Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has announced March 8 as the deadline for the commencement of full contactless passport application and the delivery of the same to applicants via courier.
Tunji-Ojo stated this during an appearance on ‘Politics Today’, a popular programme on Channels Television on Monday evening.
When launched, this will ensure that applicants no longer visit the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) office for biometric capture during passport applications.
The Herald had earlier reported that the minister set a deadline of January 8 for the automated passport application portal to be opened to the public and has fulfilled the promise.
Under the new regime, applicants initiate the passport application process online but still need to visit the NIS office for biometric capture.
By March 8, the biometric capture will be done online without a need to visit the NIS office, the minister explained.
“Starting March 8, Nigerians will no longer have to come to our offices for their biometric. They can do it from the comfort of their homes and have their passports delivered to them,” he said.
He added, “The whole solution is almost ready. We have phase one, phase two, and phase three. This is phase one that we have delivered. Phase two is the one in the diaspora. The one in the diaspora will be delivered on February 8. Then phase three is the contactless biometric whereby you don’t even need to go again and that’s March 8.
“I guarantee you that in two months’ time, you sit at home, do your biometrics, fill in your delivery address and we send it to you via courier.”
Watch video:
Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo takes us on step by step processes of applying for the newly launched AUTOMATED NIGERIAN PASSPORT.
So seamless and self explanatory!!
Kudos to the Star Boy for seeing that this worked pic.twitter.com/zZnc4apY5L
— David Offor (@DavidsOffor) January 9, 2024