FG permits Nigerians with expired passport to return home

For the month of December, Nigerians returning home with expired passports will finally be permitted entry.

This information was provided in a letter dated December 9, 2022, from the Comptroller-General of Immigration Service (CGIS), Isah Jere Idris, to Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The letter, which was signed by DCI BM Lawal, a Special Assistant to the Comtroller-General of Immigration Service, and had the reference number NIS/CGI/FD/208/20, included copies for all Heads of Missions, Immigration Attachés, Airport Comptrollers, and Airlines (Foreign Desk).

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It partly read; 

“Consequently, all Airlines are requested to allow holders of expired Nigerian passports to board without let or hindrance.

“In addition, all Nigerian Diplomatic Missions abroad are kindly requested to circulate this information to airlines operators and border authorities of host countries for their necessary action.” 

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