Nigeria Immigration Service: Office Address And Visa Application Guidelines

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has witnessed series of changes since it was separated from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in 1958. The Immigration Department as it was known then was entrusted with the core Immigration duties under the headship of the Chief Federal Immigration Officer (CFIO). The department in its embryo inherited the Immigration Ordinance of 1958 for its operation. At inception the department had a narrow operational scope and maintained a low profile and simple approach in attaining the desired goals and objectives of the government. During this period, only the Visa and Business Sections were set up.

On the 1st Of August, 1963, Immigration Department came of age when it was formally established by an Act of Parliament (Cap 171, Laws of the Federation Nigeria). The head of the Department then was the Director of Immigration. Thus, the first set of Immigration officers were former NPF officers. It became a department under the control and supervision of the Federal Ministry of Internal Affairs (FMIA) as a Civil Service outfit.

Nigeria Immigration Services Office Address In Abuja

Nnamdi Azikiwe Int’l Airport Road,
Sauka, Abuja.
P.M.B. 38, Garki, Abuja.
Phone:+234-9-7806771
Email: info@immigration.gov.ng
Website: www.immigration.gov.ng

Nigeria Immigration Service Lagos Office Address

Old Radio Nigeria Road Ikoyi.

Close to Obalende Lagos.

Phone:+234-9-7806771
Email: info@immigration.gov.ng
Website: www.immigration.gov.ng

Types Of Passports Obtainable In Nigeria And Processes

  • Diplomatic Passport  (Red cover)
  • Official Passport (Blue cover)
  • Standard Nigeria Passport (Green cover)
  • Pilgrims Passport (Color varies from year to year)
  • Seaman’s Book (Certificate of Identity) (Maroon cover)

Note:

  • Acknowledgment slip & payment receipt plus 2 recent photographs are applicable in all cases
  • Print out copy of duly completed application form
  • Take printed and signed application forms to Passport office / Embassy / High Commission for further processing
  • A guarantor must attach the following documents
    1. Photocopy of Data page of Nigerian standard Passport
    2. Driving License or National Identity Card

Official Passport

REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFICIAL PASPORT

  1. Letter of introduction from appropriate State Government, Federal Government Ministry / Organization.
  2. Marriage certificate where applicable
  3. Police report in case of lost passport
  4. Letter of appointment / last promotion.
  5. Submit application with supporting documents to passport office / Embassy / High commission

Note:

  • Acknowledgment slip & payment receipt plus 2 recent photographs are applicable in all cases
  • Print out copy of duly completed application form
  • Take printed and signed application forms to Passport office / Embassy / High Commission for further processing
  • A guarantor must attach the following documents
    1. Photocopy of Data page of Nigerian standard Passport
    2. Driving License or National Identity Card

Standard Nigeria Passport

Who qualifies?

All Nigerians by birth , naturalization and registration. This is the most commonly used travel document in Nigeria.

  1. Local Government letter of identification.
  2. Birth certificate / age declaration.
  3. 2 recent colour passport photographs
  4. Guarantor’s form sworn to before a commissioner of Oaths / Magistrate /  High Court Judge
  5. Parents’ letter of consent for minors under 16 years
  6. Marriage certificate where applicable
  7. Police report incase of lost passport
  8. Submit application with supporting documents to passport office / Embassy / High commission

Note:

  •  Acknowledgment slip & payment receipt plus 2 recent photographs are applicable in all cases
  • Print out copy of duly completed application form
  • Take printed and signed application forms to Passport office / Embassy / High Commission for further processing
  • A guarantor must attach the following documents
    1. Photocopy of Data page of Nigerian standard Passport
    2. Driving License or National Identity Card

Seaman’s Book Passport

Who qualifies

  1. Local Government letter of identification
  2. Birth certificate / age declaration
  3. 2 recent colour passport photographs
  4. Submit application with supporting documents to passport office / Embassy / High commission

Note:

  • Acknowledgment slip & payment receipt plus 2 recent photographs are applicable in all cases
  • Print out copy of duly completed application form
  • Take printed and signed application forms to Passport office / Embassy / High Commission for further processing
  • A guarantor must attach the following documents
    1. Photocopy of Data page of Nigerian standard Passport
    2. Driving License or National Identity Card

