nigerians living in canada at this time that need to renew their passport do?