5 Simple Steps To Renew Your Nigerian Passport In The UK /2024 

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It’s advisable to start your visa renewal process at least 6 months before your visa expires because there’s only 1 visa center for Nigerians in the whole of the UK and they attend to hundreds of people daily, which means there’s always people on queue and biometric appointments can’t happen as quickly as you would want. When there’s no closer date for biometrics , there’s simply no date and in one day they attend to not less than 500 to 700 people, that’s a huge number (I was no 163 as at 8:30am). If you think it’s best for you to go to Nigeria then you should because your visa shouldn’t be on an expired passport. If you already have an appointment for September 19th then follow that, it’s correct if you have done that correctly on their website, your passport should be out in 2 to 3 days so you’ll still be able to get a new passport before the current one expires. You can also go back to their website to confirm your appointment date, print your appointment slip and confirm other details.

@@ibs-cam you can try, but all the slots will be filled by now till almost next year before you can get another slot, you can try to check if there’s any date closer but I doubt it.

@@tiamiyufatimah1684 all they need is the NIN number, if you have the slip you can go with it if not the number is just fine. If you have your birth certificate you can take it along maybe there’s some update on that but I didn’t need that for my passport renewal.

@@Iamblakcoffee Hello, Good day. I was just filling my form for passport renewal and it requested for Birth certificate, the second name (My first name and surname is the same) on my birth certificate is not totally the same do you think it is safe to make payment as I am unable to skip the upload of my birth certificate because it is mandatory. Please your urgent response will be appreciated thank you.

@@jluqas the payment has probably changed because of the dollar rate, the rate is not static.

Yes, just upload your expiring passport

I’m not sure about that, you can give it a try.

@@ugochukwuchikezie1647 no it’s different, check your mail or login to your account on their website where you applied for the visa renewal, you will find it all there.

Those things are needed for kids except they have updated the documents between now and January when I applied for my passport. I didn’t have to upload any of those things

@@Iamblakcoffee Thank you so much

Yes you can do that, just be sure to start the renewal process on time so they don’t delay your trip back. 😊

Once you make payment for the passport you will get it, download it and keep it. They also send a copy to your email

@@Iamblakcoffee thanks

No the same NIN is fine, you can only have one.

Please did you get any? I'm interested please

Please did you get any? I'm interested please

No the NIN is the same, you can only have one NIN so it’s fine.

At the passport office they check to verify that your NIN is valid before they proceed, does that answer your question? Or do you need a place to verify your NIN before starting your visa process?

@@oluchilongy once you apply, you’ll select the next available date for her biometric. The passport should be out within a week, I got mine in 2 days.

That’s Naija way for you, you must show up in person for everything and everything has to be done on sheets of paper instead of digital trail. They have refused to use technology in other to make things easy, so sorry about this. Worst thing is there’s no disabled access into the building 🤦🏽‍♀️

@@Iamblakcoffee make no sense around other embassies that go chaos free but money to upgrade is stolen

@@MrBiyi I 💯 agree with you. it’s not impressive at all, this is 2024 for crying out loud, we can do better.

No they don’t sell the envelopes, you have to buy it from the post office either at your location or any post office in London.

@@janepeters2930 the receipts will be in your email or on your account, log back into your account on their website to access all your documents.

@@Iamblakcoffee thank you ❤️

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@@Iamblakcoffee thank you so much for your reply and I'm sorry but i meant to type NIN not bvn. i saw you mentioned you're from cambrudge so was wondering if you knew any centres here

@@Johnthegriot1 oh as for NIN I was able to retrieve mine from Adam house in London, it’s a few minutes walk from the immigration centre. I’ll try to go through my things for their contact information, I’m sure I kept the card somewhere then I’ll share with you.

@@Iamblakcoffee thank you very very much 🙏🏽

I had the same issue due to the size of the file. it must not exceed 2MB.

Upload a regular photo on your phone, if the file is too large compress it before uploading.

@@adetokunbomarquis9967 Upload a regular photo on your phone, if the file is too large compress it before uploading.

Thank you misi, the compressed method worked and I’ve submitted and paid for the application but now I’m yet to get email to book my appointment , was this the same for you? How long do I wait before I get the email to book the appointment?

@@gloriaokumbor9775 awesome 👏 glad you were able to get that done. As for the appointment you won’t receive an email, go back to your login and choose a day that’s available for your biometric appointment yourself.

@@amycaddy6199 book it immediately before the slot gets taken, you won’t get any closer date. A week or 2 of expiry is still fine because it’s evident you have started the process months before expiration, so book it now.

@@Iamblakcoffee thanks for your reply, I have done it. The £20 postal order, can I buy it now and keep it, does it expire?

@@Iamblakcoffee you helped me relaxed cos I became worried when I saw the date

@@amycaddy6199 it doesn’t expire, you can buy it anytime.

@@amycaddy6199 awesome 🤩 glad I could help

It’s currently $142 for 5 years passport renewal 😍

@@Iamblakcoffee thanks 🙏

@@Iamblakcoffee thanks for your response to my questions. However, I have another question; on the six page where you required to upload birth certificate, Local Government indigene certificate and so on, which did you provide? I’m asking because first, I can provide a birth certificate but all other certificates like indigene, marriage certificate and non or dual citizenship etc (since I don’t have all that, should I upload just my birth certificate and leave the rest) Lastly I found that the 5years for 32 pages is now $150 (in pounds it is £118.45) Abeg I will be glad if you can asap ☺️🤝🙇‍♂️🙏 Thanks @Iamblakcoffee

@@BrightMusic77 that’s great about the fee, I’m guessing they work with the exchange rate and it’s favorable right now so do it right away before the rate goes up. As for those documents you don’t need to submit any of that except you’re applying for a passport for the first time or for a child’s first passport. For renewals they won’t ask for any of those.

@@Iamblakcoffee thank you so much ☺️… see joy for my belly (na renewal I wan do oooo)