Various Visa Fees Based On The Country

Country SINGLE ENTRY MULTIPLE ENTRY
Afghanistan Gratis Gratis
Albania US$60 US$200
Algeria US$50 US$50
Andorra US$68 US$68* No
Angola US$2 US$2* No
Antigua and Barbuda US$148 US$148* No
Argentina US$60 US$100
Armenia US$60 US$200
Australia US$141 US$176
Austria US$88 US$110
Azerbaijan US$78 US$78
Bahamas US$19 US$19
Bahrain US$45 US$45
Bangladesh US$253 US$253
Barbados Gratis Gratis
Belarus US$68 US$68
Belgium US$88 US$110
Belize US$200 US$200
Benin US$0 US$0
Bhutan US$68 US$68* No
Bolivia US$2 US$2* No
Bosnia and Herzegovina US$50 US$100
Botswana US$114 US$114
Brazil US$20 US$20* No
Brunei US$45 US$45* No
Bulgaria US$50 US$50* No
Burkina Faso US$0 US$0
Burundi US$100 US$200
Cambodia US$68 US$68* No
Cameroon US$3 US$3* No
Canada US$75 US$150
Cape Verde US$0 US$0
Central African Republic US$67 US$335
Chad US$3 US$3* No
Chile US$200 US$200* No
China US$64 US$64
Colombia US$3 US$3* No
Comoros US$20 US$20* No
Congo US$111 US$224
Costa Rica US$20 US$20* No
Croatia US$50 US$100
Cuba US$54 US$54
Cyprus US$30 US$30* No
Czech Republic US$88 US$110
Democratic Republic of the Congo US$3 US$3* No
Denmark US$88 US$110
Djibouti US$3 US$3
Dominica US$20 US$20
Dominican Republic US$20 US$20
Ecuador US$3 US$3* No
Egypt US$45 US$45* No
El Salvador US$3 US$3* No
Equatorial Guinea US$3 US$3* No
Eritrea US$2 US$2* No
Estonia US$60 US$200
Ethiopia US$2 US$2* No
Fiji US$2 US$2* No
Finland US$88 US$110
France US$88 US$110
Gabon US$2 US$2* No
Gambia US$0 US$0
Georgia Gratis US$200
Germany US$88 US$110
Ghana US$0 US$0
Greece US$88 US$110
Grenada US$3 US$3* No
Guatemala US$3 US$3* No
Guinea US$0 US$0
Guinea-Bissau US$0 US$0
Guyana US$3 US$3* No
Haiti US$3 US$3* No
Honduras US$3 US$3* No
Hong Kong S.A.R., China US$64 US$64
Hungary US$50 US$100
Iceland US$68 US$68
India US$253 US$253
Indonesia US$245 US$245
Iran US$3 US$3* No
Iraq US$3 US$3* No
Ireland US$170 US$235
Israel US$169 US$169
Italy US$88 US$110
Jamaica US$20 US$20* No
Japan US$36 US$36
Jordan US$50 US$100
Kazakhstan US$60 US$200
Kiribati US$3 US$3* No
Kosovo US$50 US$100
Kuwait US$3 US$3
Kyrgyzstan US$60 US$200
Laos US$4 US$4
Latvia US$60 US$200
Lebanon US$100 US$200
Lesotho US$64 US$64
Liberia Gratis Gratis
Libya US$26 US$40
Liechtenstein US$68 US$68
Lithuania US$60 US$200
Luxembourg US$88 US$110
Macedonia Gratis Gratis
Madagascar US$3 US$3* No
Malawi US$39 US$39* No
Malaysia US$6 US$6
Maldives US$2 US$2* No
Mali US$0 US$0
Malta US$26 US$40
Marshall Islands US$65 US$65* No
Mauritania US$58 US$58* No
Mauritius US$2 US$2* No
Mexico US$32 US$32
Moldova US$60 US$200
Monaco US$2 US$2* No
Mongolia US$26 US$72
Morocco US$89 US$266
Mozambique US$50 US$50
Myanmar US$2 US$2* No
Namibia US$66 US$66
Nauru US$4 US$4
Nepal US$39 US$39
Netherlands US$88 US$352
New Zealand US$2 US$2
Nicaragua US$2 US$2
Niger US$0 US$0
Nigeria US$0 US$0
North Korea US$46 US$46* No
Norway US$4 US$62
Oman US$46 US$46
