PASSPORT APPLICATION PROCESS AND GUIDELINES

Please be informed that passport processing takes place from Monday to Wednesday, between 9:30 AM and 3:00 PM. All applicants must schedule their pickup in advance.

Guidelines:

  1. Complete the passport application form online and obtain your Application ID and Reference Number.
  2. Proceed with the payment and print copies of the acknowledgement slip and Payment Receipt.
  3. Schedule an appointment for biometric enrolment and print the appointment confirmation.
  4. Print a copy of the Administrative Fee receipt, which should be paid to the Embassy’s account for the requested passport service.
  5. Attend your biometric enrolment appointment on the scheduled date with all required documents.

 Passport Delivery Service

  1. DHL or UPS are the only authorized courier for passport dispatch.
  2. Applicants must provide a registered DHL or UPS, prepaid, trackable, self-addressed return envelope valid for shipping from the Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, to their designated return destination.

Passport Collection Schedule:

  1. Applicants collecting their passports in person or via an Appointed Courier

 (DHL or UPS) may do so on  Thursdays between 10:00 AM and noon.

  • Self or Authorized Pickup (by Another Person) is available on Thursdays between 11:00 am and 2 pm. The authorized person must provide:
  • A signed authorization letter from the applicant.
  • Their NIN number or NIN card for identification.
  • A copy of their passport.
  • A signed undertaking letter from them.
  • A copy of the applicant’s biometric capture receipt.

 

Note: The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Stockholm is not responsible for the loss or damage of passports sent by post or collected from the Mission by courier or a designated individual.

CHANGE DUE TO CORRECTION OF ERROR(S), REPLACEMENT OF NAME(S), ADDITION OF NAME(S), DELETION OF NAME(S), RE-ARRANGEMENT OF NAME(S)

1.     Application letter addressed to The Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service through The Embassy. (see sample)

2.     If more than one [1] alphabet correction, attach evidence of online payment of a non-refundable administrative charge of N30,000.00 for change of data.

3.     Copy of completed online passport application form. (Data entered in the application form MUST reflect the change or correction requested on the passport)

4.     Copy of online Acknowledgement Slip and Payment Slip.

5.     Passport booklet to be reissued.

6.     Photocopy of data page of passport.

7.     Copy of residence card.

8.     Previous documentary evidence(s) to support the request.

9.     Sworn Affidavit from a Magistrate or High Court, deposed to by Applicant.

10.Newspaper publication from Nigeria.

11.Copy of payment of administrative fee paid to Embassy’s account.

12.Copy of appointment slip.

13. AN ENCLOSED SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE, REGISTERED AND TRACKABLE, THAT CAN BE POSTED FROM SWEDEN TO YOUR DESIRED DESTINATION.

E-PASSPORT SERVICE

ADMIN FEES WITH BOOKING

CHANGE OF NAME DUE TO MARRIAGE.

500KRN

CHANGE OF NAME DUE TO DIVORCE

500KRN

CHANGE OF NAME DUE TO WIDOWED

500KRN

CHANGE DUE TO CORRECTION OF ERROR

2500KRN

ACCOUNT NUMBER (SWEDEN RESIDENT ONLY):

HANDELSBANKEN—————– 6124-720972582



ACCOUNT NUMBER (OUTSIDE SWEDEN):

HANDELSBANKEN ——(SWIFT CODE HANDSESS) No: IBAN SE73 6000 0000 0007 2097 2582

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL NIGERIAN PASSPORT AND VISA APPLICANTS

This is to inform all prospective applicants that the official online portal of the Nigeria Immigration Service — www.immigration.gov.ng — is fully functional. All applicants are strongly advised to complete their applications directly through the portal.

Please note that the Embassy has not authorized any individual or agency to process applications or collect payments on behalf of applicants. Applicants who elect to engage the services of any visa/passport processing agent do so at their own risk.

The application process is straightforward and accessible to all. The web portal is managed solely by the Nigeria Immigration Service and not by the Embassy.

Applicants are strongly advised to ensure they have all required documents fully completed before visiting the Embassy for processing.