2021 EXPERIENCE AT THE UK NIGERIA HIGH COMMISSION| FIRST ISSUE PASSPORT FOR A CHILD |PROCESS & COSTS
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PASSPORT INFORMATION:
Websites as at December 2021: They all follow a link sequence. start from the first one and navigate.
www.nigeriahc.org.uk
www.nigeriahc.org.uk/fees-proc...
portal.immigration.gov.ng/pas...
www.innovate1services.com/wel...
Documents:
Original and Photocopy of applicant current passport (if Dual nationality)
Original and Photocopy of Birth certificate (showing details of parents)
If under 18 years, provide the following
i) Copy of the Data Page of both parents passport, at least one of which must be a Nigerian Passport.
ii) Letter of consent signed by both parents. In absence of documents or consent of either of the parents, proof of sole custodian from the court must be provided.
iii) in the event of death of Nigerian parent, a copy of the Death Certificate must be provided.
If above 18 years provide the following: i) Copy of Data page of Nigerian Passport of one of the parents. ii)In the event of death of Nigerian parent, a copy of the Death Certificate must be provided.
If born outside the UK provide a copy of the appropriate documents used to enter the country. Additionally, if any document provided is not in English, please provide translated version which must be signed and stamped by registered/certified translator.
Copy of payment acknowledgment slip
copy of payment receipt slip
Printed copy of filled, dated and signed Passport Application Form
Fast track information:
Special delivery envelope from Royal Mail post office.
Fast track postal order £120 and commission total £132.50 made payable to the Nigeria High Commission, London. To be done at the post office.
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Bless the kind man, sorry about the ordeal Tosin. Thank you for the info
My husband and I watched this and had a good laugh… It’s funny but not funny. Now I have to brace up for all these when we go. Thank you Tosin for always being a point of resource and information. May the Lord continue to bless you and your family. This video is so useful for us as we plan to get my daughter’s passport. THANK YOU 🤗❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much for watching
My “Nigerian” people🤣🤣… I’m sorry you had to go through this🥺, it is well…thank you for sharing ❤️
🤣😂🤣😂🤣 it's the "Aila" pronunciation for me...I'm still howling!
Had to come and watch the full video after seeing the snippet on IG
Aila is so blessed to have you as her mother..I was watching and I thought "Imagine being the child of this woman"..You are beautiful and I'm not just saying outwardly (if it's that one sef you get am!😂)
Hahaha thanks so much
Thanks for sharing your experience Tosin.
I just got my passport yday o. What’s so crazy is that I did my biometric the last week in October. I paid £120 for “fast track” and $106 for the passport. It was not an easy experience. There’s no such thing as fast track. Also don’t get me started on the staff. I pray one day things will change in that place.
Awww Tosin, so sorry you had to go through all of this and with your daughter too. Could not help laughing a bit though cos it is crazy there. I was at the Nigeria house some 3 weeks ago too to renew my passport. It was so chaotic, I kept expecting "Gala & la Caserra' hawkers to stroll by me any moment 😅😅. Literally felt like I was in Ikeja.
All I kept thinking to myself was "The Nigerian government is not the problem, its the Nigerian spirit that is the issue. Its an actual thing that makes a mess of simple things. 🙃 We need a true renewal of mind.
Oh btw, I got my special delievery envelope from some dude hanging around the door that was also selling postal orders. Heard he's been there for over 5 years 😅😅😅 Dodgy but convenient . May God bless Nigeria. Still love my country sha 🥰
Ps: Great video as usual, welldone!!
Sorry you had to go though this. Tbh not surprised. Service was terrible last time I went and dread going. Wish they can make it 10 years instead of 5. Nigeria = stress. Hope and pray things will get better.
This was funny and sad at the same time. Alia😂😂 Kai naija!! Goodluck with the competition!
Hi Tosin
It just a shameful things that we had to go through alot of stress from our own people. I had same experience last year with my baby when she was just 10 months I wanted to get her Nigeria passport as well because she has a Red one already I travelled all the way from Manchester . That day I was so angry because almost both the male and female there does not have good manners of talking and approach, every single person that goes there always have something to say about them. They really need to learn and unlearn good ethics of their job.
