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Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by Honeysweetest(f): 8:27am On Apr 11, 2022
Yampotatocarrot:


Please, you said if you are in haste, hold 40-60k, but IT WILL STILL NOT COME OUT IMMEDIATELY... Is that a mistake or what?

Meaning there is actually no way to get a renewed passport earlier?
Well you won't get it in a week,maybe two,but you might get it soon,like three weeks,
Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by Optimistic3rdd: 10:06am On Apr 11, 2022
Krystalzkris:
I honestly don't know what to do again. I'm just numb. School is requesting for it and I'm stuck

Is your passport out yet
Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by alliyuf(f): 10:37am On Apr 11, 2022
LCMedia:
Captured on Monday, April 4, got my passport yesterday April 7 @Festac passport office.

NB: Not DIY!
How much is it?
Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by biggboy(m): 4:57pm On Apr 11, 2022
biggboy:
Good afternoon Guys. Please my appointment is on Friday 15th April at Alausa. I hope the Easter holiday wont disrupt the appointment?
Abeg any info on this?
Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by Sheezy008(m): 5:03pm On Apr 11, 2022
I beg which one is DIY?
Who are does request for DIY?
Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by Nobody: 5:38pm On Apr 11, 2022
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Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by hardiodun(f): 7:39pm On Apr 11, 2022
Hey guys!
So I picked up my passport, yesterday Sunday 10th April at Alausa office. The issuing date was actually March 22nd as opposed to the March 8th collection date stated on the print out after capturing. I actually told myself I was going to wait a month after the collection date so as to avoid stories that touch and I'm glad I did. It was worth the wait. Good luck to every other DIYer in the house. May the process be seamless for you too. Amen.
hardiodun:
Hi guys!! So I was at Alausa today for capturing, team DIY!! (I'm super grateful for this thread. Helped me a lot!) I'd try as much as possible to give details of steps I took before today, the events that transpired today so you don't make minor mistakes like I did today.

See ehn, if you know you are DIY, just make sure all your documents are intact (id give a list of required documents), duly stamped, no NIN or name issue whatsoever and I can assure you, it will be hassle free.

I had made payment since November last year, got an appointment date last December (find below all you need on the homepage to DIY https://passport.immigration.gov.ng/) but missed the day, so this February, I went back to reschedule.

I made a reschedule two weeks ago around 10th February and was given a date, 10th March, but that was too far for me, so I went back to the dates and saw today, 25th February was free (I didn't know how I missed out on the date initially) so I rescheduled again for today, meanwhile you have only 3 appointment scheduling attempts. I had used 2 and the third reschedule date, which was today, was my last attempt. I sha used one mind (the if I perish, I perish mind) and picked today's date.

Immediately I got a date, I downloaded the appointment slip and saved on my phone. I used my phone for the entire application process until the printing stage. (I'd advise you download each document and save on the go).

Mine was a fresh passport application so the following are the documents I took along:
*Application page (shows you have made payment, contains the information you filled online etc)
*Payment receipt (download this and print this too after making payment successfully)
*Guarantor form (available online. Download, print, fill and sign accordingly. Attach your guarantor's passport photograph, then get court stamp. I'd advise you go to a court near you to stamp, I did mine at Alausa today and I paid 2k for it. *Sobs*) Attach your guarantor's intl passport biodata page to the stamped form. My guarantor's intl passport would be expiring April this year and it was a source of worry to me that I was even looking for another guarantor, but I took the risk and apparently, it could be used since it's still valid. I took my guarantor's NIN too but it wasn't requested for, but still take yours along o, the anointing I carry might be different from yours, lol cheesy
*2 passport photograph of yours (I ended up using 1 though. Also, avoid getting to alausa before doing passport. 8 copies there is 1k as opposed to where I did mine at 8 copies for 500 naira, well except if money no be problem for you sha grin)
*Birth certificate ( photocopy and original. Please, I beg you, carry the original along o, carry the original of all your supporting documents along with you to avoid stories that touch the oesophagus)
*State of origin certificate (photocopy and original)
*NIN (photocopy and original)
*Appointment slip
*On getting to Alausa, before you even enter at all (I didn't know this, the guy that did my court stamp was the one who hinted me) ask the woman making photocopy outside that you want to buy passport application form. It's a 3 page form sold for 300 naira. Fill accordingly and attach your passport photograph. This is also one of the documents you'd be submitting, so after filling, add it to the other documents listed above.
*Letter to the PCO (Passport Control Officer) this is a handwritten letter on an A4 paper. There's no particular format for it (I know cos I asked some officers). Just harness your secondary school formal letter writing skills and address it to the Passport control officer stating that you are applying for an intl passport. Finish.

