Passport, Fees & Requirements

1. Passport Application form to be completed online.
2. Online payment receipt.
3. Online acknowledgment slip.
4. Expired Nigerian Passport.
5. Photocopy of Applicant’s data page of Nigerian Passport.
6. Two current passport-size photographs preferably with white background.
7. 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:

1. Completed online application forms
2. Copy of child’s birth certificate
3. Letter of Consent jointly signed by child’s both parents
4. Photocopies of both parents’ passports data page. One of the passport data pages must be a Nigerian Passport.
5. Online payment Slip
6. Online acknowledgment Slip
7. Child’s current two passport-size photographs preferably with white background.

*Applicant to appear in person for biometric and image acquisition.

1. 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.
2. Please complete the form and print it. Thereafter, click on the Submit Button.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Once the payment confirmation email is received, go to https://portal.immigration.gov.ng/pages/welcome
8. 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.
9. 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).
10. 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.

1. Police Report.
2. A fee of three hundred and fifty dollars ($350) covering caution and statutory passport fee.
3. Submission of the completed online e-passport application form (The link to the online application is in paragraph 7 above).
4. Two (2) passport-size photographs preferably with white background.
5. 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.

1. Letter of Authorization duly signed by Applicant requesting a proxy pick-up.
2. Valid I. D. card of the authorized individual picking up Applicant’s passport.
3. Applicant picks up Slip.
4. 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