PUBLIC NOTICE

EFFECTIVE MONDAY, 16TH MARCH 2020, THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF NIGERIA, NEW YORK WILL TEMPORARILY CLOSE THE PROCESSING OF NIGERIAN PASSPORTS AND WILL REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

This is to inform the General Public that October 12, 2020 has beed declared a public holiday, to celebrate Columbus Day.  Consequently, All Offices of the Consulate in New York will be closed on this day.
 

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. 

FOR THOSE WHO URGENTLY NEED TO OBTAIN NIGERIAN PASSPORT PLEASE CALL 212-850-2216 OR EMAIL CGNNY@NIGERIAHOUSE.COM.

The Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede, MFR regrets to inform the General Public that the roll out of the new 10 year enhanced E-Passport has been rescheduled to 29th April, 2019 to finalize the integration of the National Identity Number (NIN) with the new Passport.

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.

The Consulate will strictly adhere to the interview date on the payment confirmation slip. Applicants are required to come for interview on their interview date. The Consulate is closed on weekends and holidays. However, if your appointment date falls on a holiday, you may come the next working day.

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.

With effect from January 3, 2019 this Consulate will no longer accept visa applications except for Diplomatic Passport holders. Please refer to the posting on the website for further information.  Payments online are being processed by Innovate1 Services. Visas are being handled by Thebez Global Resources at 145 West 45th St. 4th Floor New York, you may visit their website: www.thebezglobalresourcesltd.com/Nigeria/USA/ - Tel:212-203-0192.

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.

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