To renew my Nigerian passport, I traveled from Los Angeles to Atlanta. 8 hour flight. I stayed two days in Atlanta hotel. Then at the Nigerian embassy in Atlanta, there was no photocopy machine. You only know how many copies of documents you need when you arrive at the embassy. So you have to leave the embassy, to go in search of where to do photocopies. In contrast, renewing my USA passport, I made payment at my local post office. Added the payment receipt to the passport renewal form. Then sent everything by mail to Washington, DC. Within 7 days, you receive your US passport back at home. If you want express service, you just pay a higher fee, and you would receive your passport back in 3-4 days. What is wrong with Nigeria that makes it so dysfunctional in everything?
The most troubling for me is the Nigerian government, delegating a foreign company to process the application for a Nigerian passport. You wait for so long for the application to be processed. Then you get to Consulate New York City, and you encounter another nightmare. You meet most Nigerian officials, probably clerical officials in Nigeria. They're so unprofessional, arrogant, and rude. Eventually, l had to give up.
Yeah.. I don dey nyc many years. Its the ODDEST thing the lay workers they have at Nigeria House. They are several steps below clerical workers. It's honestly like they gathered some gate men from Nigeria and gave them jobs. Its alarming. It should be a place that projects symbolic power and status and its like a worm hole to a dusty office in some village in the middle of nowhere in Nigeria, everything from 1980 carpet to scratchy NTA channel on TV. Funny thing is the building itself (outside) is beautiful and has nice green marble exterior. Inside na confusion.
@fistandpen2505 I had some idiot a first officer, probably equivalent to a Clerical Officer 1 or below. Tell me that l left Nigeria all these years, and I have never returned to Nigeria. As if there's a law that says l have to return to Nigeria. None of these officials are degree holders. They're so ignorant and so stupid. Some of them can't even articulate in proper English. I actually don't even see the need again in obtaining a Nigerian passport. It's not worth the aggravation and insults. Years ago, I had some consular issues in Belgrade, Yugoslavia ( which is now Serbia). My own embassy couldn't help me. I had to go to the British embassy for help, and l was carrying a Nigerian passport. If a Nigerian gets into any kind of trouble in any part of the world, they're on their own. A woman came to the consulate in NYC, very distraught and crying. Because she had just lost her mom in Nigeria. She needed an immediate travel certificate to go to Nigeria. Instead of showing compassion and helping her. They were actually yelling at her to be quiet. Until we all intervened and told them we are not going to allow to yell at this woman. The officials are so ignorant and don't understand that any Nigerian coming to that building, that the building belongs to us. Because the building represents Nigeria. I have a younger sister who works at the American embassy in Ghana. She has a graduate degree. While most of the officials at Nig consulate are high school holders.
@@elliotono2341 For your information , you can go to Nigeria with an expired passport. You don't need any other paper. Nobody can deniel you entrance. It's your country.
I know we are talking about passport renewal, please I want to know why Nigerians in diaspora has to pay cash 💰 to get NIN while people in Nigeria pays zero Naira to get one?
Those people in Atlanta branch office need to be fired, some of them are too rude, arrogant with no poor customer services. They don’t care where you flying from or driving from.
A few people have been working to bring a consulate to Houston but Nigerian government does not seem to understand how this can help diaspora in Texas and surrounding cities and bring in needed revenue foe Nigerian government.
Fellow Nigeria, you can travel to Nigeria with expired passport, you can not be denied entry because your passport has expired. It's pasted all over at the arrival spot at the lagos airport that you can come in with expired passport. You don't have to bribe anyone at the airport, it is your country and you can come in. Insist on your right.
Good luck with that. If you had a good experience entering Nigeria without hassle, count yourself lucky. Laws don't work in Nigeria. The foolish airport officials would have the excuse to extort you, and seize your things. What would you do if some illiterate buffoon maltreats you?
Frankly, the ways and manners Nigerians here in the US go through very painful, frustrating and cumbersome processes to process a simple passport renewal by having to travel to these three consular stations is a complete embarrassment. To us here, it is an extension of disfunction associated with dispensation of basic services by Nigerian institutions. We can't move forward this way! Passport renewal fees change constantly.
