Immigration Announces New Fee for Nigerian Passport, Commencement Date, Other Details
- NIS announced new passport fees effective September 1, 2025, applicable only to applications within Nigeria
- The service highlighted the cost for a 32-page, 64-page, 5-year validity passport
- The service also revealed that fees for Nigerians in the diaspora remain unchanged
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Thursday, August 28, announced an upward review of the cost of obtaining the Nigerian Standard Passport.
The service noted that this announcement would be effective from September 1, 2025.
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NIS gives details on those affected
A statement signed by the NIS Public Relations Officer (PRO), ACI AS Akinlabi, on Thursday, August 28, the new fees will apply only to applications made within Nigeria.
“The review which only affects Passport Application fees made in Nigeria, now set a new fee thresholds for 32-page with 5-year validity at N100,000 and 64-page with 10-year validity at N200,000,” the statement read.
NIS maintains application fee for diasporans
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However, the statement clarified that application fees for Nigerians in the diaspora remained unchanged at $150 for the 32-page five-year passport and $230 for the 64-page 10-year passport, Leadership reported.
The service added that the adjustments were aimed at maintaining the quality and integrity of the Nigerian passport while ensuring accessibility for citizens.
Nigerians react to new passport fee
After the new announcement by NIS, Nigerians have taken to social media to express different opinions.
@Ireoluwa_Ademi said:
"Innovation comes with price and no reason to complain for good service."
@SAjoloko said:
"This is relatively expensive! This should be a basic document a citizen of a country should have. Reform or no reform. This is expensive for a country where the minimum wage is 70k per month."
@EleluAyoola
"This is a welcome development. Everything good comes with a price to maintain the standard."
@JustADocta said:
"US minimum wage per month: ₦1.8m ($1,200)
Nigerian minimum wage per month: ₦70k ($46)
US passport fee: $165
Nigerian passport fee: $65
So, in the US, the passport costs less than 15% of minimum wage.
In Nigeria, the passport costs more than 140% of minimum wage."
@trippleOhlu said:
"Are the people commending this increment Nigerians? Do they live in Nigeria at all? Do they feel what Nigerians are feeling? Is international passport now a luxury? Must u commend every police cos our yoruba must support yoruba? What happens after PBAT leaves office? Ahhhh"
Analyst tackles FG over passport cost increment
While speaking with Legit.ng on Sunday, August 31, Hamma Hayatu condemned the increment, while noting:
"Least passport is now 100k this is apart from chuwa chuwa money that immigration demand, last year passport was just 35k they said I must pay 55k for renewal.
"There is serious criminal syndicate in that Nigeria immigration service passport offices.
International passport price have been increased to 100k for 32 pages and 200k or 64 pages. Tinubu met the price at 35k 2023. Tinubu govt have no empathy to the Nigerian populace he does not believe in bringing succour to the people, is all about taxing them. Reject him 2027"
Immigration issues fresh warning to Nigerians
Previously, Legit.ng reported that the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) issued a warning to Nigerians travelling to the United States, urging them to comply strictly with the conditions of their visas.
In an advisory shared via X on Friday, August 1, in Abuja, the service’s Public Relations Officer, Akinsola Akinlabi, said the NIS was acting on reports from the US about Nigerians overstaying their visas and using them for purposes other than those stated in their applications.
Akinlabi warned that overstaying or breaching any visa conditions could attract serious penalties, including deportation and being permanently barred from entering the United States in the future. He said the United States government takes these breaches seriously and expects full compliance from all foreign nationals, including Nigerians.
Proofreading by Kola Muhammed, copy editor at Legit.ng.
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