The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced that Nigerians will pay a fee to verify their National Identification Number (NIN) during international passport applications.
In a statement issued on Monday by NIMC’s Head of Corporate Communications, Kayode Adegoke, the agency stated that the introduction of the fee is in line with the framework agreed with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to increase the speed of delivery of passport services in the country.
“The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) wishes to inform the general public that it has established and agreed a framework with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to improve the quality of service, accuracy and speed of passport services in a timely manner. National Identification Number (NIN) verification ),” the statement said.
In recent times, many Nigerians have encountered difficulties in their efforts to verify their NIN during the international passport registration process. This, among other problems, caused delays in the production of passports.
In 2022, the NIMC announced that it plans to enable Nigerians to verify their NIN on their website to quickly issue international passports to applicants.
On Monday, the identity management agency in its statement explained that the new arrangement is a continuation of the directive of the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy to speed up the process of passport application, renewal, and issuance.
“Consequently, a NIN Verification fee will be charged for each Nigerian passport application for this service,” the statement noted.
Under the new framework which is due for implementation from April 1, the statement said Nigerians residing in the country will be charged N1000 for NIN verification for every Nigerian passport application.
However, he said, Nigerians living in other African countries or other countries in the world will be charged $5.00 and $15.00 (or the equivalent in other currencies).
“NIMC and NIS have agreed on a revised applicant journey that will improve the speed of passport issuance/reissuance and reduce the traffic of visiting NIS offices. The new NIN service, fees and NIS process will go live on April 1, 2023,” the statement added. .
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