Next thing, in the immigration compound enter inside the building right in front of you (me I saw plenty people outside the building, under the canopy and panicked cos I didn't even know what to do or where to go. I went to sit down with those outside first before I was able to ask few people questions and they directed me, so don't be like me). When you enter the building, there is an officer or officers to your right on a reception like table. They are servicom. Move to them and tell them what you came for. They would ask for the application form ( I was lost for some minutes cos apparently, I had two application forms. The one downloaded online and the 3 page one I bought. What they need is the one you downloaded online. Give it to the officer and sit right in front of them till they call your name. Me I didn't know I was supposed to wait in front of them, I still carried myself back outside under canopy to sit grin grin. It wasn't until I asked another person again and they said I should go back to meet the officer that I was in the wrong place. As soon as I got there, she called my name and gave me back the form. That's how God saved me o. Could have been a different story if I was a minute late)

After returning the form to you, they then ask for your documents both photocopy and original. Your fate is determined starting from here. Make sure you go on your date of appointment gangan, if not, you'd be dismissed and told to go reschedule. Also, your documents, photocopy and original will be vetted here. Know your guarantor's full names and relationship to you o. They'd ask you at this point.

If you scale through, your original documents will be returned to you and you'd be given a file containing the photocopy after which you fill a book with some of your information. You'd then go to room where your documents will be vetted yet again and the file collected. You'll fill another book after which you'll be told to go wait under the canopy (the canopy that me I went to sit upon my arrival grin) your names will be called via a public address system afterwards and your file given to you which shows you are ready for capturing. You wait your turn and you'd be later ushered into the capturing rooms. Your file will be collected again here for another vetting and if you have no issues, they'll give you your file and you capture, the capturing officer will then finally collect the file after everything and a print out containing your information and collection date given to you. If you have issues eg NIN, name arrangement etc, your file won't be given to you for capturing (they'd tell you the issue though and advise you)

I entered the immigration building today 25th February around 12:30pm, captured and left around past 4pm. My collection date is 8th March 2022 (I'm like shey na eye dey pain me abi na wetin I dey see cos it seems pretty early, lol). I'll keep you guys posted sha. Good luck to everyone awaiting this process. I hope this helps!

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Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by Sheezy008(m): 7:48pm On Apr 11, 2022
Toplap:


DIY means do it yourself.

It's the application process where you do everything by yourself and you do not engage an immigration officer (at extra cost to you) to facilitate any part of the process for you.

You start online and continue to the end physically. If you see someone say Not DIY that means they engaged an officer and paid more than the required fee to get their passport out as quickly as possible. I hope that was clear
Wow
Thanks a lot I really appreciate
Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by Kemade2007(f): 12:02am On Apr 12, 2022
hardiodun:
Hey guys!
So I picked up my passport, yesterday Sunday 10th April at Alausa office. The issuing date was actually March 22nd as opposed to the March 8th collection date stated on the print out after capturing. I actually told myself I was going to wait a month after the collection date so as to avoid stories that touch and I'm glad I did. It was worth the wait. Good luck to every other DIYer in the house. May the process be seamless for you too. Amen.

When did you do capturing
Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by lululiscious(f): 8:35am On Apr 12, 2022
LCMedia:
Captured on Monday, April 4, got my passport yesterday April 7 @Festac passport office.

NB: Not DIY!