Pakistan US$68 US$68* No
Palau US$3 US$3
Panama US$2 US$2* No
Papua New Guinea US$2 US$2* No
Paraguay US$2 US$2* No
Peru US$2 US$2* No
Philippines US$39 US$78
Poland US$51 US$102
Portugal US$73 US$146
Qatar US$4 US$4* No
Romania US$100 US$100* No
Russia US$84 US$200
Rwanda US$4 US$4
Saint Kitts and Nevis US$19 US$19* No
Saint Lucia US$19 US$19* No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines US$19 US$19* No
Samoa US$3 US$3* No
San Marino US$3 US$3
Sao Tome and Principe US$50 US$100
Saudi Arabia US$46 US$46* No
Senegal US$0 US$0
Serbia US$50 US$100
Seychelles US$4 US$4
Sierra Leone Gratis Gratis
Singapore Gratis Gratis
Slovakia US$50 US$100
Slovenia US$50 US$100
Solomon Islands US$2 US$2* No
Somalia US$3 US$3
South Africa US$58 US$103
South Korea US$30 US$30* No
Spain US$95 US$514
Sri Lanka US$40 US$40
Sudan US$2 US$2
Suriname US$40 US$40
Swaziland US$58 US$58* No
Sweden US$78 US$78
Switzerland US$68 US$203
Syria US$46 US$46
Taiwan US$50 US$100
Tajikistan US$68 US$68
Tanzania US$29 US$29
Thailand US$14 US$39
Timor-Leste US$68 US$68* No
Togo US$0 US$0
Tonga US$64 US$64
Trinidad and Tobago Gratis Gratis
Tunisia US$32 US$32* No
Turkey US$32 US$32* No
Turkmenistan US$60 US$200
Tuvalu US$3 US$3* No
Uganda US$2 US$2* No
Ukraine US$52 US$52* No
United Arab Emirates US$150 US$300
Uruguay US$60 US$100
Uzbekistan US$60 US$200
Vanuatu US$3 US$3
Vatican US$88 US$110
Venezuela US$50 US$50
Vietnam US$68 US$68
Western Sahara US$2 US$2
Yemen US$46 US$46
Zambia US$6 US$6
Zimbabwe US$50 US$140
STR VISA FEES TWP FEES  Country
Gratis Gratis Afghanistan
US$100 US$100 Albania
US$50 US$50 Algeria
US$68 US$68 Andorra
US$2 US$2 Angola
US$148 US$148 Antigua and Barbuda
US$150 US$125 Argentina
US$100 US$100 Armenia
US$176 US$176 Australia
US$110 US$110 Austria
US$78 US$78 Azerbaijan
US$19 US$19 Bahamas
US$45 US$45 Bahrain
US$253 US$253 Bangladesh
Gratis Gratis Barbados
US$68 US$68 Belarus
US$110 US$110 Belgium
US$200 US$200 Belize
US$0 US$0 Benin
US$68 US$68 Bhutan
US$2 US$2 Bolivia
US$100 US$100 Bosnia and Herzegovina
US$114 US$114 Botswana
US$20 US$20 Brazil
US$45 US$45 Brunei
US$50 US$50 Bulgaria
US$0 US$0 Burkina Faso
US$250 US$250 Burundi
US$68 US$68 Cambodia
US$111 US$111 Cameroon
US$150 US$150 Canada
US$0 US$0 Cape Verde
US$335 US$335 Central African Republic
US$3 US$3 Chad
US$200 US$200 Chile
US$64 US$64 China
US$3 US$3 Colombia
US$20 US$20 Comoros
US$224 US$224 Congo
US$20 US$20 Costa Rica
US$100 US$100 Croatia
US$54 US$54 Cuba
US$30 US$30 Cyprus
US$110 US$110 Czech Republic
US$3 US$3 Democratic Republic of the Congo
US$110 US$110 Denmark
US$3 US$3 Djibouti
US$20 US$20 Dominica
US$20 US$20 Dominican Republic
US$3 US$3 Ecuador
US$45 US$45 Egypt
US$3 US$3 El Salvador
US$3 US$3 Equatorial Guinea
US$2 US$2 Eritrea
US$100 US$100 Estonia
US$2 US$2 Ethiopia
US$2 US$2 Fiji
US$110 US$110 Finland
US$110 US$110 France
US$2 US$2 Gabon
US$0 US$0 Gambia
US$200 US$200 Georgia