In America you will renew your passport without making contact. There's no way you can do the same with Nigeria passport without making a contact which can cost over a thousand dollars to travel to any Nigeria consulate. How can someone provide birth certificate or it's equivalent to renew passport?
It's a joke. They overcharge for the fees, and I'm still waiting for it in the mail after three months. Who is in charge. Please, President Tinubu, use President Trump slogan. YOU ARE FIRED.
My question is why Chicago and Houston? Have you considered what people like us are going through in West Coast? The embassy representatives came to Phoenix in May 2022 and I finally got my passport in September of 2023! Imagine what kind of country are these people running? These issues could've been solved if these major cities have a mini offices. Cost of rental of these offices probably like $300 to $400 a month. Btw, we had to pay $300 each plus passport renewal fees on top of it. Met so many families that drove from California, Utah, Seattle, Nevada to Phoenix Arizona and still we're not able to accomplish their goals. Not sure why all the embassies are in East Coast and services still sucks! Sad!
Nigeria always has problems. Renewal of Nigerian passport in USA is a huge problem. What is the importance of asking people to show up at the embassy for passport renewal and biometrics, this is unfortunate.
We should put it on record that Houston Texas has the highest number of Nigerians in US so it will be advisable to have a passport office in Houston texas. Thank you
@@Moabayi-yf6ulYou have to go where there is number. They cannot put an embassy in every city. Houston has the greatest number of Nigerians in diaspora and this office can serve Southern states, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and Tennessee will all be served.
Paid over six hundred $ passport fees for my family… the passports were not issued in Atlanta. When i arrived Lagos on expired passport and seek to renew mine on the paid fees at FESTAC office, i was told to go to Abuja else i had to pay fresh fees. I found it cost the effective to pay the new fee and forgo the expended money.
Nigerian in diaspora should get involve in Nigeria Political activities and fight for the abilty to vote. Nigerians in the Diaspora will never be respected and appreciated by the Nigerian government if you Nigerians dont dmand for it.
The problem of Nigeria is so complex. How on earth can one defend a country that is in need of Dollars yet are so stupid to market itself. Why not renew the diaspora passport automatically with a standard paid fee via post office or online payment? This is an example of stupidity of those in authority. It is so painful and sad. If the staff doesn’t want to work then use AI.
And they want FX? Here's one of your solutions! Tinubu hired all the wrong people. For something so sensitive and can yield immediate FX savings, use a diaspora to run these agencies not some guy seating in Abuja. Have you tried to obtain a visa or passport to an East African countries? Literally, takes 24 hrs as far as you have all your documents submitted!
I'm suggesting to all Nigeria banks to partner with the Nigeria embassy all over the world, provide BVN to Nigerian living outside,who which to open account instead of going Nigeria and more one thing I do find out with Nigeria embassy here Liberia it's so discouraging, I want to the embassy for my national ID card they said I should bring residential permit before I could get my citizen ID card as a nigerian.i was disappointed
Please sack everyone in Nigeria embassy in Rome Italy. They are all fraudulent sets of workers. They frustrates us by asking us to pay for passport renewal through unscrupulous agents. They made you come more than 4 times to the embassy wasting money on transportation from a far distance. Only one embassy is serving the whole of Italy. Milan should have an embassy. Their biometric machines are useless. Not detecting fingers. It's just frustrating
Please what is the contact number for the lady in Arlington, I live in Cedar Hill and I like to get my NLN number or whatever it is called. I need to renew my passport and as it stands, I am not even sure how to go about it. American passport is renewed for 10 years, if you ever get to renew your Nigerian passport, it cost so much and they give you five years. Everything about Nigeria is about exploitation.
Guys if u are travelling to Nigeria, use your old expired passport and then re new you passport. But it will cost you over there o. People are paying as much as N250k in Naija.
It is still much difficult also here in Germany especially in the issue of NIN(National identification number)with all the money involved but still u find it difficult.
The consulate officials are shamefully rude, not committed to serving the people, extorting money in different forms. Very unfortunate to go through Nigerian officials for document processing.
