Nigeria Immigration Triples Passport Fees To N100,000, N200,000 In Less Than 2 Years

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced another upward review of passport application fees barely a year after a similar adjustment was introduced. In a statement signed by the Service Public Relations Officer, ACI Akinlabi, on Thursday, the NIS announced that the new fees will take effect from September 1, 2025, and will apply only to applications processed within Nigeria, with approximately four days’ notice to citizens.

Under the revised structure, the 32-page passport booklet with five-year validity will now cost N100,000, while the 64-page booklet with ten-year validity has been pegged at N200,000.

However, application fees for Nigerians in the diaspora remain unchanged. Nigerians applying abroad will continue to pay $150 for the 32-page, five-year passport and $230 for the 64-page, 10-year passport.

According to the NIS, the adjustment is aimed at sustaining the quality and integrity of the Nigerian passport while ensuring accessibility for citizens.

In a bid to uphold the quality and integrity of the Nigerian Passport, the Nigeria Immigration Service hereby announces an upward review of Nigerian Stardard Passport fees, set to take effect on 1st September, 2025,” the statement reads in part.

This marks the second increment in just over a year. Recall that in August 2024, the Federal Government approved an upward adjustment in fees, which took effect on September 1, 2024, with approximately a 10-day notice to citizens. At the time, the cost of the 32-page, five-year passport rose from N35,000 to N50,000, while the 64-page, 10-year passport increased from N70,000 to N100,000.

Some months ago, the Nigerian Federal Government inaugurated a new passport front office in Abuja, exclusively for senior public officials. At the same time, ordinary Nigerians continue to face long-standing delays and inefficiencies in the passport processing system.

The facility, launched by Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, is designed to “fast-track” the application process for top-level government personnel, allowing them to bypass the protracted queues and bureaucratic hurdles that everyday citizens routinely endure.

According to the Minister, many senior officials had previously been forced to abandon their official duties to wait in line at regular passport offices. However, critics have pointed out that the move prioritises VIP treatment for politicians rather than addressing the root issues in Nigeria’s passport system, such as systemic delays, staff shortages, corruption, and poor infrastructure that affect millions of Nigerians trying to obtain or renew their passports.

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