Omanghana
The Nigeria Immigration Service has announced a special passport intervention exercise aimed at clearing outstanding applications and improving access to passport services for Nigerians living across the United Kingdom.
The initiative follows a directive from the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, and will involve the deployment of a specialized task force from the NIS headquarters in Abuja.
The team will work with the Nigerian High Commission in the UK to process applications, conduct biometric enrolment and address delays affecting members of the Nigerian diaspora.
According to the NIS, the specialized officers are scheduled to arrive in the United Kingdom on Monday, August 10, 2026, for immediate deployment.
The exercise will cover Nigerians applying for passports for the first time, applicants with pending or unresolved requests and passport holders whose documents have less than one year of validity remaining.
To make the service accessible to people outside London, the task force will visit designated cities across the UK to conduct mobile biometric enrolment and application processing.
Applicants will be required to present their completed application forms and evidence of payment at the enrolment centers.
The Immigration Service has, however, advised members of the public not to travel to any proposed venue until an official timetable is published. The schedule will provide confirmed cities, dates and locations for the exercise.
The NIS also clarified that its existing digital services will continue to operate throughout the intervention. These include the Contactless Passport Application System and available passport home-delivery options.
Nigerians in the UK seeking clarification or wishing to submit complaints may contact the passport office through passport.london@immigration.gov.ng.
They may also reach the official NIS WhatsApp support line at +234 916 087 8000.
The intervention is expected to reduce the backlog of applications and provide faster passport services to Nigerians living in different parts of the United Kingdom.
Source: Omanghana
