Immigration jecks up passport fee from Sept 1

Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has disclosed that the Federal Government has approved an upward review of the fees for Nigerian Standard Passport, hiking the booklets by at least 45 per cent.

The paramilitary agency, in a statement by DCI Kenneth T Udo, Service Public Relations Officer, Service Headquarters, Abuja, explained that the review will take effect from this September.

Udo further disclosed that a 32-page Passport booklet with five years validity previously charged at N35,000.00 will now be N50,000.00 while 64-page Passport booklet with 10 year validity previously N70,000.00 will now be N100,000.00.

Announcing that the fees for diaspora will remain unchanged, the statement read: “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.

“Based on the review, a 32-page passport booklet with a five-year validity previously charged at N35,000.00 will now be N50,000.00 only, while a 64-page passport booklet with 10 year validity which was N70,000.00 will be N100,000.00 only. However, the fees remain unchanged in Diaspora.

“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,” the statement read.