The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has clarified that passport applications in the United Kingdom do not require additional charges apart from the official fees of $150 and $230 for five-year and ten-year validity passports respectively, exclusive of bank charges.
The clarification comes following the inconvenience experienced by Nigerians in the United Kingdom regarding the application and processing of their international passports during the ongoing special passport intervention exercise.
In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Alao Babatunde, on Monday, Tunji-Ojo explained that the intervention exercise was introduced to provide more options for Nigerians in the United Kingdom to process their applications.
“It is therefore necessary to clarify that this process does not come with extra cost different from the official fees of $150 and $230 for a five-year and ten-year validity passports respectively, exclusive of bank charges.
“Neither the Ministry of Interior nor the Nigeria Immigration Service has introduced any other charges outside the aforementioned,” he said.
However, Tunji-Ojo affirmed that consultations are ongoing with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ensure that any inconveniences during the process do not persist.
The Minister noted that the government has demonstrated a high level of responsibility to Nigerians at home and abroad, and remains committed to its promises of providing succour to all.
He further advised applicants to take advantage of the seamless contactless biometric passport application system.
