Nigerian Consulate in New York to issue 10-year validity passport
The Consulate-General of Nigeria in New York has announced that the Consulate will start the issuance of passports with 10-year validity to its nationals.
The Consul-General, Ambassador Lot Egopija, who disclosed this at a virtual 4th Town Hall for Nigerian nationals within the New York jurisdiction, said the headquarters (Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs) had communicated the development to the Consulate.
“Last month (January) we were informed that 10 years passport will be brought to New York.
“We have been asked to prepare for the take-off to issue 10 years passport. We know to qualify for the 10 years passport, that applicant must have a National Identify Number,’’ he said.
Egopija, however, urged Nigerians who have not enrolled for NIN to do so, noting that information was displayed at the Consulate as that would be a prerequisite for getting the passport.
He said that the Nigerian Government had already designated some vendors to register Nigerians in diaspora for NIN.
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