He is right. Very easy to renew an American passport. Why should we have to travel anywhere to complete the process with our Nigerian passports. We have video calls and zoom now for identification purposes.
I have a family in New Jersey and he has travelled to New York to have passports renewed, he has to pay $400 dollars for each person and $60 cash for NiN. Why do we have to pay cash?
Please we need Nigeria CONSULATE in Chicago, please help we Nigerians living in Chicago, Indiana, Ohio, St Louis Missouri, Nigeria government should look into it, thanks.
A challenge that can be fixed by Human, Man ....A Nigerian Man in Arlington TX is calling on God. Who did us this....??? Keep raising Awareness until the appropriate does the Needful instead of calling on God. African/ Nigerian Mentality.
Pastor, if you did not give them bribe, you are wasting your time. Nigerian officials will not do their work without bribing them; be it minister or whoever. Let someone prove me wrong.
Yes. You can travel directly to Nigeria with expired passport. I have done that many times. At the airport don't give any immigration officer any money. It's your right to enter the country because it's your country. Even if you don't have a passport, nobody have a right to deny you from entering the country. Don't bribe anyone.
Obtaining or renewing the Nigerian Passport is a complete waste of time and money if one is also a citizen of the US. I don’t understand why US citizens even bother, because the Nigerian Passport is useful only at the airport in Nigeria when one is re-entering the country. One’s nationality as a Nigerian does not expired with an expired Nigerian Passport.
JUST SO U KNOW .. I WENT FOR MY PASSPORT RENEWAL ON 22ND FEBRUARY AND GOT IT DELIVERED ON 26TH FEBRUARY 2024 FROM THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISION .. SO WHEN WE CRITICISE WE SHOULD ALSO PRAISE THEM WHEN THEY DO GOOD .. GOOD JOB BRITISH HIGH COMMISION .. FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER I NEVER HAD TO BRIBE OR BEG ANYONE FOR MY PASSPORT TO BE RENEWED
Getting a visa has become a problem too because one has to show up at the consulate office which doesn't make sense. Anyway, I had not travelled home for the past six years now because of expired passport and find it senseless travelling to Nigerian embassy to waste almost $1,500 for a trip just to renew a passport. I keep on wondering while Nigerians are always subjected to one agony or the other to have things done. Most people ran out of the nation for greener pastures but still have to taste some of the agonies of running out through passports renewal. May God heal our motherland and guide President Tinubu / our leaders to figure out how to revive that nation to normalcy.
To the man who is talking about having a business in the U.S. having a Nigerian passport. Q: I would like to hear how you got business license to do business in the U.S. and how much did it cost you to startup your business?
If you wish to start a business in the US as a non citizen in addition to meeting standard admissibility requirements you will have to apply for EB-5 Immigrant Investors Visa. Two basic requirements are: 1. Invest in $1,050,000 commercial enterprise 2. Create at least 10 full time qualifying employments that benefits the US economy. You have to apply through your local US consulate of course. You and your family will enter the US with green cards if your application is granted.
To renew my Nigerian passport, I traveled from Los Angeles to Atlanta. 8 hour flight.
I stayed two days in Atlanta hotel.
Then at the Nigerian embassy in Atlanta, there was no photocopy machine.
You only know how many copies of documents you need when you arrive at the embassy. So you have to leave the embassy, to go in search of where to do photocopies.
In contrast, renewing my USA passport, I made payment at my local post office. Added the payment receipt to the passport renewal form.
Then sent everything by mail to Washington, DC.
Within 7 days, you receive your US passport back at home.
If you want express service, you just pay a higher fee, and you would receive your passport back in 3-4 days.
What is wrong with Nigeria that makes it so dysfunctional in everything?
The most troubling for me is the Nigerian government, delegating a foreign company to process the application for a Nigerian passport. You wait for so long for the application to be processed. Then you get to Consulate New York City, and you encounter another nightmare. You meet most Nigerian officials, probably clerical officials in Nigeria. They're so unprofessional, arrogant, and rude. Eventually, l had to give up.
