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Ontarioo:
My capturing is on the 14th July. Abuja NIS hqtr Sauka. I went to the high court here to get age declaration done. The commissioner for oath stamped on my birth certificate instead.Should I be worried or go ahead and present it? Date of birth is 1993. Since it's above 1992, should I go back and request for age declaration as it's stated on the appointment slip?Pls help a confused fellow. I don't want anything that'd delay me on the capturing day since I'm DIY.Plus I made payments at the high court (N1,500) and got the receipts. He also wrote the payments receipt number on my birth certificate.

Oggg:
Age declaration is for those without birth cert. You have a birth certificate as you explained above, you do not need age declaration again

AgentXxx:
Please what does AA means ? I decided to check my passport situation at servicom today and they wrote AA on a paper for me..,

Hedgefunds:
Awaiting Approval...hope am.right.

aieromon:
Approved/Awaiting Production

lajid:
Hello, pls what process are you on now? I have been battling just to capture. I’ve gone there now 3 times still nothing. People are just buying their way through.

Don’t know if I can get any officer to help me out

Ontarioo:
Good day all!

My capturing is on the 14th July. Abuja NIS hqtr Sauka.

I went to the high court here to get age declaration done. The commissioner for oath stamped on my birth certificate instead.

Should I be worried or go ahead and present it? Date of birth is 1993. Since it's above 1992, should I go back and request for age declaration as it's stated on the appointment slip?

Pls help a confused fellow. I don't want anything that'd delay me on the capturing day since I'm DIY.

Plus I made payments at the high court (N1,500) and got the receipts. He also wrote the payments receipt number on my birth certificate.

Ewizard:
Have not started, wanted to know the experience over there before I initiate the process.

Although I had a chat with a close friend that works there, her response shows that they are not quite friendly to DIY candidates.

Her reason was that "it's difficult to start tracing the position of DIY applicants"

Actually don't understand how difficult this should be considering the use computer to fetch this data.

Thinking of applying online, then pocket like 10k to sort the process out when I get there. Better than giving someone 40k to do the job they are paid to do.

Tsfari:
Almost same situation as me...
A source in that immigration office is saying you must have the National Population commission enrollment printout despite them writing age declaration or NPC on the appointment letter.
Honestly I don't want to do that stuff because I know I will still spend money the immigration office (Nigerian factor)

FavourNation:
Hello house, I'm facing a bit of challenge here.
I finally did my capturing today.
Afterwards, I decided to track the process online, I discovered that the NIN verification failed.
I complained to the NIS officials, I was told that I will have to visit NIMC office.
I went to there, I complained and they said my information is correct.

So i really Do not know why the NIN verification failed.
The same information provided is what I have been using for more than 3 years(it tallies with all my bank account details)

I really do not know what is happening.

Please help

JAkpayen:
It is possible your NIN is BVN generated. You need to go back and tell them you want it verified

yorke1:
https://track.immigration.gov.ng/

Yampotatocarrot:
My experience at Alausa office (I did DIY plus fast track, total amount spent was less than 40k)

I want to start by saying the Alausa office are very effective in carrying out their duties. I really appreciate them for that. Let me add that their approach to those doing DIY is quite commendable. They relate with you with a mixture of both disdain and fear/respect. I noticed they treated me with "special respect" due to the DIY. Noticed it with others that did same.

My advice: Do the first payment online, then do fast track after biometrics

After making your payment online, YOU ARE EXPECTED TO GO TO THE OFFICE BEFORE YOUR CAPTURING DATE TO OPEN A FILE (This is an information most DIY don't know). If this is done, it makes it easier for you on the day you finally go for capturing.

But just incase you can't/didn't go (like me), you can get it done on that capturing date. I'll suggest you budget 2k and those photocopy shops will help you get it done. Please, go with passport photograph o, except you have excess money to spend

After this point is where my fast track started. You'll be given a brown envelope at the shop (request for it, it you want to do fast track). Take the envelope and move in, submit it to the person helping you with fast tracking, and you'll join the queue for capturing.