Please can I dm you for the contact details of the person you used and how much did it cost you?
Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by jibbyfresh: 12:46pm On Apr 12, 2022
My capture date is May 3rd, i think it's a public holiday. what do i do, the next free date is june 7
Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by hardiodun(f): 1:23pm On Apr 12, 2022
25th February
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Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by bfn1: 1:30pm On Apr 12, 2022
Congratulation!
You're very fortunate to have the actual issuance date (22-March-2022) coming just 14 days after the one stated on your collection slip (8-March-2022).

I know of someone who had her collection date as 27-August-2021, and when she eventually picked up her passport last month, the issuance date stated on her pp turned out as 15-February-2022 (that's 172 days).
hardiodun:
Hey guys!
So I picked up my passport, yesterday Sunday 10th April at Alausa office. The issuing date was actually March 22nd as opposed to the March 8th collection date stated on the print out after capturing. I actually told myself I was going to wait a month after the collection date so as to avoid stories that touch and I'm glad I did. It was worth the wait. Good luck to every other DIYer in the house. May the process be seamless for you too. Amen.
Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by HelperDeji(m): 3:19pm On Apr 12, 2022
Do they still call or send text message to let us know that our passport are available?
This person has been telling me that I should expect call since Friday that passport just arrive Ikoyi.

Can I just wait or I need to go check it out myself? Since December 2021.
Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by motunray: 4:14pm On Apr 12, 2022
Finally gotten my passport today since I did my capture on February 11 @ Festac ….

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Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by hardiodun(f): 4:15pm On Apr 12, 2022
Passport issuance this year seems to be automated and faster than that of last year. This year, there have been records of DIYers who got theirs exactly on the collection date. Even the day I collected, people who captured late March got their passports same day I did.
PS: This is for Alausa centre. I wouldn't know how others operate.

bfn1:
Congratulation!
You're very fortunate to have the actual issuance date (22-March-2022) coming just 14 days after the one stated on your collection slip (8-March-2022).

I know of someone who had her collection date as 27-August-2021, and when she eventually picked up her passport last month, the issuance date stated on her pp turned out as 15-February-2022 (that's 172 days).

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Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by monakii: 7:44pm On Apr 12, 2022
Hello house. Is it possible to bypass capturing in the renewal of international passport ?
Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by adubam(m): 9:08pm On Apr 12, 2022
monakii:
Hello house. Is it possible to bypass capturing in the renewal of international passport ?

No
Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by Solatium(m): 9:16pm On Apr 12, 2022
hardiodun:
Passport issuance this year seems to be automated and faster than that of last year. This year, there have been records of DIYers who got theirs exactly on the collection date. Even the day I collected, people who captured late March got their passports same day I did.
PS: This is for Alausa centre. I wouldn't know how others operate.




The problem with Nigerians is that we have never been patience,we always rush to do things at the last minute and expect an instant result.
These things are Process driven and i can tell you that the system works
Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by monakii: 9:30pm On Apr 12, 2022
adubam:


No

Thanks
Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by Kemade2007(f): 11:35pm On Apr 12, 2022
hardiodun:
25th February

ok. I did mine March 3rd
Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by bfn1: 11:56pm On Apr 12, 2022
That's good to know.

The ACG Isa Idris must be living up to his promise then.

Immigration: Scarcity of Passport Booklets Will End By March 2022 - ACG Isa Idris #TheCable

Once adequate stock of passport booklets are maintained and printing/production units are working at optimum capacity across all the Centres, I believe this development can be sustained.
hardiodun:
Passport issuance this year seems to be automated and faster than that of last year. This year, there have been records of DIYers who got theirs exactly on the collection date. Even the day I collected, people who captured late March got their passports same day I did.
PS: This is for Alausa centre. I wouldn't know how others operate.

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Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by whales2020(m): 12:10am On Apr 13, 2022
I'm even tired. Did my capturing in December 2021, I haven't received any messages whether passport is ready so I'd decided to go to the office yesterday (osogbo command). After thorough searching, my file still dey their production room. Please if you know any officer in osogbo that can help. I'm tired cox i have many exams I want to register for and the passport is the one limiting me.

