New Charges for Nigerian International Passport introduced from Aug 1.


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The Nigeria Immigration Services said on Friday it would introduce the recently approved new rates and charges for the procurement of international passport on August 1.

The Public Relations Officer of the service, Mr. Chukwuemeka Obua, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria  in Abuja reports Punch..

Obua said that the charges for obtaining an international passport was reviewed upward in order to enhance the security features of the document having discovered that some syndicates had been engaged in faking international passports for unsuspecting applicants.

“Starting from August 1, new charges in the cost of the passport will commence and this is from government’s approval for certain reforms in the passport matters in Nigeria.”

Obua said that with the approval of the new fees and categories of e-passport, N20,000 would be charged for the attainment of a 64-page frequent traveller’s passport.

He said that passports for 18 to 60 year-old persons would go for N15,000, while those for persons below 18 years, 60 years and above would be procured at N8,750.

Obua further said that N20,000 would be charged for change of data and for replacement of lost passport.

According to him, change of name due to marriage, divorce, and death of spouse would cost N8,750, while changes of data on request would attract N30,000 as processing fees.

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