I saw a thread on the front page a few days ago, titled "Can This Happen At Nigerian Embassies?"

The thread had a pic depicting a lady's social media post about getting an emergency US passport in a few hours, at a US embassy.
In that thread, the overarching sentiment of posts was - that could never happen at a Nigerian embassy.

Well, the definitive answer is.. YES, it can and it does.
I know this, because I did it only 3 months ago. A standard Nigerian passport renewal, not an emergency passport like thaty lady got.
And no, I'm not talking about any "back doors" or "greasing" any palms.

I responded in that thread, but felt it's also relevant to emphasize it in detail in a new thread. Nigeria is incredibly incompetent at most things, but once in a while, something works. As they say, even a broken clock is correct once a day.


Just for context, I travel with a US passport, but use my Nigerian passport when going to Nigeria, or some African countries.
I've renewed my US and Nigerian passports in multiple countries (as I travel quite a bit), so I've had some experience with both.

From the screenshot in that previous thread, it's clear the lady was NOT in the US when she got the emergency passport. In the US, we don't go to an "embassy" to get a passport, as "US embassies" don't exist in... the US. The emergency passport is no big deal and comes with only 5 or 6 pages, so you still need a standard renewal when you get home.

Also, the current estimated time for a US passport within the US is 11 weeks, and the "rush" service is 5-7 weeks. There has been a lot of passport backlog, similar to the situation in Nigeria, but it's a bit better now, I believe. I renewed my US passport in Argentina last year, and got it in about 2 weeks.

Anyway, I went to Brasilia, Brazil 3 months ago, to renew my Nigerian passport, as that was the only passport-issuing location in the region I was traveling. I first visited the Nigerian embassy in Argentina and was told they don't produce passports, but I could get it in Brazil on the same day. I was very skeptical of that information, because... Nigeria.

As it turns out, the entire process from getting there, to receiving my new passport was a few hours. It wasn't some emergency passport either. It was a standard passport. I paid online > booked an appointment > went there. Paid an administrative fee > did the capturing and walked out with my new passport all in 2-3 hours. I was literally the only person being attended to at the Nigerian embassy, though. It was empty, except about 4-6 embassy staff I saw. The guy who attended to me was also very polite and professional (something lacking in most Nigerian operations).

So, not only can you get your international passport at a Nigerian embassy in a few hours, it's a permanent passport - not an emergency one. Shout out to the Nigerian embassy in Brasilia, Brazil. The embassy in New York is a different story. Took me many months and headaches to renew there, in 2017.

The attached image is from a video I took outside the Nigerian embassy, in Brazil.

AM I REALLY FIRST TO COMMENT HERE?, I AM NOT SURE. IF SO THIS IS A MIRACLE TO BE A FTC.

Nigeria will be Great Again

Some people who claim to love Nigeria will be sad, angry and heartbroken because of the OP post.

Ok

damage control

Noted.
Good to hear.

DEBJOCH1:
AM I REALLY FIRST TO COMMENT HERE?, I AM NOT SURE. IF SO THIS IS A MIRACLE TO BE A FTC.

..i am happy for u..atleast u achieved something before the year runs out .. tinubu's administration don favour u for NL

Only few people knows this

donbrowser:
Nigeria will be Great Again

ONLY IF THE FRAUDULENT MENTALITY IS NO MORE

DEBJOCH1:
AM I REALLY FIRST TO COMMENT HERE?, I AM NOT SURE. IF SO THIS IS A MIRACLE TO BE A FTC.

What a great achievement.

.proof ?

Even common driver license they will frustrate you till you give up. Go to thier office and see abandoned driver license. Probably the people have given up after going to their office countless of time. Even that of military men and police officers driver license are abandoned in their office.

But I refuse to give up. Keep going there until i finally got mine with a bribe.

Shockingly they have produced it but hiding it. Just to suffer common man.

Children of hates and perdition won’t like this

Chai..





GAZAnized immigration.

ramalot:
I saw a thread on the front page a few days ago, titled "Can This Happen At Nigerian Embassies?"

The thread had a pic depicting a lady's social media post about getting an emergency US passport in a few hours, at a US embassy.
In that thread, the overarching sentiment of posts was - that could never happen at a Nigerian embassy.

Well, the definitive answer is.. YES, it can and it does.
I know this, because I did it only 3 months ago. A standard Nigerian passport renewal, not an emergency passport like thaty lady got.
And no, I'm not talking about any "back doors" or "greasing" any palms.

I responded in that thread, but felt it's also relevant to emphasize it in detail in a new thread. Nigeria is incredibly incompetent at most things, but once in a while, something works. As they say, even a broken clock is correct once a day.


Just for context, I travel with a US passport, but use my Nigerian passport when going to Nigeria, or some African countries.
I've renewed my US and Nigerian passports in multiple countries (as I travel quite a bit), so I've had some experience with both.

From the screenshot in that previous thread, it's clear the lady was NOT in the US when she got the emergency passport. In the US, we don't go to an "embassy" to get a passport, as "US embassies" don't exist in... the US. The emergency passport is no big deal and comes with only 5 or 6 pages, so you still need a standard renewal when you get home.

Also, the current estimated time for a US passport within the US is 11 weeks, and the "rush" service is 5-7 weeks. There has been a lot of passport backlog, similar to the situation in Nigeria, but it's a bit better now, I believe. I renewed my US passport in Argentina last year, and got it in about 2 weeks.

