The Federal Government on
Thursday in Abuja announced major reforms and costs in all the categories of
the Nigerian e-passport.
The
reforms are contained in a statement signed by the Comptroller-General of
Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr David Parradang.
The
statement stated that the approval was conveyed to the service in a letter dated Feb. 5,
2014, from the Ministry of Interior.
According
to the statement, with the approval of the new fees and categories of
e-passport, a 64-page frequent travellers passport would be obtained at
N20,000.
It also
said that passports for 18 to 60 year-olds would go for N15,000 while those for
people below 18 years as well as 60 years and above would be procured at N8,750,also the charges for change of data/lost passport
which would cost N20,000.
Moreover, change of names due
to marriage, divorce and death of spouse would be effected at N8,750 while
change of data on request would
attract N30,000 as processing fees.
“The
reform also accommodates frequent travellers, forestalls identity theft and
conforms to international best practice,’’ it said.
The
statement also said that the effective date for the new passport would be
announced soon.
SOURCE: NAN
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