US$110 US$110 Germany
US$0 US$0 Ghana
US$110 US$110 Greece
US$3 US$3 Grenada
US$3 US$3 Guatemala
US$0 US$0 Guinea
US$0 US$0 Guinea-Bissau
US$3 US$3 Guyana
US$3 US$3 Haiti
US$3 US$3 Honduras
US$64 US$64 Hong Kong S.A.R., China
US$100 US$100 Hungary
US$68 US$68 Iceland
US$253 US$253 India
US$245 US$245 Indonesia
US$3 US$3 Iran
US$3 US$3 Iraq
US$170 US$170 Ireland
US$397 US$169 Israel
US$110 US$110 Italy
US$20 US$20 Jamaica
US$36 US$36 Japan
US$100 US$100 Jordan
US$200 US$200 Kazakhstan
US$3 US$3 Kiribati
US$100 US$100 Kosovo
US$3 US$3 Kuwait
US$100 US$100 Kyrgyzstan
US$4 US$4 Laos
US$100 US$100 Latvia
US$250 US$250 Lebanon
US$64 US$64 Lesotho
Gratis Gratis Liberia
US$100 US$100 Libya
US$68 US$68 Liechtenstein
US$100 US$100 Lithuania
US$110 US$110 Luxembourg
Gratis Gratis Macedonia
US$3 US$3 Madagascar
US$39 US$39 Malawi
US$6 US$6 Malaysia
US$2 US$2 Maldives
US$0 US$0 Mali
US$100 US$100 Malta
US$65 US$65 Marshall Islands
US$58 US$58 Mauritania
US$2 US$2 Mauritius
US$32 US$32 Mexico
US$100 US$100 Moldova
US$2 US$2 Monaco
US$26 US$26 Mongolia
US$266 US$266 Morocco
US$50 US$50 Mozambique
US$2 US$2 Myanmar
US$66 US$66 Namibia
US$4 US$4 Nauru
US$39 US$39 Nepal
US$168 US$139 Netherlands
US$2 US$2 New Zealand
US$2 US$2 Nicaragua
US$0 US$0 Niger
US$0 US$0 Nigeria
US$46 US$46 North Korea
US$4 US$4 Norway
US$46 US$46 Oman
US$68 US$68 Pakistan
US$3 US$3 Palau
US$2 US$2 Panama
US$2 US$2 Papua New Guinea
US$2 US$2 Paraguay
US$2 US$2 Peru
US$39 US$39 Philippines
US$120 US$120 Poland
US$293 US$146 Portugal
US$4 US$4 Qatar
US$250 US$250 Romania
US$100 US$100 Russia
US$4 US$4 Rwanda
US$19 US$19 Saint Kitts and Nevis
US$19 US$19 Saint Lucia
US$19 US$19 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
US$3 US$3 Samoa
US$3 US$3 San Marino
US$50 US$50 Sao Tome and Principe
US$46 US$46 Saudi Arabia
US$0 US$0 Senegal
US$100 US$100 Serbia
US$4 US$4 Seychelles
Gratis Gratis Sierra Leone
Gratis Gratis Singapore
US$100 US$100 Slovakia
US$100 US$100 Slovenia
US$2 US$2 Solomon Islands
US$3 US$3 Somalia
US$205 US$205 South Africa
US$30 US$30 South Korea
US$587 US$514 Spain
US$40 US$40 Sri Lanka
US$2 US$2 Sudan
US$40 US$40 Suriname
US$58 US$58 Swaziland
US$78 US$78 Sweden
US$135 US$76 Switzerland
US$46 US$46 Syria
US$150 US$150 Taiwan
US$68 US$68 Tajikistan
US$29 US$29 Tanzania
US$14 US$14 Thailand
US$68 US$68 Timor-Leste
US$0 US$0 Togo
US$64 US$64 Tonga
Gratis Gratis Trinidad and Tobago
US$32 US$32 Tunisia
US$32 US$32 Turkey
US$100 US$100 Turkmenistan
US$3 US$3 Tuvalu
US$2 US$2 Uganda
US$52 US$52 Ukraine
US$150 US$150 United Arab Emirates
US$60 US$60 Uruguay
US$100 US$100 Uzbekistan
US$3 US$3 Vanuatu
US$110 US$110 Vatican
US$50 US$50 Venezuela
US$68 US$68 Vietnam
US$2 US$2 Western Sahara
US$46 US$46 Yemen
US$6 US$6 Zambia
US$140 US$140 Zimbabwe
Multiple Entry 1 Year
US$472 United Kingdom
US$160 United States
N/A Kenya

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