The Federal Government has announced an upward revision in the fees for obtaining Nigeria’s international passport, with the new charges set to take effect from September 1, 2024.
The decision, aimed at maintaining the quality and integrity of the Nigerian Standard Passport, was disclosed by the spokesperson of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), DCI Kenneth Udo, in a statement released on Wednesday night.
According to the statement, the cost of the 32-page passport booklet with a 5-year validity will rise from N35,000 to N50,000. Similarly, the 64-page passport booklet with a 10-year validity, previously charged at N70,000, will now cost N100,000.
Udo noted that while the fees have been adjusted for applicants within Nigeria, the charges for obtaining passports in the Diaspora remain unchanged.
“Based on the review, the 32-page passport booklet with a 5-year validity previously charged at Thirty-five Thousand Naira (N35,000.00) will now be Fifty Thousand Naira (N50,000.00) only, while the 64-page passport booklet with a 10-year validity, which was Seventy Thousand Naira (N70,000.00), will now be One Hundred Thousand Naira (N100,000.00) only,” Udo explained.