Yeah.. I don dey nyc many years. Its the ODDEST thing the lay workers they have at Nigeria House. They are several steps below clerical workers. It's honestly like they gathered some gate men from Nigeria and gave them jobs. Its alarming. It should be a place that projects symbolic power and status and its like a worm hole to a dusty office in some village in the middle of nowhere in Nigeria, everything from 1980 carpet to scratchy NTA channel on TV. Funny thing is the building itself (outside) is beautiful and has nice green marble exterior. Inside na confusion.
@fistandpen2505 I had some idiot a first officer, probably equivalent to a Clerical Officer 1 or below. Tell me that l left Nigeria all these years, and I have never returned to Nigeria. As if there's a law that says l have to return to Nigeria. None of these officials are degree holders. They're so ignorant and so stupid. Some of them can't even articulate in proper English. I actually don't even see the need again in obtaining a Nigerian passport. It's not worth the aggravation and insults. Years ago, I had some consular issues in Belgrade, Yugoslavia ( which is now Serbia). My own embassy couldn't help me. I had to go to the British embassy for help, and l was carrying a Nigerian passport. If a Nigerian gets into any kind of trouble in any part of the world, they're on their own. A woman came to the consulate in NYC, very distraught and crying. Because she had just lost her mom in Nigeria. She needed an immediate travel certificate to go to Nigeria. Instead of showing compassion and helping her. They were actually yelling at her to be quiet. Until we all intervened and told them we are not going to allow to yell at this woman. The officials are so ignorant and don't understand that any Nigerian coming to that building, that the building belongs to us. Because the building represents Nigeria. I have a younger sister who works at the American embassy in Ghana. She has a graduate degree. While most of the officials at Nig consulate are high school holders.
Exactly
@@elliotono2341 For your information , you can go to Nigeria with an expired passport. You don't need any other paper. Nobody can deniel you entrance. It's your country.
I know we are talking about passport renewal, please I want to know why Nigerians in diaspora has to pay cash 💰 to get NIN while people in Nigeria pays zero Naira to get one?
Exactly, 60 Euro person in germany
BECAUSE IT IS ONE LIEGERIA
Those people in Atlanta branch office need to be fired, some of them are too rude, arrogant with no poor customer services. They don’t care where you flying from or driving from.
Travel to the consulate out of the state. These people don't care because nobody is holding them accountable. YOU ARE FIRED.
It's so unfortunate that places like Texas don't have a Nigerian embassy or consulate section...
A few people have been working to bring a consulate to Houston but Nigerian government does not seem to understand how this can help diaspora in Texas and surrounding cities and bring in needed revenue foe Nigerian government.
I have to travel to Atlanta, NYC or DC and I live in California
Or California
Fellow Nigeria, you can travel to Nigeria with expired passport, you can not be denied entry because your passport has expired. It's pasted all over at the arrival spot at the lagos airport that you can come in with expired passport. You don't have to bribe anyone at the airport, it is your country and you can come in. Insist on your right.
Good luck with that. If you had a good experience entering Nigeria without hassle, count yourself lucky.
Laws don't work in Nigeria. The foolish airport officials would have the excuse to extort you, and seize your things. What would you do if some illiterate buffoon maltreats you?
Even the offices are like market place. Dirty and unkept.
This is three years I applied for Passport in my own Embassy paid 150 dollars the Passport has not been out. Dede watching from Barcelona.
I paid 607 cad since Oct 3rd till now March 8 I have not received my passport
Frankly, the ways and manners Nigerians here in the US go through very painful, frustrating and cumbersome processes to process a simple passport renewal by having to travel to these three consular stations is a complete embarrassment. To us here, it is an extension of disfunction associated with dispensation of basic services by Nigerian institutions. We can't move forward this way! Passport renewal fees change constantly.
The Minister of Interior promised E passport Renewal
and we were very happy hearing that development.
Please let him not fail on his promise.
Not advocating for Houston alone but was only talking about Texas in general. Thanks
In America you will renew your passport without making contact. There's no way you can do the same with Nigeria passport without making a contact which can cost over a thousand dollars to travel to any Nigeria consulate. How can someone provide birth certificate or it's equivalent to renew passport?
