Hello guys/ladies, for those who applied online how did you print the guarantors form after payment as I can't find it on the site? thanks.

sonofthunder:
Hello guys/ladies, for those who applied online how did you print the guarantors form after payment as I can't find it on the site? thanks.

just go there see any of the immigration official discuss with him or her they will get the guarantor form for you for a just as little as 2k

Please, i have 3 questions?
1. Is it compulsory to have an NIN number when processing passport renewal
2. Is it compulsory to have an NIN number for fresh passport application
Because i observed that the slot for inputting NIN number for both application when applying is not asterisked
3. Is the guarantors for required for both renewal and fresh application

Guys. how can i get mine in port Harcourt ? It's been over 1 month. please help.

Anyone with the idea of the cost of changing the surname of an international passport both online and offline?

Cvesta:
Anyone with the idea of the cost of changing the surname of an international passport both online and offline?

Why do you want to change it?

Thegamingorca:



Why do you want to change it?

Change of surname

Cvesta:
Anyone with the idea of the cost of changing the surname of an international passport both online and offline?

Offline 35k
Online 18k

Who knows how much a passport is renewed

Dkberen:

Offline 35k
Online 18k

I tried online and I was charged 30k for processing admin form.. I had to stop there


If I am to go with the online option, do I need newspaper publication aside court affidavit?

Cvesta:

Go with both in addition to your marriage cert etc

Good evening all.

Please what is the address of the Immigration office in Ibadan.

Dkberen:

Go with both in addition to your marriage cert etc

No Marriage cert as I ain't married

Please anyone to help i did my capturing October 15,but till now my passport is yet out,please what can i do ,and i need it urgently[color=#006600][/color]

Please anyone to help,i did my registration @ alausa October 10,but i was direct to ikoyi October 15 ,for capturing,till now,my passport is yet out,please what am i going to

Cvesta:


No Marriage cert as I ain't married

Okay.

Taiwokayode1960:
Please anyone to help,i did my registration @ alausa October 10,but i was direct to ikoyi October 15 ,for capturing,till now,my passport is yet out,please what am i going to

Contact immigration on twitter tomorrow morning.. they will respond immediately and you can collect it tomorrow

Hello house, please how can I go about getting my international passport? Not going for online application because I want it to come out within short period of time.

I want to do my passport in kaduna. I need assistance

My experience at Passport Section of Nigeria Immigration in Enugu
Thanks to all of you that contributed to this thread. I especially thank @playcharles and @offegas for their advice. I followed @playcharles example and have gotten mine also.

This is my experience in Enugu immigration office.
After reading through @playcharles narratives, I decided to follow the online route . I started the application online in my house and when I applied for 5 years passport, only the standard e-passport of 15,000 appeared. I continued and pay a total payment of 17,800 (600 being online processing fee).
I printed out all the necessary copies of application form, guarantor form, payment receipt, acknowledgement form and saw that my interview date was 5 days ahead of the day I applied.

The next day, I went to a friend and photocopied the data page of his international passport, driving license and NIN. He signed at the necessary places which included my two passports. I also photocopied my affidavit of age paper and LG identification letter and waited for the interview day.

On that day, I drove to Enugu state high court which is close to the Federal secretariat where the immigration office is situated and paid a sum of 200 (Two hundred naira) for the Commissioner of oats endorsement, bringing my total payment to N18000.
I moved straight to immigration office and told them that I had interview with them. They asked about my “helper” I simply told them that I applied online. I was directed to one office where I submitted my file ( I bought office file and enclosed all the forms inside it).

About 10 minutes later, the lady called and asked me to take my file to “account” and that is where a drama wanted to play itself but I was ready for anything. Immediately the guy saw my file, he almost hissed and said “self payment” and asked me to stamp it. I went outside and fortunately saw one of them who was selling 50 stamp, I bought one and stamp on the payment form and went back to the office.

The guy said “okay, the self payment guy, give us N100”, I wanted to ask why but gave him the one hundred naira and my file was given to me 10 minutes later. I went back to the first office where I was asked to fill two forms which were attached to my file and sent to the interview room. I was later called for the interview. Truly, the interviewer asked some funny questions and insisted that my forms were not properly filled, I stood my ground and almost read the entire paragraph for her. She quietly submitted my file for enrolment and I eventually did my biometrics.


CONTD

While waiting for my biometrics, I discovered that of more than 50 people that gathered under the shade, that I was the only person whose file was not being handled/helped by any immigration officer, which means I was the only one that paid online. Other people there paid between 35,000 to 40,000. According to them, express (two days delivery of passport) costs between 35,000 to 40,000 while normal delivery cost 30,000. I simply laughed and waited for my turn. While doing the biometrics, I saw that the computer recorded 5 days ahead as my collection date. I quietly left the office. In my mind, I wanted to give them 2 weeks.

