Step-by-step guide: How Nigerians abroad can renew passports online — NIS

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has released a step-by-step guide for Nigerians living abroad to renew their passports online through its Contactless Passport Application System.

The Service shared the updated guide in a post on its official X handle on Tuesday, urging Nigerians in the diaspora to use the digital platform.

According to the NIS, applicants should follow these steps:

1. Visit the official NIS Passport Application portal.
2. Select “Continue” from the pop-up window.
3. Click “Apply for Renewal/Re-issue.”
4. Create an account and verify your identity using your National Identification Number (NIN) and date of birth.
5. Complete the application form and choose your preferred processing embassy or high commission.
6. Upload the required documents.
7. Pay the passport fee for your selected booklet.
8. Obtain your Application ID and Reference Number.
9. Select the “Contactless” option under the “Application Status/Book Appointment” section.
10. Review the contactless instructions and click “I Understand and Opt In.”
11. Download the NIS Mobile App.
12. Log in or create a profile on the app.
13. Select “Passport Application Services.”
14. Click “Passport Biometrics Enrolment,” enter your Application ID and Reference Number, and check your eligibility.
15. Capture your facial image and fingerprints.
16. Complete the liveness verification.
17. Pay the contactless service fee.
18. Submit your biometrics.

The Service, however, said not every applicant would qualify for the contactless process.

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“If response is INELIGIBLE, then it means applicant should return to the landing page of the portal to book physical appointment at the Embassy/High Commission,” it stated.

The NIS also explained what successful applicants should do after completing the contactless biometric enrolment.

“Upon successful completion of biometrics via Contactless App, applicant should print-out the Application form, passport booklet payment, biometric payment, current Passport and enclose all in a self-addressed return envelope to the processing embassy selected during the application process,” the Service said.

It added that applicants could monitor the progress of their passport applications after submission.

“Applicant may track successful application two weeks after submission via https://track.immigration.gov.ng or on the NIS Mobile App,” the Service added.