After that, you should collect it in less than one week if your fast track is sure. Got mine in less than four days, although I went to pick it up today (already had my new passport number before today)

SUMMARY: Note that this is for Alausa office oooo
- On the day of your capturing, go in the afternoon, around 2/3pm. By then, the crowd would have subsided (Don't mind the time on your slip)

- Get someone to fast track for you before capturing

- When you go to prepare your file at the photocopy shops, go for the brown file... DIY is pink file (I think that's to differentiate us), but since you already plan to fast track, don't use that file

- You'll pay #3000 for one stamp like this sha inside the office

- After capturing, don't misplace your slip. You'll need it for your passport collection

- When you go to collect your passport, go around 9am. Ensure you go with the old passport else you'll be sent back

- No "Gara" for there o, else they'll ask you to go to hell. I saw instances like that where people thought they could bully the officials maybe because of who they think they know, and the official asked them to do their worse.

I noticed the officials there know their rights and don't stand for any intimidation especially when on their right

- If you're going with kids, they give you priority, and they treat the kids very well.

Downside: The dustbin in the compound is full and overflowing, hence the wait area stinks.

fabem:
Here is my experience as a DIY applicant at Ibadan Office of NIS.


Good afternoon to you all. Its a lengthy one but if you take your time, you will find it worthy especially those that wants to do DIY.

I have been following this thread for years but just silent reader since i wasn't ready to apply for any passport.

Around March this year, I decided that it is time to get my passport because of incoming opportunities.

I went through like 50 new pages of the thread to gather latest new infos.

The journey begins;

I went through the web to read all the instructions before i begin my application and after going through it, i begin the application.

- I opened the portal www.passport.immigration.gov.ng and registered within 30mins.

- I copied out my application and reference number, it is a key DIY applicants must have on their phone anytime.

- Time for payment, my mastercard for declining for the payment. kept trying it for days using different options apart from paystack, the same thing, used different banks, the same issue persist I was like village no want make i apply). So i was already behind schedule. Without payment you can't choose appointment date.


- Some days later i open the portal login, i went through other payment options, i saw transfer options, called Sanna pay agent via their web and told me to ahead that they will confirm it within 30mins. I paid 25,000 and 500 as transaction fees making total of 25,500 qnd truly it was confirmed within 10mins and appears on my NIS application page that i have paid. I scaled that hurdle.

- I was like i will choose date later since na Ibadan, we no dey rush things like lag people make i rest small, something tells me to check on how their appointment page looks like, na so i went to through www.appointment.immigration.gov.ng, I paid around May 4th. All the remaining working days in may are fully booked. I said abi na my eyes dey pain me ni? I went through june, fully booked, i was like ha, so things be like this? Only July and August have space, i didn't choose date and left it.

- Few minutes later, i went back to book appointment, fortunately i saw an opening on June 8th, i sharply pick the date and save it for printing later. How did that happen, I don't know. I saved all the application on my phone. I went to business center and to get it printed.

-I have 5weeks of waiting for the appointed capturing date. Well i used the time to gather my documents, I couldn't get guarantor a week to the capturing date, because those i trusted to help as my guarantor are doing somehow even in Church, I let it slide. Chatted an old friend who is a big brother, he offered to help. He gave me his passport and ID to go and use it and bring it back whenever I am through with it this. He filled the form for me and signed. I can never forget that gesture forever.

- I went to local Government magistrate court near my house for the stamp, the man said #500, i sha bargain to #300 and got the stamp.
I went to do enough photocopies. This is just one day to the capturing.

I am ready for the capturing!

On June 8th, 2022. I left early, just an hour to my place, i got there 8.05am and i saw many people outside already. They ushered us in, we all sat down. One of the officers came to address us, they have a parade we should wait until they finished. They spent an hour on the parade ground.