24:57😂🤣😅 Alia ko, Alexa ni 😂 So funny. Mehn! What an experience. Once they have small power like this, everyone & everything else are beneath them. Thank God they even attended to you same day, some will ask you to come back at a later time. I have voted o. Praying for you to win so we can celebrate!
OMG Sorry for the bad experience. I don’t know why we can’t get things right even abroad. It’s the same story in all embassies, so disorganized 🤦🏽♀️
Thanks for the video, after watching this I am even scared of renewing my son's passport. Naija! We like to suffer ourselves it is well
Mehn!! This people are the same everywhere, the ones in Atlanta are another species, they sell dates it doesn’t matter what the date is on your application form says you will have to pay one of their colleagues to gain access and the sad part is it takes 24hrs to get the visa on a US passport how ironic! Sigh! ThankGod everything went well🙏🏽 and I’m voting everyday for the fed ex competition, I pray you win🙏🏽🙏🏽
Lovee listening to your voice
Thank you so much for this information Tosin🙏
I am about to apply for my son's Nigerian passport and I am really scared even with all these information
We didn't even stress when we applied for his British passport. Hmmmm it is well 💔
This is so weird but we had a similar problem this year in April. We couldn't pay online, no appointment dates on their website so they suggested walk-in to us which we paid $120 for, extra money for filling the form at their office and they sold their envelope to us too 🤦♀️ then this man was rude and he also got physical with us for challenging how we were being treated. It was a mess! We spent over a thousand dollars to get our passport renewed in Atlanta this was including flight fees and Uber.
Eventhough I was livid watching you narrate this whole experience, the "Alia" part got me laughing hard 🤣
Went to do passport for my baby son last month . I know the man you’re talking about I had to give him a stern warning not to speak to me in that manner , was I expected to stand in the cold with a 12 week old infant . He’s very rude ! The interview room lady was the most pleasant person in that shoe building
Hi, how long did it take for your baby's passport to arrive?
So people outside the country still go through the same stress and pains we go through here in the country.
Getting a passport here is just something.
Sometimes, you don't even go inside that same day because the queue is something else plus workers come extremely late
To do a change of name on your Nigerian passport in the uk, all you need is a copy of your marriage certificate, a copy of the data page of your husband’s Nigerian passport and all the other documents needed to apply for a new passport. Just make sure you filled the form online in your new surname before going for biometric. No need for any news paper publication or anything of such here in the uk.
And as you know if one is not yet a British citizen, your Nigerian passport is a major form of identification and can be used to do your change of name on all other documents in the uk including residence card. Probably with a deed poll too though.
Thanks this is very helpful, if it was that abuja wahala I was never going to change my name.
I can’t deal.
That Nigerian house is the worst, last time i went, we had to queue in the cold outside during autumn/winter. They should do something about the queuing situation with other embassies you don't see their citizens waiting outside.
This is really helpful. I was wondering why the visa fee was soo high. I definitely will be applying for a passport for my daughter instead of a visa.
Hi Tosin, this process is the same as in Canada, so stressful. However, if you have your newspaper application and sworn affidavit, you can change your name while in the U.K. You just need the stated docs, your marriage certificate, old passport and a letter from your husband stating he is in agreement. This is what I did and my passport was changed to my married name and I did this in Ontario.
Me I don’t have newspaper application 🤣
If you are based outside Nigeria, you don't need the newspaper advert and high Court affidavit, instead you provide a statutory evidence of change of name which can be done by a solicitor in the UK. The information is on the immigration website
So many horrible experiences, I’m already terrified to go 🥴
With this video now, I should go check how many years I still have before I have to implore the help of the Queen of England to renew my passport.
So sorry for the inconvenience. You see Nigeria, we will continue to pray for her. Even as we don't live in Nigeria, we still get affected. So far we still have Nigeria in our hearts, these things will get to us.