Fortunately, about 12 days later, I had a business to transact in Enugu State High Court and decided to check for the passport. On reaching the immigration office, I told them my mission and 10 minutes later, the passport was handed to me which was actually printed exactly 6 days after biometrics. Funny enough while waiting for the passport, the four persons before my turn where asked to buy passport cover for N1000 (one thousand naira). When I collected mine, I asked the lady if there was any other thing, she simply said no and waved me off. I smiled.

From the foregoing, the online application took 11days from application to collection.

Lessons I learnt while waiting for my biometrics
• Most Nigerians are unaware that passport application can be done online
• Some Nigerians are afraid of making mistake if allowed to initiate the process by themselves
• Many Nigerians are convinced that the online process is a scam which can simply be ignored by the immigration officers (Some of the officials themselves are also guilty of this as they threaten to delay the passport or even interview date between 2 – 6 months, which is a big lie).
• Move with confidence. Let them be aware that you know what you are doing. You will hear phrases like “self payment applicant”, simply ignore them as there is nothing like community or communal payment in passport processing. If you are delayed or asked to pay any additional cash, simple twitte to @nigimmigration (the guys incharge of twitter handle are efficient)
• Lastly, I will not call the immigration officials scammers or corrupt people because you pay them for services rendered. Among the document you need to photocopy for the interview include photocopies of your guarantor’s driving licence, NIN or data page of international passport and your own affidavit of age/birth certificate. Some of the immigration officials initiate the online process for the applicant and provide the guarantor photocopies of necessary documents.
• Amazingly, right at the passport office is a warning that applicants should not pay cash but transact online payment.
• Some of us are in a “hurry” and do not want to stress ourselves. The lady that sat by my side would be using her passport in February 2020 and she was also in a hurry.

Thanks everyone.

Please how do i get about getting an international passport in Jos? Thanks

kelechiodo:
While waiting for my biometrics, I discovered that of more than 50 people that gathered under the shade, that I was the only person whose file was not being handled/helped by any immigration officer, which means I was the only one that paid online. Other people there paid between 35,000 to 40,000. According to them, express (two days delivery of passport) costs between 35,000 to 40,000 while normal delivery cost 30,000. I simply laughed and waited for my turn. While doing the biometrics, I saw that the computer recorded 5 days ahead as my collection date. I quietly left the office. In my mind, I wanted to give them 2 weeks.

Fortunately, about 12 days later, I had a business to transact in Enugu State High Court and decided to check for the passport. On reaching the immigration office, I told them my mission and 10 minutes later, the passport was handed to me which was actually printed exactly 6 days after biometrics. Funny enough while waiting for the passport, the four persons before my turn where asked to buy passport cover for N1000 (one thousand naira). When I collected mine, I asked the lady if there was any other thing, she simply said no and waved me off. I smiled.

From the foregoing, the online application took 11days from application to collection.

Lessons I learnt while waiting for my biometrics
• Most Nigerians are unaware that passport application can be done online
• Some Nigerians are afraid of making mistake if allowed to initiate the process by themselves
• Many Nigerians are convinced that the online process is a scam which can simply be ignored by the immigration officers (Some of the officials themselves are also guilty of this as they threaten to delay the passport or even interview date between 2 – 6 months, which is a big lie).
• Move with confidence. Let them be aware that you know what you are doing. You will hear phrases like “self payment applicant”, simply ignore them as there is nothing like community or communal payment in passport processing. If you are delayed or asked to pay any additional cash, simple twitte to @nigimmigration (the guys incharge of twitter handle are efficient)
• Lastly, I will not call the immigration officials scammers or corrupt people because you pay them for services rendered. Among the document you need to photocopy for the interview include photocopies of your guarantor’s driving licence, NIN or data page of international passport and your own affidavit of age/birth certificate. Some of the immigration officials initiate the online process for the applicant and provide the guarantor photocopies of necessary documents.
• Amazingly, right at the passport office is a warning that applicants should not pay cash but transact online payment.
• Some of us are in a “hurry” and do not want to stress ourselves. The lady that sat by my side would be using her passport in February 2020 and she was also in a hurry.

Thanks everyone.

Thank you for giving us every details you went through in your application.

I think I am going to follow this route in Lagos.
Let everyone follow this online process and make Nigeria work for once.

Please is it a most i get the local government certificate from my Home town or i can get it at a close by local government office ? thanks for the responses

How do am be get letter from local government of origin, please

ojoduoludare:
Please is it a most i get the local government certificate from my Home town or i can get it at a close by local government office ? thanks for the responses

It is a must to match with your local government of origin

molybdenum0012:
How do am be get letter from local government of origin, please

Go to your local government headquarters and demand for it. You may be charged some cash between 200 to 1000 depending on the lga. I got mine when I was seeking for university admission and paid 80 then.

i dont get you ....

It is a must to match with your local government of origin[/quote]

please house .. firstly i dont have local government certificate , i only have NIN number
secondy: my guarrantor doesnt have national i.d and driver license
but all other document is intact , please can i get the passport?

guys is it OK to renew a passport 6 months to expiry, passport expires June 2020, plan on renewing it January 2020