Thanks
Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by importnobl: 12:31am On Apr 13, 2022
saxwise:
Please anyone that registered online and has collected his/her passport from the Ibadan office should drop hints and procedures you went through.

Thanks


Did you apply online for Ibadan?
Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by bfn1: 12:49am On Apr 13, 2022
The NIS have not been consistent in notifying via phone calls & text messages.

December 2021 to date is about 4 months. It's long enough waiting.

Whenever you have the chance, just go to the Centre to find out if your passport is ready.
You can also send somebody to enquire on your behalf, provided he/she has your enrolment number.
HelperDeji:
Do they still call or send text message to let us know that our passport are available?
This person has been telling me that I should expect call since Friday that passport just arrive Ikoyi.
Can I just wait or I need to go check it out myself? Since December 2021.

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Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by bfn1: 1:54am On Apr 13, 2022
Advised to check your enrolment number at the Centre where you did your capturing.
Uniqueaccountant:
Hi. Here is my enrollment number. Pls help 362000...
bfn1:
I'll enquire from the Centre in my State if an enrolment number can be checked from a remote location. This can only be possible if there is a shared database for enrolment numbers. I'll get back to you next week.
Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by EbonyCy(f): 5:45am On Apr 13, 2022
Please I need help,i captured on the 5th of April,till now the officer helping me said my application hasn't been submitted because my NIN isn't validated..
Meanwhile I did my NIN more than 10yrs ago,i was even texted that the plastic ID was ready tho I never went for it...
And my main lines linked to NIN are currently still functioning despite the line blocking brouhaha...
Please how do I go about it,is it possible for a NIN of more than 10yrs not to be validated?
If yes,how do I go about the validation please??
I need help as I need the passport ASAP..
Thank you
Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by iguita: 5:53am On Apr 13, 2022
Hi guys. I have want to give an update. I returned to the Ikoyi immigration office yesterday (Tuesday) because I got an email on Sunday that my son's NIN did not verify. Immediately, I got another email that his payment was accepted. This was confusing so I used Monday to call someone in NIMC office Abuja to verify the NIN and went to immigration on Tuesday. When I got there, I went to servicom and spoke with the guy who helped us with name change. I had called him all day on Monday but the guy was not responding well to me. Which kain thing be this? When I got there, he checked the system for mine and my son's passport. Bot were accepted so he asked me to disregard the email I got.

Some guy gave him enrollment number, he captured in January. Dude asked when he could expect this passport, the servicom guy said the dude's way is still far.

Then I asked him when should i expect to collect in the best case scenario. Dude smiled and said he is hopeful for June. Hahahahahahaha, we have a family trip in may, we are yet to buy tickets and prices are climbing daily. Oga, o need these passports by end of April.

So dude asked me to pay 10k each and that I'd get the passport next week. I paid men, if ticket prices increase peren, I'd spend about 50k more per person.

So that was how I switched from TeamDIY to TeamFastTrack. Fingers crossed till next week.

Las las, if you have time, Omo DIY is the way, I don't believe I'd have collected mine in June but I don't want to risk trying it out, it'll spoil a lot of my plans for the year.


@Toplap I asked for my enrollment slip so I can see the date that I am to collect but as someone alleged, they do not want to give the slip, obviously because they do not want you to have the date either because they want to scam people to FasTrack or because they don't want people bugging them.


Toplap:


Thanks for sharing this, I am feeling more hopeful about mine coming out in time as well. It's good to know an enrolment slip wasn't as vital as some people made it seem and the handwritten number was more than enough.

Cc:Iguita, from Torough's post I don't think you need to return and insist on an enrolment slip like someone advised. However if you do, pls still let me know the outcome.

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Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by bfn1: 6:20am On Apr 13, 2022
iguita:
...Some guy gave him enrollment number, he captured in January. Dude asked when he could expect this passport, the servicom guy said the dude's way is still far.

