The Nigeria Immigration Service
(NIS) will on June 25, 2019, roll out the enhanced 10-year validity e-passport
at the Ikoyi Passport office, Lagos.
NIS Public Relations Officer,
Sunday James, made this known in a statement in Abuja, on Thursday.
James said in view of the
exercise, the service would shut down the existing payment platform, to pave
way for the new one.
“Hence, the Ikoyi Passport office
will only attend to passport applications for the enhanced e-Passport effective
from the stated date.
“All pending applications in
Ikoyi will be processed before the roll-out date.
“Alausa and FESTAC Passport
offices will continue to issue the existing e-passport for applicants desirous
of same,” he said.
NIS had on April 29, commenced
issuance of the new 10-year validity enhanced passport booklet.
The 64-page 10-year standard
passport costs N70,000, while the 32-page five-year standard passport costs
N25,000.
The 64-page five-year standard
passport goes for N35,000, while the 32-page five-year official passport costs
N15,000.
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