It's a joke. They overcharge for the fees, and I'm still waiting for it in the mail after three months. Who is in charge. Please, President Tinubu, use President Trump slogan. YOU ARE FIRED.
My question is why Chicago and Houston? Have you considered what people like us are going through in West Coast?
The embassy representatives came to Phoenix in May 2022 and I finally got my passport in September of 2023!
Imagine what kind of country are these people running?
These issues could've been solved if these major cities have a mini offices. Cost of rental of these offices probably like $300 to $400 a month.
Btw, we had to pay $300 each plus passport renewal fees on top of it.
Met so many families that drove from California, Utah, Seattle, Nevada to Phoenix Arizona and still we're not able to accomplish their goals.
Not sure why all the embassies are in East Coast and services still sucks!
Sad!
Nigeria always has problems. Renewal of Nigerian passport in USA is a huge problem. What is the importance of asking people to show up at the embassy for passport renewal and biometrics, this is unfortunate.
We should put it on record that Houston Texas has the highest number of Nigerians in US so it will be advisable to have a passport office in Houston texas. Thank you
It is selfish to advocate for Houston alone when Nigerians are scattered across the world. Nigerians are everywhere.
@@Moabayi-yf6ulYou have to go where there is number. They cannot put an embassy in every city. Houston has the greatest number of Nigerians in diaspora and this office can serve Southern states, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and Tennessee will all be served.
Paid over six hundred $ passport fees for my family… the passports were not issued in Atlanta. When i arrived Lagos on expired passport and seek to renew mine on the paid fees at FESTAC office, i was told to go to Abuja else i had to pay fresh fees. I found it cost the effective to pay the new fee and forgo the expended money.
Nigerian in diaspora should get involve in Nigeria Political activities and fight for the abilty to vote. Nigerians in the Diaspora will never be respected and appreciated by the Nigerian government if you Nigerians dont dmand for it.
The problem of Nigeria is so complex. How on earth can one defend a country that is in need of Dollars yet are so stupid to market itself.
Why not renew the diaspora passport automatically with a standard paid fee via post office or online payment? This is an example of stupidity of those in authority. It is so painful and sad. If the staff doesn’t want to work then use AI.
And they want FX? Here's one of your solutions!
Tinubu hired all the wrong people. For something so sensitive and can yield immediate FX savings, use a diaspora to run these agencies not some guy seating in Abuja.
Have you tried to obtain a visa or passport to an East African countries? Literally, takes 24 hrs as far as you have all your documents submitted!
I'm suggesting to all Nigeria banks to partner with the Nigeria embassy all over the world, provide BVN to Nigerian living outside,who which to open account instead of going Nigeria and more one thing I do find out with Nigeria embassy here Liberia it's so discouraging, I want to the embassy for my national ID card they said I should bring residential permit before I could get my citizen ID card as a nigerian.i was disappointed
Atlanta Consulate is not fit for purpose. Got there 8:40 am , left 7:30 pm for renewal. Very bad service .
Jungle
The whole UK go to London for renewal please please and please open another centre to ease life for us .Thank you .
It shows the country Nigeria could not do anything right. Too many huddles, please make it modern.thanks
Even those in NYC can’t get theirs renewed
Please sack everyone in Nigeria embassy in Rome Italy. They are all fraudulent sets of workers. They frustrates us by asking us to pay for passport renewal through unscrupulous agents. They made you come more than 4 times to the embassy wasting money on transportation from a far distance. Only one embassy is serving the whole of Italy. Milan should have an embassy. Their biometric machines are useless. Not detecting fingers. It's just frustrating
Please what is the contact number for the lady in Arlington, I live in Cedar Hill and I like to get my NLN number or whatever it is called. I need to renew my passport and as it stands, I am not even sure how to go about it. American passport is renewed for 10 years, if you ever get to renew your Nigerian passport, it cost so much and they give you five years. Everything about Nigeria is about exploitation.
Guys if u are travelling to Nigeria, use your old expired passport and then re new you passport. But it will cost you over there o. People are paying as much as N250k in Naija.
