The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has introduced plans to roll out a phased contactless passport renewal system, starting in Canada on November 1, 2024.
This initiative, designed to simplify and modernize the passport renewal course of, permits Nigerians to use for passport renewals on-line, lowering the necessity for in-person visits to NIS workplaces.
Following Canada, the service will lengthen to the UK, USA, and Italy on November 15, and by December 1, it is going to be accessible in Nigeria and different international places.
The brand new system was formally introduced on Wednesday by way of NIS’s X (previously Twitter) account.
“In its continued effort to serve the Nigerian public extra effectively and create a purposeful system that meets international requirements, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has launched a brand new contactless and issuance course of ranging from November 1st, 2024.
“People will have the ability to apply to resume their worldwide passports from the consolation of their houses with out having to go to having to go to any NIS workplace,” acknowledged an explainer video on the official NIS X web page.
The phased rollout is about to reinforce accessibility for Nigerians globally, permitting residents to resume passports seamlessly from any location with out the necessity to go to NIS workplaces.
The NIS explainer video offered additional info, notably on how the method of the contactless passport utility course of works.
Nigerians can renew their passports by downloading the NIS cellular app from Google Play, the App Retailer, or Home windows Retailer, or by accessing the online portal at www.passport.immigration.gov.ng.
Presently, the NIS cellular app is just not but accessible on Google Play or the App Retailer. Nonetheless, from November 1, it’s anticipated Nigerians in Canada can entry the app on these platforms and start utilizing the service.
The steps are as follows:
As soon as processed, the renewed passport will likely be delivered on to the tackle specified by the applicant.
At current, this streamlined course of is unique to passport renewals, marking a big step by NIS in direction of enhancing effectivity and accessibility in public companies.
