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E-PASSPORT APPLICATION PROCEDURES & REQUIREMENTS
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- E-PASSPORT APPLICATION PROCEDURES & REQUIREMENTS
- REQUIREMENTS FOR RENEWAL/REISSUE OF E-PASSPORT
- REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 18
- REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONS ABOVE 18, BORN OUTSIDE NIGERIA
- PROCEDURES FOR E-PASSPORT
- REQUIREMENTS FOR REPLACEMENT OF LOST PASSPORT
- PASSPORT AMENDMENT
- REQUIREMENTS FOR PROXY PICK-UP
- E-PASSPORT PROCESSING TIME
Applicants are required to complete and print online application forms as well as to print the Acknowledge Slip and Receipt after making payment. The online application form can be accessed at https://portal.immigration.gov.ng.
APPLICANTS ARE ADVISED NOT TO PAY TO ANY THIRD PARTY. ALL PAYMENT MUST BE MADE ONLINE THROUGH https://portal.immigration.gov.ng.
PASSPORT FEES SCHEDULE
AGES 0 YRS-17YRS ($77)
AGES 18Yrs-59Yrs ($106)
AGES 60Yrs and Above ($77)
All passport applicants are required to be physically present on the appointment date booked on the embassy website. Applicants will only be able to reschedule their appointment date after the initial appointment date has passed.
*PLEASE NOTE THAT, ONCE APPLICATIONS ARE SUBMITTED, FEES PAID ARE NOT REFUNDABLE!
- Passport Application form to be completed online.
- Online payment receipt.
- Online acknowledgment slip.
- Expired Nigerian Passport.
- Photocopy of Applicant’s data page of Nigerian Passport.
- Two current passport-size photographs preferably with white background.
- For applicants between the ages of 0-17, please pay close attention to the next section, as there are additional requirements for minors.
*Applicant to appear in person for biometric and image acquisition.
Applicants under the age of 18 (Eighteen) are required to provide the following:
- Completed online application forms
- Copy of child’s birth certificate
- Letter of Consent jointly signed by child’s both parents
- Photocopies of both parents’ passports data page. One of the passport data pages must be a Nigerian Passport.
- Online payment Slip
- Online acknowledgment Slip
- Child’s current two passport-size photographs preferably with white background.
*Applicant to appear in person for biometric and image acquisition.
Applicants above 18 (Eighteen), born outside Nigeria are required to provide the following:
- Completed online application forms,
- Online payment receipt.
- Online acknowledgment slip.
- Birth Certificate.
- Photocopy of parent passport data page. ONE OF THE PARENTS MUST BE NIGERIAN.
*Applicant to appear in person for biometric and image acquisition.
- In the Passport menu, choose the E-Passport Application Form Option. If you have a Yahoo or Google account, you may use it to log into the system, otherwise, select the Open ID option and create an account for the application process.
- Please complete the form and print it. Thereafter, click on the Submit Button.
- Once the application has been successfully submitted, you will be provided with a Reference Number and Application ID. Please print it out, as you will need it later in the application process.
- Click on the close button to continue the application process. At the bottom of the page, click on the Proceed to checkout button to begin the payment process.
- On the Cart page, double-check to make sure that the name in the cart corresponds to the appropriate applicant. Click on the Proceed to Online Payment Button.
- Choose the credit card payment option. If the credit card option is used, allow 30 minutes for the payment to register, and proceed to the next step. For credit card payments, the applicant may only use his or her credit card for payment of fees. NO THIRD-PARTY CREDIT CARDS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
- Once the payment confirmation email is received, go to https://portal.immigration.gov.ng/pages/welcome
- In the application menu, click on the Query Your Application Payment Status option. Select E-Passport in the application menu and enter the Reference Number and Application ID. Click on the Search Record button. The next page will be the Online Application Confirmation page.
- On the Online Application Confirmation page, scroll to the bottom of the page and print the Payment Receipt and also print Application Confirmation. Attach these documents to the expired passport, or to the rest of the application documents (first issuance).
- The applicant should appear at the Nigerian Embassy on the appointment date, with his or her expired Nigerian passport and required documents. If the application is for a first issuance, and the applicant is under the age of sixteen, the following requirements must also be met.
- Police Report.
- A fee of three hundred and fifty dollars ($350) covering caution and statutory passport fee.
- Submission of the completed online e-passport application form (The link to the online application is in paragraph 7 above).
- Two (2) passport-size photographs preferably with white background.
- Applicant should provide Passport Number of lost Passport (if applicable).
* Applicant to appear in person for biometric and image acquisition.
If you need to change or correct the data on your Nigerian e-passport, it can only be done in Nigeria. The Embassy no longer entertains such requests.
REQUIREMENTS FOR PICK-UP
The applicant will be required to present a pick-up slip and the expired Nigerian passport before receiving the e-passport.
- Letter of Authorization duly signed by Applicant requesting a proxy pick-up.
- Valid I. D. card of the authorized individual picking up Applicant’s passport.
- Applicant picks up Slip.
- Applicant’s expired Nigerian Passport.
MONDAY – THURSDAY (10am – 2:00pm)
PICK-UP TIME FOR E-PASSPORT
MONDAY – THURSDAY (10am – 2:00pm)
(Pickup time is strictly enforced)
If you have any inquiries regarding e-passport, visa, or other consular and immigration services, please call the Consular & Immigration section or address your inquiry to:
Attention: Consular & Immigration
EMBASSY OF NIGERIA TO ETHIOPIA, DJIBOUTI, AND PERMANENT
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA TO THE AFRICAN UNION AND UNECA
Gulele KK, Kebele- 06, H No. 001,
Senegal Street, W-9, K-21,
Embassy Complex,
Addis Abba, Ethiopia.
P.O. Box: 1019
SUMMARIZED STEPS ON HOW TO FILL OUT APPLICATION FOR E-PASSPORT OR E-PASSPORT RENEWAL
STEP 1: Go to Nigeria Immigration website at https://portal.immigration.gov.ng
STEP 2: In the passport menu, select the E-passport application form.
STEP 3: Select STANDARD e-passport.
STEP 4: Click on Processing Country, select ETHIOPIA
PLEASE READ IN FULL THE GUIDELINES REGARDING PAYMENT ON THE START APPLICATION PAGE
STEP 5: Click on Start Application
STEP 6: Choose one of the FOUR accounts: Google, Yahoo, Open ID, or Facebook, and create an account or if you already have one, log in. Then fill the form
STEP 7: Choose ADDIS ABBA as your Processing Office/Processing Embassy
STEP 8: Please complete the form and print it. Thereafter, click on the submit button
STEP 9: Once the application has been successfully submitted, you will be provided a Reference number and Application ID
STEP 10: Please, visit the click here to schedule an appointment for a Biometric/Interview.