E-PASSPORT PROCESSING IS COMING BACK TO LOS ANGELES NIGERIAN EMBASSY, WASHINGTON DC Dates: September 6, 7, & 8 (Friday, Saturday & Sunday), 2013. Venue: Bethesda Presbyterian Church, 14404 Crenshaw Blvd, Gardena, CA.90249 [Opposite Dat-Moi Korean Market] E-Passport Steps Step I - Go to the Nigerian immigration website at https://portal.immigration.gov.ng/index.htm - Click on E-Passport Application Form - On passport type, select standard e-passport - On processing country, select United States, then click on start application - Choose one of the three application to use: google, yahoo, or opened - Choose Washington DC office as your processing office - Be sure to print out the following important pages: i) Application Data Page before clicking “submit” ii) The page the lists your Application ID, and Reference Number iii) A copy of Payment Confirmation page Step II - Make copies of the following: i) Application Data page ii) Page that lists your Application ID, and iii) Payment Confirmation page, and iv) put originals of all three above in a large envelope and turn in at the Drop-off center: Nkechi African Café, 2717 West Manchester Blvd, Inglewood, CA. 90305 Phone: (323) 541-1265. [Between the hours of 12noon and 6:00 p.m. Mon – Saturday] (2) You can also scan all three application docs and email to: reginaldobiamalu@ymail Your drop-off envelope should have your full name, Application ID, Reference Number, contact phone, address and email address. Step III Once we get your completed envelope in step II, we will schedule you for e-passport processing for either September 6, 7, or 8, 2013. Please adhere strictly to your date and time. It is strictly by appointment only, however, if you are not able to access the Nigerian immigration website and complete the application process, help will be rendered at the processing site for a nominal fee. For further concerns/questions, call Reginald Obiamalu @ 310-702-4566 BREAKDOWN OF ALL REQUIRED FEES The following is the breakdown of all of the monies you will be required to dole out for the entire e-passport process: (a) Online application fee of sixty-five US Dollars ($65) (b) Passport Processing fee of one hundred US Dollars ($100). You will bring cash for the said amount to your appointed processing time. You will be given a receipt for the cash payment by embassy officials. (c) You are also required to bring either a Priority or Express Stamped US Mail envelope to your appointed processing time. Depending on urgent you need your new e-passport, Priority envelop is about $5, and takes about 5 days from date of mailing to arrive, while the Express envelope costs about $18 and takes about 2 days from date of mailing to arrive back to you. The envelopes are used by the embassy officials to mail back your new e-passports. (d) Overall, it will cost you between $170 and $183 per person, to obtain the e-passport. (e) Visa Application Fee is $160 (f) If your passport is expired, you will obtain a new one and pay all required fees (g) Lost passport will incur a $350 plus applicable fees for new passport As usual, the e-passport process will be strictly by appointment only. However, All Applicants will be attended to after those with appointments have been processed. Also, if you are not able to do the application online, there will be someone available to assist you but you will have to pay for the service and at the same time pay all required fees(application fee($65), processing fee($100), & mailing envelope($4) or ($18) “Gate-crashers” shall be welcome at processing venue, they will have to exercise some patience. Our Goal is to assist All Nigerians with the E-Passport process For questions/concerns regarding this email, please contact: Reginald Obiamalu, NIDOA Southern California Rep 310-702-4566 - cell Below are some of the things you should be aware of as you start your application process: A. Requirements for e- passport: I. Physical presence for your Biometrics: the applicant must be physically present on the day of appointment, before e-passport can be acquired, because it cannot be done by proxy. II. Financial obligations: The cost for e-passport is $65(paid through online application process), and processing fee of $100.00 cash, (this you will bring to the processing appointment center). B. Documents required by holders of Old and Expired Nigerian Passports before getting the e- passport: i. Printed form from online payment. ii. Acknowledgement slip iii. Payment Slip. iv. Original and photocopy of Old Nigerian passport(all pages included) of applicant. v. Processing fee of $100.00 CASH (Receipts will be issued for all monies) C. Applicants under the age of 16 (sixteen) must provide the following requirements in addition to the standard requirements stated above: I. Copy of birth certificate II. Signed letters of consent from both parents III. Photocopies of the parents’ passports (bio-data page) or valid ID MUST accompany the application. One of the passport copies must be a Nigerian Passport D. Eligibility for Obtaining e- passport Who is eligible? All Nigerians by birth, and by naturalization.
Posted on: Sat, 07 Sep 2013 03:10:13 +0000
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