The general public is hereby notified that the Consulate General of Nigeria, New York will be temporarily closed from Thursday, 18th February, 2021 to Sunday, 28th February, 2021 due to the number of staff who are quarantined as a result of exposure to COVID-19 at work. This action has become necessary to safeguard the health of staff and visitors to the Consulate.
Therefore, passport applicants who have been earlier scheduled for biometrics within the period of closure would be rescheduled and informed accordingly. All other requests for consular service should be mailed to the Consulare during this period.
The Consulate General will reopen for normal service of Monday, 1st March, 2021.
Effective January 15, 2021, an Administrative charge of US$30.00 for passport processing will be in effect. Only Post Office Money Orders or Bank checks made payable to the Consulate of Nigeria, New York will be accepted
FOR EMERGENCY TRAVEL CERTIFICATES, AUTHENTICATION OF DOCUMENTS, LIFE IDENTIFICATION AND SHIPPING OF HUMAN REMAINS TO NIGERIA, PLEASE SUBMIT COMPLETE DOCUMENTS BY MAIL WITH ENCLOSED PREPAID RETURN ENVELOPE.
THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE PASSPORTS PROCESSED AND ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE CONSULATE. IF YOUR NAME IS ON THE LIST, PLEASE SEND A SELF ADDRESSED PREPAID OVERNIGHT EXPRESS ENVELOPE WITH TRACKING AND A COPY OF THE PICK UP SLIP TO ENABLE THE CONSULATE TO MAIL YOUR PASSPORT. PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR THE LIST.
Passsport Applicants should use the exact names on their passport on the online payment. Incomplete and abbreviated names will not be recognized upon enrollment and will render the payment invalid.
Please find below the States under the Jurisdiction of the CONSULATE GENERAL OF NIGERIA IN NEW YORK - New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, Ohio, Indiana, Connecticut, Illinois, Rhode Island, Iowa, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Winconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Delaware. For other States, please click here
Passport applicants are encouraged to have their passports reissued 6 months before expiration. Processing of passport takes 4 to 6 weeks. Applicants with urgent need to travel should consider applying for an Emergency Travel Certificate (ETC) or Visa.
This is to inform the General Public that, the Consulate General of Nigeria, New York will not be held liable for any concerns with payments/applications made outside the official website of Nigeria Immigration Service, https://portal.immigration.gov.ng.
Please endeavor to check the website regularly for updates. ***