By Anan Geolengs
The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has clarified that the ongoing special passport intervention exercise for Nigerians in the United Kingdom does not attract any charges outside the official fees.
This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by Alao Babatunde, the Special Adviser to the Minister on Media and Publicity.
The Minister said he noted with concern the inconveniences experienced by Nigerians in the UK regarding the application and processing of their international passports during the intervention.
According to the statement, the intervention was introduced to provide more options for Nigerians in the UK to process their passport applications.
“It is therefore necessary to clarify that this process does not come with extra cost different from the official fees of $150 and $230 for five-year and ten-year validity passports respectively, exclusive of bank charges,” the statement said.
It added that neither the Ministry of Interior nor the Nigeria Immigration Service has introduced any other charges outside the aforementioned fees.
The Ministry said consultations are ongoing with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ensure that any inconveniences during the process do not persist.
“This government has demonstrated a high level of responsibility to Nigerians home and abroad, and remains committed to its promise of providing succour to all,” the statement read.
Applicants were further advised to take advantage of the seamless contactless biometric passport application system.
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