Nigerian passport application

As a Nigerian national and when you are abroad you can apply for a new passport at the Nigerian Embassy.

A passport is issued by a the national government of your homecountry. A passport certifies the nationality and identity of the holder of the passport for international travel. In a passport the information about the passport holder include name, gender, date of birth, and place of birth.

A passport does not give the passport holder automatic entry into another country. A passport entitles the passport holder to return to the country that issued the holders passport.

Most common types of passports that youcan apply for at your Embassy

- Ordinary passport
This passport is issued to the citizens of the country that issued the passport or to other nationals that by law are entitled to a passport of siad countryt. The ordinary passport is the type of passport that is the most-issued worldwide. It is in certain countries sometimes possible to have your children registered within your ordinary passport as being the parent, rendering it functionally the same as a family passport.
 

- Official passport
This type of passport is Issued to employees of the government in relation to work-related travel.
 

Diplomatic passport
This passport is issued to government officials and diplomats for work-related international travel. This passport is often also issued to the accompanying dependents.

 

- Emergency passport (temporary passport)
When your passport is lost or stolen and when there is not enough time to obtain a passport replacement the embassy will issue you a temporary Emergency passport.
 

Immigration and passports
Immigration officials often stamp exit and entry stamps in your passport. Such stamps can serve different purposes according to the laws of the country you are travelling through.