On Tuesday, April 15, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) launched 11 steps each Nigerian ought to undertake when renewing their passports.
Stating that the process is contactless, the NIS mentioned the brand new biometric passport utility system has been launched in the US of America, Mexico, Jamaica and Brazil.
In accordance with NIS, the appliance course of which could be accessed on Google Play Retailer (NIS Cellular) is designed to assist Nigerian passport holders perform their renewal course of with out visiting any Passport Centre for Biometrics enrollment.
“It’s but to be rolled out in Australia and Nigeria, a future date might be introduced for each nations in the end,” the NIS mentioned in assertion on its X account.
Under are the steps to comply with when making use of for contact passport:
1. Obtain and set up the NIS Cellular App from related cell app retailer(Google Playstore); create a profile and activate your account utilizing a sound electronic mail
2. Click on on ‘passport utility providers’ tab on the touchdown web page
3. Proceed with the passport utility course of as indicated and guarantee to decide on the self enrollment possibility.
4. Make fee and word your utility ID and Reference No.
5. Click on the contactless biometric enrollment possibility on the passport utility providers
6. Enter your utility ID and reference quantity as required to test eligibility and proceed
7. If you’re not eligible, proceed to e book appointment by way of the NIS passport utility portal (passport.int.immigration.gov.ng)
8. If eligible proceed with biometric fingerprints and passport {photograph} enrollment and submit appropriately.
9. Print your utility type and fee receipt.
10. Ship your outdated passport together with your utility type and fee receipt to the processing Embassy in a self-addressed return envelope l refusal to adjust to which means that you’ll not obtain your newly produced passport)
11. Wait on your passport to be delivered to the handle indicated in your envelope inside the acknowledged timeline.
The NIS additional listed these eligible for the method to incorporate folks aged between 18 and 60 years, these with no more than six months to the expiration on their present passports and people for re-issuance of current passport.
As well as, the NIS mentioned these for correction of information, alternative of misplaced or stolen passport and different distinctive circumstances usually are not eligible for the contact utility course of.