Nigerian consulate in New York to issue passport with 10-year validity
Nigeria’s Consulate-General in New York says the consulate will start issuing passports with a 10-year validity.
The Consul-General, Lot Egopija, who disclosed this at a virtual town hall for Nigerian nationals within the New York jurisdiction, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had instructed the consulate.
“Last month (January) we were informed that a 10-year passport will be brought to New York,” Mr Egopija said.
He, however, said an application must have a National Identity Number (NIN) to qualify for the passport.
“We have been asked to prepare for the take-off to issue a 10 years passport. We know that to qualify for the 10 years passport, the applicant must have a National Identity Number (NIN),” he said.
He stated that the Nigerian government had already designated some vendors to register Nigerians in diaspora for NIN.
The envoy said the consulate was working to improve services in areas of passport issuance, renewal, and delivery, calling on their support to address challenges in timely delivery of passports.
No fewer than 150 participants joined the first town hall in 2022. This is the fourth town hall, with the 5th edition slated for May.
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