BY NKECHI NAECHE-ESEZOBOR—The Federal Ministry of Interior has assured Nigerians in the United Kingdom that no extra charges have been introduced for international passport applications under the ongoing special passport intervention exercise, insisting that only the official fees of $150 and $230 for five-year and ten-year validity passports respectively apply, exclusive of bank charges.
A statement signed and released by Alao Babatunde, Special Adviser to the Honourable Minister of Interior on Media and Publicity, said the intervention exercise was introduced to provide more options for Nigerians in the United Kingdom to process their application.
The statement reads further “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 a five-year and ten-year validity passports respectively, exclusive of bank charges.
“Neither the Ministry of Interior nor the Nigeria Immigration Service has introduced any other charges outside the aforementioned.
“However, consultations are ongoing with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ensure that any inconveniences during this process do not persist any longer.
“This government has demonstrated high level of responsibility to Nigerians home and abroad, and remains committed to its promises of providing succour to all.”
He urged applicants to take advantage of the seamless contactless biometric passport application system.
