Glowprincess:
Sharing my DIY experience at the Festac passport office this morning as a single parent.

I had previously gone yesterday to open a file as I have seen a couple of people mention here. The lady at servicom said it wasn't necessary. I should come on the day of capturing, which is today to begin the whole process.

Got to the passport office by 7am. Waited outside till they let us in by 8am. Proceeded to the waiting hall. Till sometime around 9am when I realised I had to drop my child's appointment slip at servicom to be called. I did that and returned to the waiting room. I was called upon mins later to servicom with others.

They asked who was capturing. Stated it was my child. They asked for a marriage certificate, which I don't have as I'm not married. They said "we don't do single mother here". I proceeded to show them the consent letter from her father and his passport data page plus birth certificate with has name as the father of the child. I was asked whose surname the child bares, it's his surname. They still asked if we are married legally or traditionally and if we live together. Answered all in negative. I was told to go to Ikeja high court to swear an "Affidavit for single mother".

I left that servicom office embarrassed. I'm home now.

Glowprincess:


SMILES, U FUNNY
This is a follow up on my previous post. Made my way to Ikeja high court last week to get an "Affidavit for single parent" like these people asked me to. I went for capturing today, confident that I had all required documents. This woman at the servicom said "the Affidavit wasn't detailed enough". She proceeded to show me a sample on her phone (which I don't understand why they didn't do initially) and asked me to go and get another Affidavit. I was so mad. Did I trek to Ikeja high court or get the Affidavit for free? I couldn't react cos na dem get power. The Affidavit they need should be very detailed and give an account of your child's birth and many other stories till date. Lol. If I used an agent, I bet I wouldn't be experiencing this. An agent had earlier told me "I would suffer" as a DIY single parent. I thought she was only trying to cajole me into paying her. Now I fully understand what she meant. I will go and get the Affidavit they need. They'll probably request for my head after I provide that.

sambright2012:
Good morning house, Please how do i get to ekiti passport office from lagos oshodi , how many hrs journey and how much should be the fair,

I paid on 29th November last week, I was called for capturing today,

Adlac:
Pls someone should help out. I make an application 48hrs ago paid through SAANAPAY (Internet Banking) got debited with bank receipt. To my disdain my portal status remain unpaid.

I sent a mail to network support with my pmt advice. They responded that the payment gateway didn't receive my money. That I should visit my bank and lay claim of disputed transaction. I reply with my pmt receipt and transaction slip.

I further called help line of SAANAPAY it wasn't reachable.

ev4real:
Thanks to the various contributors to this thread.
I collected my wife and daughter's passport today.
Alausa, strictly DIY.
Got all the information from this thread.
Captured September 29th, issued November 16th.

Labey71:

This same Alausa Oga oo..Cos me I captured August 29th ,Collection date October 1st !!!Cos they was holiday I went there octonber 3rd and I was told that my passport isn’t ready yet ,The woman told me I will get a call once it’s ready ,till date no call or text ,Just wondering if I should go or wait for their call or text .

Labey71:

This same Alausa Oga oo..Cos me I captured August 29th ,Collection date October 1st !!!Cos they was holiday I went there octonber 3rd and I was told that my passport isn’t ready yet ,The woman told me I will get a call once it’s ready ,till date no call or text ,Just wondering if I should go or wait for their call or text .

Abeg441:
Abeg anyone knows what month Festac is on?

Thanks

ekitimanalways:

When did you capture and did you do it yourself (DIY)?

Abeg441:



November and not DIY, do you know what month they're on?

Abeg441:
Abeg anyone knows what month Festac is on?

Thanks

Omotademi:
when did you capture ??

Htown64:
Yes.

kelmicheal:


Festac still in September I went there yesterday and I made some findings

ekitimanalways:
. September.
Yours would be ready for pickup in the first quarter of next year.

Henrymas:
I was finally able to capture yesterday, after a very traumatic experience. Got to the passport office as early as 7:15am.All my documents were verified and servicom, directed me to take my file for enrollment. By the it DIY, I submitted my file for enrollment around 9:48am.
I observed, that when I the enrollment officer, a lady that I brought my file for enrollment, the bad eye and disgusting look, she gave me, told something was wrong. She signalled I keep the file on a desk next to her and to go and wait at the waiting hall. I waited and waited, seeing people that came after me, being called to go and capture. I thought, it was a fluke. This abnormally continued until 1:25pm and became agitated and complained to an officer, I presume was of a higher authority, who asked another officer to check what the problem was. Finally, I was called to go for enrollment and I had a breath of relief.
Now, since it is DIY, How would I know if the passport is ready. I tried to ask those at servicom and they said a mail will be sent to me or I should keep checking on their portal using my application and reference I'd.
For those who got theirs using the DIY route, please, how did you get your passport and via what platform were you communicated of it's availability. Thanks.

Gbagura:
When I registered on the 4th of November in Abẹ́òkúta with my son and got 11th of November as capturing date, though I was lucky sha.

Henrymas:

For those who got theirs using the DIY route, please, how did you get your passport and via what platform were you communicated of it's availability. Thanks.

frakie:
Good day everyone
Please I will like to have your genuine advices on my passport case.

Sometime in 2013, I gave my passport to a travel agent along awolowo road, ikeja to help me obtain a Canada visa after 3 months of waiting. The travel agent called me to come for my passport on getting to his office, I opened my passport. I saw Trinidad and Tobago visa which I honorably declined that it wasn’t our agreement angrily I left the passport with him. I contacted an immigration officer at ikoyi passport office, that I needed a new passport. I explained the scenario to him, he advised that I need to do a lost case, which I said okay.
Now am ready to do the lost case process, but same immigration officer is telling me it’s going to cost me 120,000 naira for 10 years’ validity period. He said I need to get the following documents below;
Data Page of my passport
NIN
Court Affidavit
Police Report
Where I am confused now is; the DOB on my NIN is different from the one of my passport i.e the month and date are okay, it’s just the year alone. and if anyone has a vital information on how I can correct the DOB on my NIN, please help a brother.
I have read some testimony here, on how one can do it on his/her own.
Please my question is there any additional documents, I need to present at the immigration office because there is nothing like fast track. I remembered last year I paid the same immigration officer 130k for my sibling’s passport and it took almost 5-6 months before its out.
Please if there is any other information I need to know in terms of documentations and how I will go about doing it on my own kindly share it here as I may not be the only one in this kind of situation, thank you.

Abeg441:


Thanks, but on the portal it say in production in progress dies that have any effect?

Levels1:


I doubt this your information.

I applied oct 2

And the the closet date is December 22.

Same Abeokuta.

Gbagura:
Don't doubt that's the truth. I've done the capturing with my son. Mine was 10th while son was 11th.

Teewhyso:
Hello everyone,
I went to open file for passport renewal
Pls are we supposed to drop our old international passport with the official inside the file,
Is it done this way?
Pls I need a response

Levels1:



Alright then.

Mine was renewal

And do you open any files

As I will be going on the 22nd of December.

Thanks

Gbagura:
Mine is renewal too while son is fresh. I opened file before the day. That's the best for you.