NIMC partners with Immigration to speed up passport issuance 

By Ibiyemi Mathew

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) have partnered to speed up the issuance of passports at the immigration centres.

In a press statement issued by NIMC, the agency revealed it has agreed on a framework with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to significantly improve the quality of service, accuracy, and speed of passport services through the timely verification of the National Identification Number (NIN).

According to the press statement, this new arrangement is in furtherance of the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy’s directive to streamline passport application, renewal, and issuance processes.

“Consequently, a NIN Verification fee would be charged for each Nigerian passport application for this service,” the statement read.

The new fees to be charged are N1,000 for Nigerians, $5.00 (or its equivalent in other currencies) for African countries, $15.00 (or its equivalent in other countries) for other Countries.

“NIMC and NIS have agreed on a revised applicant journey that will significantly improve the speed of passport issuance/re-issuance and reduce the traffic visiting the NIS office(s). The NIN service, fees, and the new NIS process will go live on 1st April 2023,” Head of Corporate Communications of NIMC, Kayode Adegoke,  said.