- Only eligible applicants can use the remote biometric option
- Others must book physical appointments at Nigerian embassies or high commissions
- Applicants can track their passports online two weeks after submission
In the revised step-by-step guide released on X on Tuesday, NIS urged Nigerians living abroad to utilise the digital platform to complete passport renewal without visiting a diplomatic mission for biometric capture.
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Applicants are to follow the application process below:
• Visit the official NIS Passport Application portal.
• Click Continue on the welcome page.
• Select Apply for Renewal/Re-issue. Create an account and verify your identity with your National Identification Number and date of birth.
• Complete the application form and choose the embassy or high commission where your passport will be processed.
• Upload all required supporting documents.
• Pay the passport booklet fee.
• Obtain your Application ID and Reference Number.
• Choose the Contactless option under Application Status/Book Appointment.
• Read the instructions and select I Understand and Opt In.
• Download the NIS Mobile App.
• Sign in or create a profile.
• Select Passport Application Services.
• Open Passport Biometrics Enrolment, enter your Application ID and Reference Number, then confirm eligibility.
• Capture your facial image and fingerprints.
• Complete the liveness verification.
• Pay the contactless enrolment fee.
• Submit your biometric details.
The Nigeria Immigration Service has clarified that its remote biometric capture option is not available to all passport applicants.
According to the Service, applicants found ineligible after the verification process must return to the passport application portal and schedule a physical biometric appointment at their preferred Nigerian embassy or high commission.
It stated that applicants who receive an “ineligible” response are required to complete the biometric process in person at the selected diplomatic mission.
For those approved for remote biometric capture, the Service said they must still forward the required supporting documents to the embassy or high commission handling their application.
The required documents include a printed passport application form, passport payment receipt, biometric payment receipt, and the applicant’s current passport. These documents must be packaged in a self-addressed return envelope and sent to the designated processing mission.
The NIS also advised applicants that they can begin tracking the progress of their passport applications two weeks after submission through its online passport tracking platform or the NIS Mobile App.
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