Hi, has anyone currently in Canada renewed their Nigerian Passport recently?
I want to know if I can travel to Nigeria with an expired passport, request and pick up a new one in Nigeria...

Hi, has anyone currently in Canada renewed their Nigerian Passport?
I want to know if I can travel to Nigeria with an expired passport, request and pick up a new one in Nigeria...

Jenykech:
I just remembered another question, did they ask for your bank statement at the airport or something to show your proof of funds?

No.. None of that.
No request for POF. I'd even used 40pct of it or so.
So I'm glad they didn't even ask 😂

Jenykech:
Congratulations!!! Thank you for sharing. I enjoyed reading.
I hope Canada favors you.

Few questions; did you book your flight before you got your copr, I mean after PPR? Or you waited till your passport was stamped?

Also, how long did it take for VFS to return your passport after submitting?

Thanks... I'm glad you did.
Amen!
I booked my flight after my study visa was approved, yes that was before COPr and even before ITA

A total of 4 weeks I believe for the passport to return to Lagos and two weeks to get it to my location using their "in house courier "

Odegaard:
Haha. Best of luck.

Any chance you submitted your passport at VFS Lagos? If so how long did it take to get back to you and where was it stamped

Yes I submitted at Lagos.
It took 5weeks to get back to Lagos

Landing Gist!
Started my whole journey 2021. In 2022 I was denied student visa, Feb 2023 my new student Visa got Approved & in May 2023 PR.

It's been a while I saw one here, so I felt to share mine.
Left Lagos on Friday. Travelled with Lufthansa Airlines.
I got to the airport by 9.30pm when my flight was for 12.40am I felt I had time only for me to be told checking is closed! if not for the fact my mum was with me 'you know African mothers' I'd definitely not be checked in as they weren't gonna listen to nothing.
I had 2 baggage 25kg,24kg , an additional one I paid for 25kg. A carry on bag 8kg, a school bag 4kg all checked and tagged.
Our flight was then delayed extra due to whatever excuse they gave but we later took off almost 2am.

The flight to Frankfurt was smooth, our pilot didn't eat clouds unlike Nigerian local flights
They served us meal everyone around me went for 'chicken' I went for 'pasta' only to realise they got jollof rice while I was given some white stuff with red oil looking stuff. Apparently it was vegetarian pasta. I don't even want to remember the food sef.

Frankfurt airport is huge!!! Very neat & orderly. The washrooms are very clean. I saw so many whites on at my connecting flight I felt like i was the only other black person until I saw a Nigerian family.
My flight left on time this time and we landed in Vancouver 24hrs after my first flight took off.

I went ahead to the self declaration portal like everyone else. I was just following what people were doing lol. After that I got my receipt and was directed to immigrations.
We all stood on a line. All new immigrants. When we got to the door the students were asked due introduction letter while I was asked for my COPR.

It was all fairly easy. No long talk, super nice people. They asked basic questions, a lady put me thru the things I'll do next, gave me leaflets & She collected my address for the PR card. I was directed to the border security. He collected my COPR, asked basic questions, asked me to sign and gave me a copy of the COPR. He was super helpful and nice.
Finally I picked up my luggage and headed for the exit of the airport. As I reached outside cold wipe me . 22° and I'm thinking it's cold lmao.. Can't wait for the winter.
My sibling picked me up and we went back to her place...

Beautiful buildings and roads everywhere, no littering, no loitering, fine people everywhere you turn to.
The Journey has been long, but I thank God I arrived here at long last

Everyone's opinion & view differs.. But I'm enjoying Canada much more than I thought I would.

If you're in BC. Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Langley, Burnaby area definitely reach out won't be bad making new friends. Also if you have eligible single ladies send them my way too.

Pic 1. My food
Pic 2. Trip
Pic 3. Ride in my town
Pic 4. 9pm at night, 5am in the morning. Usually like this lol

Viking07:
Oh! I didn’t see that part. I’m also going to apply for it next week. I’d advise you do it yourself. My FRSC plug said it can’t be influenced. But then again in Nigeria everything is possible.

just so you are aware.. There's backlog on the whole process. March or April I think. So if you don't use a plug, be ready to wait a very long time

Andyosifo:
Is it free?

I'm some places I've been to it was free.. But they'll tell you you'd wait very very very long.
If you pay, you'll get it within 3 weeks

Andyosifo:
This might be a deviation from the main topic. Please, has any one done their Drivers Abstract this year? If any, how long did it take from the time of application to the abstract being issued.
I have applied since January, and they're still telling me stories

They want you to pay for it.. That's just the bitter truth.
The stuff is not hard to produce, they just make it seem so

Dolzz:


Thanks! Should he submit to Lagos VFS or Accra or Nairobi? I heard Lagos VFS takes 6-8 weeks to send back the stamped passport.

it's up to him to decide. I'll advice you use Lagos though. He can pick up in person without having to pay high courier return services. Accra can take 3 to 6 weeks

Dolzz:
Hi folks. I’m in shock. My brother’s PR application was approved in one and a half months. God is good. He applied May 20. Received ready for visa email on July 5.

Now to submit passport, he was told that the earliest date he can get in Lagos is July 31. Are there any other options he can explore? I’ve read through the FAQ on page 1 but couldn’t find the necessary information. Thanks!

Congrats! he should submit his passport and other accompanying documents through DHL or UPS.

Adedolapo2021:


Good morning. Please, has your passport (with Counterfoil) gotten back to you?

I haven't heard anything from VFS since that 2 weeks ago when Counterfoil was done. I want to know if it's just me.

