Passport home delivery to begin in February as FG seeks to secure visa on arrival from big economies

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has stated that Nigerians will soon start having their passports delivered to their homes, offices, or wherever they want beginning in February 2024.

The minister assured Nigerians that beginning in January, they can complete the application process online, leading to home delivery of passports.

Nigeria reduces passport processing time to two weeks

Tunji-Ojo revealed this on Monday, October 9, 2023, at the International Week of the University of Lagos opening ceremony. Read more: https://www.legit.ng/business-economy/economy/1557776-passport-home-delivery-february-fg-seeks-secure-visa-arrival-big-economies/

The Interior Minister stated that the automation of the end-to-end passport application process has commenced and that the ministry has given time within which Nigerians will begin to enjoy the sweet experience.

He stated that Nigerians will longer have to wait longer than two weeks before obtaining their passport. By January next year, they can complete the application process online and have their passports delivered anywhere they want.

According to the minister, the process would be extended to the country's visa application.

Nigeria to open 12 visa application centres and work on visa-on-arrival reciprocity

He revealed that the ministry is deploying technology throughout the process to make it seamless. Tunji-Ojo said the country is opening 12 more visa application centres worldwide soon.

BusinessDay reports that the country is also working to strengthen its visa-on-arrival policy and seeking reciprocity from countries benefitting from Nigeria's visa-on-arrival policy.

He said: "Identity is who we are, what we are, and what we live for. But today, what we have is a duplication of our registration. We have the BVN in the bank, the international passport, the NIN, SIM card registration by telecos, and so on, all of which request your data. The integrity of our travel documents must be restored through harmonizing our data."