Anyway, I went to Brasilia, Brazil 3 months ago, to renew my Nigerian passport, as that was the only passport-issuing location in the region I was traveling. I first visited the Nigerian embassy in Argentina and was told they don't produce passports, but I could get it in Brazil on the same day. I was very skeptical of that information, because... Nigeria.

As it turns out, the entire process from getting there, to receiving my new passport was a few hours. It wasn't some emergency passport either. It was a standard passport. I paid online > booked an appointment > went there. Paid an administrative fee > did the capturing and walked out with my new passport all in 2-3 hours. I was literally the only person being attended to at the Nigerian embassy, though. It was empty, except about 4-6 embassy staff I saw. The guy who attended to me was also very polite and professional (something lacking in most Nigerian operations).

So, not only can you get your international passport at a Nigerian embassy in a few hours, it's a permanent passport - not an emergency one. Shout out to the Nigerian embassy in Brasilia, Brazil. The embassy in New York is a different story. Took me many months and headaches to renew there, in 2017.

The attached image is from a video I took outside the Nigerian embassy, in Brazil.

True that... An insightful thread.

Obviously the Nigerian Embassy in Brasilia didn't have much crowd waiting to get new passports, so issuing new travel passports was faster. The New York embassy has a deluge of Diapora Nigerians to deal with in the U.S. or North America, so, the waiting time would be a little longer. In any event, these man-made inefficiencies can be removed to enhance travel passports collections. There's NO rocket science here.

Good review!
So there's some glimmer of hope that the country could get better some day. Probably like 500 years from now!

ramalot:
I saw a thread on the front page a few days ago, titled "Can This Happen At Nigerian Embassies?"

The thread had a pic depicting a lady's social media post about getting an emergency US passport in a few hours, at a US embassy.
In that thread, the overarching sentiment of posts was - that could never happen at a Nigerian embassy.

Well, the definitive answer is.. YES, it can and it does.
I know this, because I did it only 3 months ago. A standard Nigerian passport renewal, not an emergency passport like thaty lady got.
And no, I'm not talking about any "back doors" or "greasing" any palms.

I responded in that thread, but felt it's also relevant to emphasize it in detail in a new thread. Nigeria is incredibly incompetent at most things, but once in a while, something works. As they say, even a broken clock is correct once a day.


Just for context, I travel with a US passport, but use my Nigerian passport when going to Nigeria, or some African countries.
I've renewed my US and Nigerian passports in multiple countries (as I travel quite a bit), so I've had some experience with both.

From the screenshot in that previous thread, it's clear the lady was NOT in the US when she got the emergency passport. In the US, we don't go to an "embassy" to get a passport, as "US embassies" don't exist in... the US. The emergency passport is no big deal and comes with only 5 or 6 pages, so you still need a standard renewal when you get home.

Also, the current estimated time for a US passport within the US is 11 weeks, and the "rush" service is 5-7 weeks. There has been a lot of passport backlog, similar to the situation in Nigeria, but it's a bit better now, I believe. I renewed my US passport in Argentina last year, and got it in about 2 weeks.

Anyway, I went to Brasilia, Brazil 3 months ago, to renew my Nigerian passport, as that was the only passport-issuing location in the region I was traveling. I first visited the Nigerian embassy in Argentina and was told they don't produce passports, but I could get it in Brazil on the same day. I was very skeptical of that information, because... Nigeria.

As it turns out, the entire process from getting there, to receiving my new passport was a few hours. It wasn't some emergency passport either. It was a standard passport. I paid online > booked an appointment > went there. Paid an administrative fee > did the capturing and walked out with my new passport all in 2-3 hours. I was literally the only person being attended to at the Nigerian embassy, though. It was empty, except about 4-6 embassy staff I saw. The guy who attended to me was also very polite and professional (something lacking in most Nigerian operations).

So, not only can you get your international passport at a Nigerian embassy in a few hours, it's a permanent passport - not an emergency one. Shout out to the Nigerian embassy in Brasilia, Brazil. The embassy in New York is a different story. Took me many months and headaches to renew there, in 2017.

The attached image is from a video I took outside the Nigerian embassy, in Brazil.

Op did not tell us how much he droped to make this happen.

What do you expect from a corrupt government championed by corrupt people and supported by corrupt people?

dey play

you traveled out and start claiming Nigeria can renew passport in 24 hours

try renewing in Nigeria and lets see how it goes

I think the increase in applications due to the economic situation in the past few years,contribute greatly to the problem of passport backlogs.

Please Nigerians in the UK what support do the Nigerian embassy in the UK offer its citizen who resides in the UK?

If they issue you the same day, you have to pay through your nose.
It's very exorbitant. They call it Express at passport office. The Young officers at the Gate would cajole you and give you 3 different prices. The cheapest among them would take a Year before you receive their call for Collection.
Immigration office and Police, I don't know who is worse.

Nigerian Embassy in Brasilia-DF, Brazil has been issuing same day passport for a very long time and good to know this has not changed.

Come renew am for Nigeria make I check something

All countries cannot be useless like you know who

Good to hear this with proof

Same day in Nigeria embassy in Beijing, China

Unless it changed, that was never the case at this particular embassy being discussed here. It was the same standard fee, not a Brazilian centavo more not a Brazilian centavo less.

kokakola:
If they issue you the same day, you have to pay through your nose.
It's very exorbitant. They call it Express at passport office.
Immigration office and Police, I don't know who is worse.

Hello guys please I’ve stayed in Europe for 3 years and I will renew my passport in 2025. Is it possible to change my date of birth if I want to renew it again ? Like I want to make a correction in the year . Is it possible to do it and can I renew it in any European countries that people normally renew thier passports