Passport hasn't gotten back to me.
Although they claimed it's enroute to my location through UPS

Adedolapo2021:


Please how did you contact them? The number I called keeps saying "number busy" or "incorrect number"

i used the chat option

Qwertyuser:


Yeah surprising.
Btw, when you submitted your passport, how long did it take to get vfs acknowledgemen? Because I am yet to get acknowledgement after 24hrs

It was acknowledged a day after DHL informed me that it was delivered

VFS charging almost 31k (by force) to send your passport over to you is just exploitation!!
Customer support telling me either I come to pick it (2hrs window) or I pay for them to use UPS which by the way is even slower than DHL.

My two way courier that I paid for isn't acknowledged. They won't give it to DHL.
They also won't allow any proxy to collect..

Same passport i used 6k to send over to them is what they are charging 5 times increment

lawani:


Most decent girls infact majority of girls will choose a man with a much lower income over a rich man with a questionable source of income

Bruhhh lowkey I've been behind you... But this your take. Naaa.

Thestarbear:


I don't mind the price, I just don't know which airline to even pick from!

Lufthansa
Air Canada
KLM
Ethiopian Airlines
Egypt Air
Swiss Air

AirBay:


Ahhhhhhh

as in ehn!

temiloba:

Pls can you explain this? I know one could submit and receive passport with DHL as at January this year. Are you saying VFS no longer allows DHL to do so?

You can send your passport through DHL to VFS. But to get it back VFS is not releasing the passport to DHL. It's either you use VFS courier service or come collect it in person.

They will update you before it's sent to the IRCC Office.

But Why didn't you send through Lagos? Wouldn't it be easy cheaper? & i Hope you have a way of getting it back?

Adedolapo2021:


Application has been approved!!! (Yesterday, June 21)

Thank you😁

So I'll need to wait to hear from VFS before I book appointment to collect my documents yh? (I'm collecting it in person)

yeah you'll need to wait till it gets back..

Adedolapo2021:


Please when did your documents get to Accra? I just checked mine and it's still the same "...has been forwarded to the Canada Visa Office...".

Mine was forwarded on May 24, when was yours please?

May 31st.. Check the IRCC profile page

Adedolapo2021:


Please did they send your documents to Ghana, Kenya, or somewhere else?

Check your account profile if your Counterfoil has been sent.

Hopezzz:
Thanks! Please is it advisable to do a 2-way courier with DHL? Would this be accepted by VFS? Also, how does the 2-way courier work? Thanks again.

VFS stopped the 2 way thing last week.
They've also reviewed their price.

So do one way.
They won't answer you even if you do the 2 way until you either come walk in or use their courier services

adebee16:


Hi! Were you able to track eventually? Or you just got your passport back without being able to track throughout.

Check your account profile.
My Counterfoil just got uploaded not long ago.

To everyone whose passport was submitted to Accra IRCC in May. You can check. It's been a long ride lol.

Surprisingly the expiry date on mine is September of this Year

Hopezzz:
Good morning everyone. Please what is the procedure for passport submission via VFS Abuja using courier? Also, what documents are needed along with the passport? Thanks very much.

Walk into a DHL or UPS office near you
*if you did not do biometrics in Abuja you'll need to pay Transmission fee.

Attach into a brown envelope.
1. Print out of PPR email.
2. Two passport photos. (Ensure that you follow the specification provided in the PPR mail).
-Not older than 6 months
-In Canadian PR dimension (refer to photo chart)
-detailed copy with the name and DOB of the person at the back. Below that, write or stamp the Name
& address of photo studio with date photo was taken.
-A second copy for each person is left plain
3. Height and eye colour info. (There is a height and eye colour chart section in your PPR email. You can print that page and fill).
4. International passport.
5. Two CVAC form (fill only page 2 of the form).
6. Your Name, Address, Email & Phone Number on a sheet of paper.

Send to:
Visa Application Centre
Sterling Bank Plaza, 3rd Floor
Plot No 1083, Mohammadu Buhari Way,Central Business District
Abuja
Nigeria

Adexchelsea19:
So you mean those who have submitted before June 15 and their eligibility check hasn’t started means automatic rejection if the money doesn’t meet up with the new rate?

No that isn't true! The rate at the date you submitted is what would be used to quantify. "Unless there's a drastic change" .

This is according to IRCC.

What counts as a drastic change is now up to IRCC.

Yhamo:
Thank you, but I mean in Ibadan.

Try pixels, tell them what you want. Go with the page to be given to the photographer

Adedolapo2021:


Ooh, thank you.

What confused me was this 👇 post (where the date of receipt of Counterfoil and COPR were different):

Have you gotten any mail from IRCC Accra?

Adedolapo2021:


Thank you. I actually used Abuja VFS.

Is that 15 days from today? Or from the last time I got notification?

From the day of Notification it's in transit to IRCC Accra.

Chechem:


Thanks alot. But since I am ending through UPS for the 2 way submission/ receive, i will include it with the package right?

Yes include it

Adedolapo2021:
Good day everyone. Please does anyone know how long it takes to get passport back from VFS after PPR submission?

I submitted 2 weeks ago (22 May). I got an email on 24th telling me it had gotten to Ghana Visa Office and that it had been forwarded to IRCC office. But I haven't heard anything since.

Should I be worried?

It got to Accra quite fast.. It should take up to 15 days tops before you get next notification. Everything will get done within a day after that notification & it'll be sent back to Lagos.. Just be patient. Two weeks from now you should have it back