Then I asked him when should i expect to collect in the best case scenario. Dude smiled and said he is hopeful for June. Hahahahahahaha, we have a family trip in may, we are yet to buy tickets and prices are climbing daily. Oga, o need these passports by end of April.

So dude asked me to pay 10k each and that I'd get the passport next week. I paid men, if ticket prices increase peren, I'd spend about 50k more per person.

So that was how I switched from TeamDIY to TeamFastTrack. Fingers crossed till next week.

Las las, if you have time, Omo DIY is the way, I don't believe I'd have collected mine in June but I don't want to risk trying it out, it'll spoil a lot of my plans for the year.
'Urgency' and 'DIY' don't go together at any Passport Centre. It's funny but that's the sad truth.

The officers are crooked psychologists. The more unbothered you look to the greedy and corrupt officers, the more disinterested they are in extorting money from you.

They are 'predators' and they are instinctively programmed to sense desperation in passport applicants from a hundred kilometers away.
They meet with you, subtly threatening you on why your application will be hampered while guilt-tripping you for being a DIY (a.k.a 'Self-Download').
iguita: @Toplap I asked for my enrollment slip so I can see the date that I am to collect but as someone alleged, they do not want to give the slip, obviously because they do not want you to have the date either because they want to scam people to FasTrack or because they don't want people bugging them
I agree with you on the bolded. It takes a good luck to have your Collection Date (Expected) and Issuance Date (Actual) fall on same day. Best to hope that the variance is not much.

All the best.

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Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by Solatium(m): 6:21am On Apr 13, 2022
whales2020:
I'm even tired. Did my capturing in December 2021, I haven't received any messages whether passport is ready so I'd decided to go to the office yesterday (osogbo command). After thorough searching, my file still dey their production room. Please if you know any officer in osogbo that can help. I'm tired cox i have many exams I want to register for and the passport is the one limiting me.

Thanks


Go to twitter and Harras them,it works like magic
Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by EbonyCy(f): 6:37am On Apr 13, 2022
iguita:
Hi guys. I have want to give an update. I returned to the Ikoyi immigration office yesterday (Tuesday) because I got an email on Sunday that my son's NIN did not verify. Immediately, I got another email that his payment was accepted. This was confusing so I used Monday to call someone in NIMC office Abuja to verify the NIN and went to immigration on Tuesday. When I got there, I went to servicom and spoke with the guy who helped us with name change. I had called him all day on Monday but the guy was not responding well to me. Which kain thing be this? When I got there, he checked the system for mine and my son's passport. Bot were accepted so he asked me to disregard the email I got.

Some guy gave him enrollment number, he captured in January. Dude asked when he could expect this passport, the servicom guy said the dude's way is still far.

Then I asked him when should i expect to collect in the best case scenario. Dude smiled and said he is hopeful for June. Hahahahahahaha, we have a family trip in may, we are yet to buy tickets and prices are climbing daily. Oga, o need these passports by end of April.

So dude asked me to pay 10k each and that I'd get the passport next week. I paid men, if ticket prices increase peren, I'd spend about 50k more per person.

So that was how I switched from TeamDIY to TeamFastTrack. Fingers crossed till next week.

Las las, if you have time, Omo DIY is the way, I don't believe I'd have collected mine in June but I don't want to risk trying it out, it'll spoil a lot of my plans for the year.


@Toplap I asked for my enrollment slip so I can see the date that I am to collect but as someone alleged, they do not want to give the slip, obviously because they do not want you to have the date either because they want to scam people to FasTrack or because they don't want people bugging them.


*Please did you pay any money to verify/validate the NIN?

Re: Cost Of A Nigeria International Passport by iguita: 7:39am On Apr 13, 2022
No. Obviously the NIN did not need verification. The email i received is a wrong info, matter of fact, they verified the NIN about three times before they accepted the file when we went for capturing.

To answer your question, you need to send an email to Abuja. I got this info at the NIMC office at the immigration office. They have a desk where you can give them the NIN and they will check, then they will direct you on what to do. If you have this issue (or if you suspect you have this issue), it's best to call send the email ahead as it may take some days to do it. .

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