Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has issued a directive to the Comptroller-General of Immigration, Kemi Nandap, to establish a specialised Passport Intervention Team from the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Headquarters, to be deployed to the United Kingdom.
The Minister’s directive is part of ongoing efforts to ease and streamline passport applications for Nigerians in the diaspora.
In a statement by the Nigeria Immigration Service Public Relations Officer, Akinsola Akinlabi, the Intervention Team is scheduled to arrive in the United Kingdom on 10th August, 2026, and will work in collaboration with the Nigerian High Commission to facilitate the processing and issuance of pending, new and renewal passport applications.
As part of the exercise, he said; “the intervention team will visit designated cities across the United Kingdom to conduct passport enrolment and processing, thereby enabling eligible applicants in different parts of the country to access the exercise.”
According to him, the intervention is open to applicants with pending passport applications, new applicants, and holders of passports with less than one year remaining before expiry who wish to apply for renewal.
Akinlabi said that applicants are to present their completed application forms and proof of payment during enrolment.
The detailed schedule for the intervention, he noted, including the designated cities, dates, venues, enrolment times and other arrangements, will be announced separately.
Akinlabi advised the applicants not to attend any location until the relevant schedule has been officially communicated and to monitor the official communication channels of the Nigerian High Commission in the United Kingdom for further details.
For enquiries or complaints, he urged them to contact; passport.london@immigration.gov.ng or via the WhatsApp-only line: +234 916 087 8000.
Akinlabi emphasised that all Nigeria Immigration Service digital passport application channels, including the Contactless Passport Application System, remain fully operational throughout the intervention exercise.
The home delivery service also remains available to applicants.
The Service’s Public Relations Officer said the Nigeria Immigration Service remains committed to efficient, transparent and responsive passport service delivery to Nigerians at home and in the diaspora.