Everyone went to their various offices, the officers brought files, and started calling names, mumu me sat and expecting my name to be called.

I waited for over two hours, i was like what is going on here? Not knowing my real journey just started.

THE REAL JOURNEY

I stood up and approached the officer who just finished calling names. Sir, i didn't hear my name for capturing, he said who is handling my files, i said myself. He asked why? I told him i applied online, he looked at me from head to toe, and hissed! He left! I was dumbfounded and disappointed.

I saw another officer and approached him, i told him my predicament, and i quote him "ha ha, you for don come before capturing date, you never do anything, you just applied, you never do anything. Online application have several stages which includes:"
i. Documents arrangements
ii. Account checking
iii. Verification
iv. Interview
v. Capturing

He said i can't capture that day again, i have to follow the due process first. He directed me to the office where my documents will be properly arranged. I went there, the officer who was on sit is a nice man, he sorted the files, gave me offline application form, almost same form we filled online, told me to go and do 10 photocopies . When i got to the photocopy shop, the one woman said #100/copy.

The vex wey i vex leave the place, i went out and bargain with a guy outside the NIS compound, he did it 3 for #50 for me. I rushed back inside, the man told me to fill the form and collected the remaining, i did so. He also told me to write a letter, i asked for a sample and he gave me one . After writing the letter, he brought a [b]brown file[/b]and attached the documents with it.

He told to go and come back after an hour. I did. Where they took my file to, the officer said they can't do anything again because there are too many crowd. He told me to come back next week (15th June). I collected his number. I chat him two days later and he told me, they have gone through my files and is ready for capturing. I was happy.

On june 15th, i left early as usual. I went straight to the office, and asked the office about my file, na there i know say the officer dey lie. He didn't even know where they kept DIY files again. They were looking everywhere for almost 20mins before they finally saw it. You can imagine. I saw some DIY files which are already dusty and unattended to.

I collected my file, i wanted to get angry. I calm my nerves, he directed me to where do my account checking. He supposed to be the one to carry the files around and get it signed. Here i am, doing his job. But if I don't do it, my file won't be attended to unless i pay, which i have vowed not to give any officer shishi.

Fortunately for me, but unfortunately for other offline applicants, the NIS capturing portal was totally down. So they couldn't do anything, so the officers have time for other things. They have my time now since all their applicants they collected money from, no network to capture them.

I went to the account office, they checked online to be sure i really paid online. And i went for verification, few minutes later. The called me and two other offline applicants for interview. Everything went fast because they have nothing to do that period. The person that interview DIY is different from those that paid through agents. The man was nice. He was shocked that i haven't got captured and asked what the problem was, i told him. He said those officers lied to me, i could have done all everything same day i came last week.

He didn't even looked at my file that much, just glanced through it and signed every documents. He told me to take it back to verification unit, and he informed that Officer to take my file to the capturing unit which he did. I was relieved! It was around 2pm and capturing portal is still down.

Come and see film, some applicants who paid to some officers started shouting at them showing their frustrations. The officers were running up and down sweating. Why? The state controller is around and anyone caught lasan, you go collect kiakia.

When i see that the portal not coming up, there is Ibadan North local government secretariat sharing fence with NIS. I went to their INEC office, the gate man said they can't attend to anyone again time has gone. I was at the gate and saw of one of the Inec staff, i pleaded, told the gateman to open it for me. I went in, did my Inec registration within 10mins and i left. I don use 1 stone kills 2 birds bayen.


I went back, capturing never comes up, but that man at the interview session have told me, son do everything to get captured today because tomorrow or next week is not guaranteed. So i keep waiting, half of those to be captured have left.

We remain like 100+, around 5:25pm, portal came back. So they came with files and call to know who are still there for capturing. I was called among, then i knew i am 75% done! So by 7:30pm, i was called in, portal went off for another 20mins. Came back again. I was captured around 7:55pm. It was dark already.

