FG moves to clear passport backlog in UK with special intervention team

A passport intervention team from the federal government has been sent to the United Kingdom to process pending and new passport applications of Nigerians abroad.

This intervention team that was sent by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), on the instruction of the minister of interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, is expected to arrive in the United Kingdom on Monday and will collaborate with the Nigerian High Commission to carry out passport enrolment and processing.

According to a statement from the NIS made on Sunday, the intervention team will make a visit to certain cities in the United Kingdom to carry out passport enrolment and processing.

The intervention is open to applicants with pending passport applications, new applicants, and holders of passports with less than one year before expiry who wish to apply for renewal.

Applicants are required to present their completed application forms and proof of payment during enrolment.

The NIS said it would release a detailed schedule for the intervention, including designated cities, dates, venues, enrolment times and other arrangements.

The service urged applicants not to proceed to any location until the relevant schedule has been shared and to monitor the official communication channels of the Nigerian High Commission in the UK for further details.