It is still much difficult also here in Germany especially in the issue of NIN(National identification number)with all the money involved but still u find it difficult.
The consulate officials are shamefully rude, not committed to serving the people, extorting money in different forms. Very unfortunate to go through Nigerian officials for document processing.
He is right. Very easy to renew an American passport. Why should we have to travel anywhere to complete the process with our Nigerian passports. We have video calls and zoom now for identification purposes.
I have a family in New Jersey and he has travelled to New York to have passports renewed, he has to pay $400 dollars for each person and $60 cash for NiN. Why do we have to pay cash?
They will steal some of the money.
Because people like you keep paying this high amount of money. Let nobody pay this ridiculous amount and they will stop this rip-off.
Please we need Nigeria CONSULATE in Chicago, please help we Nigerians living in Chicago, Indiana, Ohio, St Louis Missouri, Nigeria government should look into it, thanks.
I feel like the presenter isn’t listening to this gentleman.
By the grace of God, by the grace of God - worrying phenomenon 😏
Whether E passport, individual will still have to go in for capture and biometric
It's strange how they require biometric, even though biometric was captured in the past.
A challenge that can be fixed by Human, Man ....A Nigerian Man in Arlington TX is calling on God. Who did us this....???
Keep raising Awareness until the appropriate does the Needful instead of calling on God. African/ Nigerian Mentality.
Pastor, if you did not give them bribe, you are wasting your time. Nigerian officials will not do their work without bribing them; be it minister or whoever. Let someone prove me wrong.
So you have to pray for God's intervention to renew Traveling passports. You rather pray for God to take over the Government! ...
Biafra
Yoruba Nation
It's not working in the UK. But can we travel with an expired passport in the interm. Thanks
Yes. You can travel directly to Nigeria with expired passport. I have done that many times. At the airport don't give any immigration officer any money. It's your right to enter the country because it's your country. Even if you don't have a passport, nobody have a right to deny you from entering the country. Don't bribe anyone.
Obtaining or renewing the Nigerian Passport is a complete waste of time and money if one is also a citizen of the US. I don’t understand why US citizens even bother, because the Nigerian Passport is useful only at the airport in Nigeria when one is re-entering the country. One’s nationality as a Nigerian does not expired with an expired Nigerian Passport.
JUST SO U KNOW .. I WENT FOR MY PASSPORT RENEWAL ON 22ND FEBRUARY AND GOT IT DELIVERED ON 26TH FEBRUARY 2024 FROM THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISION .. SO WHEN WE CRITICISE WE SHOULD ALSO PRAISE THEM WHEN THEY DO GOOD .. GOOD JOB BRITISH HIGH COMMISION .. FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER I NEVER HAD TO BRIBE OR BEG ANYONE FOR MY PASSPORT TO BE RENEWED
Spot on. I was just about to state this
Just talking talking n you have not started any work on it.
Nigeria is a dead country
Do you even understand what he is saying
Fake anchor
Is better get visa,travell to Nigerian, then do it cheaper no wahala
Getting a visa has become a problem too because one has to show up at the consulate office which doesn't make sense. Anyway, I had not travelled home for the past six years now because of expired passport and find it senseless travelling to Nigerian embassy to waste almost $1,500 for a trip just to renew a passport. I keep on wondering while Nigerians are always subjected to one agony or the other to have things done. Most people ran out of the nation for greener pastures but still have to taste some of the agonies of running out through passports renewal. May God heal our motherland and guide President Tinubu / our leaders to figure out how to revive that nation to normalcy.
We face this as well in Canada.
god again?
To the man who is talking about having a business in the U.S. having a Nigerian passport.
Q: I would like to hear how you got business license to do business in the U.S. and how much did it cost you to startup your business?
If you wish to start a business in the US as a non citizen in addition to meeting standard admissibility requirements you will have to apply for EB-5 Immigrant Investors Visa. Two basic requirements are:
1. Invest in $1,050,000 commercial enterprise
2. Create at least 10 full time qualifying employments that benefits the US economy.
You have to apply through your local US consulate of course. You and your family will enter the US with green cards if your application is granted.