After capturing, they gave me a piece of paper. Me i no send, i wanted to be sure, then i check www.track.immigration.gov.ng and i saw that my application is at production stage. I left!

Then i went into the production side and i was told to check within three to five weeks it will be out.

Note:

From my experience and mistakes;

1. If you are doing DIY, go there before capturing date, sort your files out till it reaches capturing unit. Then come on the capturing date. If you miss the capturing date, they can do it any day you go there, IF you tip officers at the capturing unit. No need to do reapportionment online again because online is fully booked till may August/September. Those agents are making it more complicated because they choose dates for their applicants too online.

2. What DIY applicants are doing is the same those officers are doing if you pay to them. What they do is, since they work there, they will fast track it. They also applied for you online.

3. If you are rushing to get your passport, DIY is not the best for you. The frustrations alone, many can't deal with it.

4. Many still don't know they can apply themselves. I have to create the awareness for applicants who paid to officers there. Some paid 50k, 70k depending on how the officer prey on their gullibility.

5. If you can negotiate with your agent and agree on 35k -40k, pls go for the agent because the 10k to 15k worth the stress especially if you are a busy type.

6. You can DIY and still pay like 10k to fast track your passport depending on how fast you need it.

7. You can pay to officers and still get delayed. So be sure the options that suite you.

8. DIY applicants are respected because they don't know who is who and nobody wants to loose their job. So they are being careful attending to you, they only use body language to frustrate you.

9. Do every photocopies before coming in or else photocopies go chop all of your money.

10. In Ibadan office, throughout the day i did capturing, out of 100s of files, only 3 are DIY and DIY uses brown file. While others uses white file.

I will stop here for now, sorry for length post, i hope new applicants can learn from it. Questions are welcome.

Thank you.

FavourNation:
Please I don't understand.
Do you mean I should go back to NIMC?

okooloyun1:
Good job for this detailed information

Tsfari:
Hi guys, I have appointment for capturing on 21st via the DIY, Location is Abuja. Please is it possible to use Age declaration and not need the National Population commission printout. Those guys said I have to pay 6k to get one and I' don't want to after paying money to get my age declaration.
Again Is it possible to get the whole process done without paying bribes because one of the guys I'm speaking with (works at hQ) said I have to pay to get it done.

If I pay all these fees, it will defeat the purpose of going the DIY route.

marleybrown1:
Look for people that do it in the streets.. it's just 1k for birth certificate

Tsfari:
Can you make it clearer please?

I have a birth certificate and have also done age declaration, do you mean I can get people who would do National Population commission enrollment for me in the street.

Note I was born after 1992.

AyTech11:
I tried checking now it's saying no matching application found and i inserted the info on the printout slip given to me after capturing

Tsfari:
Can you make it clearer please?

I have a birth certificate and have also done age declaration, do you mean I can get people who would do National Population commission enrollment for me in the street.

Note I was born after 1992.

rotile247:
Passport is ready for pick up. Data capture was 9th May

lajid:
Currently suffering like this, a very horrible experience. Did DIY because I didn’t know how the stuff works.

Now I’m stuck, the process is horrible. I’m a corper in abia and decided to do it there not knowing that it’s going to be this difficult just cause i did it online.

They refused to bring my file out for capture. After a little disturbance, they did after just dumping it in one place.

Now this officer I’m talking about, I already told him I will pay him but he keeps insisting that I capture first (when he knowingly dumped my file and I was called).

Currently, I’m thinking of getting another officer to help me with the process.

Currently stranded, the funny aspect is I have just 3 months to round up my Nysc service and I might end up not getting this passport before passing out from this state

Abia Immigration office is very corrupt.

Hedgefunds:
Hi all, My DIY is still showing in production.

Production
Passport production is in progress.


Can anyone FasTrack it for me at ikoyi. i need it urgently .