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Good morning sir/ma, I’ll love to share my own passport process experience incase for anyone that need it DIY is the best in order to avoid been extort by those officers.
I started the 64 pages online application (October) and I made the payment on 26th, October too. I book my biometrics appointment on the 4th, November. Although prior to this time my application form hasn’t changed to vetted but still showing awaiting approval till that very day of biometrics. After I saw some explanation on here that I can go and it’ll be vetted at their office immediately.
On that faithful day, I left home early to Oke Mosan Passport Office. On getting there I ask for the servicom desk, I met a young officer there he collected my documents and checked it. He immediately ask who’s doing it for me but I said I did it myself. He smiled and directed me to the main servicom office where I met another officer. He collected my form, appointment paper and receipt too. He scanned it with his phone and only asked where am I from? And nothing else. He told me I’ll have to pay for administrative fee of 5k I just smile at him and asked him some questions in respect too. I asked where’s it written on the site? I told him I’ll put a call to my uncle who’s an immigration officer. I told him I can’t pay any money sir. He look at my face and ask what am I saying I respond I can’t pay any money.
After a while he stamp my file and staple it together, he asked me to go and sit upstair. While I was waiting for miracle, DIY. The man keep calling numbers and I think mine was 89 so I was thinking till evening not knowing that they’re already calling number 45. I sat down looking as people are moving in with there officer. I bought table water and gala to chill my body. After a while the officer calling names called my number and said my money hasn’t dropped but I didn’t panic sha. He said maybe the service. He went inside again after some minutes came outside and said I can go in for my biometrics. I walked in like a freedom fighter and did everything within the space of 10mins. The officer that did the capturing for me jokingly asked me for anything i smiled and gave her 1k because she was friendly and jovial to me during the process. Same as another man that asked me to buy malt for him but I told him I’m not working yet immediately he pray for me and said I can go but I gave him 500, he smiled. He told me to keep checking my Gmail that I’ll get a notification when my passport is ready for pick. It’s over 5 weeks yesterday now since I did the capturing nothing yet and I keep tracking it online and checking my email too. Although I paid for home delivery too. The collection date on the paper was painted black with a marker so I was told not to follow that. Please can I go back to Oke Mosan Passport Office to check whether it’s ready or I keep wait till I get notification…is there anyone that know how fast is issuing passport in Oke Mosan Passport Office.
Do it your own is Gbam