Nigerians in the country will pay N1000 for NIN verification while those in other African countries and other continents will play $5 and $15 respectively
By Kehinde Okeowo
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said Nigerians applying for international passports will now be charged N1000 for the verification of their National Identification Number (NIN) in Nigeria.
NIMC made this known via a statement made available to media houses on Monday, March 13, by its Head of Corporate Communications, Kayode Adegoke.
According to the commission, the introduction of the fee follows a framework it agreed with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to improve the speed of passport service delivery in the country.
“This new arrangement is in furtherance of the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy’s directive to streamline passport application, renewal, and issuance processes.
“Consequently, a NIN Verification fee would be charged for each Nigerian passport application for this service.
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“NIMC and NIS have agreed on a revised applicant journey that will significantly improve the speed of passport issuance /re-issuance and reduce the traffic visiting the NIS office(s). The NIN service, fees, and the new NIS process will go live on 1st April.” the statement said.
The statement further added that while Nigerians in the country will pay N1000 for NIN verification, Nigeria citizens in other African countries and other continents will pay $5 and $15 respectively
Recently, the Acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Isah Idris, blamed the delay in the issuance of passports on the integration of data between NIS, and NIMC.
He said, “The delay in the processing of passport applications could be as a result of the integration of data between NIS and the NIMC, which also, in turn, integrate with the BVN data of applicants.”