Federal Government Increases International Passport Fees
The Federal Government of Nigeria, has approved an upward review of the fees for its International Passport effective from 1st September, 2024.
It was gathered that the decision was reached by the Federal Government, as part of its effort to maintain the quality and integrity of the Nigerian Standard Passport.
The Nigeria Immigration Service in a statement released through its Public Relations Officer, KT Udo, disclosed that the 32-page Passport booklet with five year validity previously charged at thirty-five thousand will now be fifty thousand naira.
The sixty-four page Passport booklet with 10 year validity which was seventy thousand naira will be one hundred thousand naira.
See the reason below:
As part of its efforts to maintain the quality and integrity of the Nigerian Standard Passport, the Federal Government has approved an upward review of the fees for the Passport effective from 1st September, 2024.
2. Based on the review, 32-page Passport booklet with 5 year validity previously charged at Thirty-five Thousand Naira (N35,000.00) will now be Fifty Thousand Naira (N50,000.00) only; while 64-page Passport booklet with 10 year validity which was Seventy Thousand Naira (N70,000.00) will be One Hundred Thousand Naira (N100,000.00) only. However, the fees remain unchanged in Diaspora.
3. While the Nigeria Immigration Service regrets any inconvenience this increase might cause prospective applicants; it assures Nigerians of unwavering commitment to transparency and quality service delivery at all times.
e-Signed:
DCI KT Udo Service Public Relations Officer Service Headquarters, Abuja 21st August, 2024.