Congratulations on your baby, haven't watched your videos in a long while. Compliments of the season.🌹❤️🤗🎊
Tosin, you can change your name in London if it’s on the basis of marriage. The last I heard, they only do it on the basis of marriage. You need your marriage certificate, consent letter from your husband and some other things I can’t remember now. I did mine in 2019.
Yes I did it in September 2021 and got it done. Though I paid fast track they said because I was changing my name it wasn't fast track and had to come all the way back to trafalgar Square when I didn't receive my passport after 5 days and say what was happening I need it to fly in two day. Only for them to then say they will do it and post it for the next day. I then said I needed it for my pcr test and because I do not live in London a guy said I should wait. Thenaybe 2 hours later my name was called and they gave me my passport in person (though I had paid for the passport to be posted) 😒
Regarding the fast tracking my husband that applied he received it ( 2 days later ) but we live 50 minutes away from London with a fast train. This is to say, that I believe location matters with the tracking. My husband had similar experience with the waiting time and appointment
Even in abroad, Nigeria still need get it right, so for d stress, Someday we will get it right
Thanks for sharing. I heard there are stairs and the office is tight , how did u manage with your pram. We have a massive pram and wondering how we can manage .
Thanks for this video. I got a 20 pounds postal order and I asked for it to be addressed to 'NIGERIA HIGH COMMISSION'. However, I've heard some people say it should be 'NIGERIA HIGH COMMISSION, LONDON'. So my question is, do you think i should get another or do you think the one with just the 'NIGERIA HIGH COMMISSION' will work? Thanks.
Very detailed video. Thank you. Sorry to digress. You mentioned having an account for your daughter,. Was it easy to open. Cos I have been trying but to no avail
Yes it was, I went to Barclays Bank with her birth certificate and it was opened
I am not looking forward to this. We need to get passport for my boys, myself and hubby renewal. God is my strength!!!
Omooooooo wth!!!!🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️. Nigeria oooh‼️
Thanks for a job well done. I’m trying to apply for my son and the price has gone up in the space of 2 months? Now $149 🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️
Sis the change of name process is ridiculous🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️ the Nigeria high commission in UK is so annoying,if you are going for Biometric,cancel all appointment that day.
Oh my goodness, sorry for the stress. For reference i live in Italy, i think Nigeria embassy in Italy is the worst of all. I had an horrible experience this year, same queue outside and getting inside they cease everyone phone. If you don't allow them to collect your phone, they will send you out. I was frustrated, stressed and cried no stop too because am very emotional when am stressed unnecessary. Nigeria embassy here in Italy block their website so that anyone can't book online, you have to find someone that work there and pay them. As an adult i paid 430€ to renew my passport 😭 but it's well. I pray that one day we get better on how we treat our own citizens.
€430??? Oh my goodness.
€430??? Wow, Italy is getting worse. I must be one lucky person. I am always anxious but always getting through. Only time I had issue was when my passport wasn't sent more than 6months because I paid someone to send it to me because I didn't want to make a trip back to Rome, asides that, the last time I renewed, it was a walk in the park.
@@sisilara801 you're absolutely lucky. Now is something else.
Hi Tosin, thanks for this video, after you submitted your application at the post office how many days dies it take to get biometric appointment for your baby.
The procedures have changed now, I never submitted anything at the post office, if you watched the video properly lol
@@TosinAlabi am seeing that National identity number is needed, is there a way to get it here in the UK too
And that is why my aunty till this day refuses to get her Nigerian passport. She said she’ll apply for visa whenever she decides to go 9ja (whats looks like never) when I wentt we had to pay some sort of bribe money so they can be fast. They are bringing their frustration habit and lifestyle to the UK kmt
hi. thank you for the video. is acknowledgement slip same as appointment slip?
when I visited there, No. procedures have changed now as you now need NIN please contact the Nigeria gov website to check.
Hi Tosin,
So sorry about all the hassles Nigerian House gave you. Na there way but we hope for that change by God's grace.
I just wanted to say you don't have to go to Abuja to change your name to your husband's name. I did mine I the UK about 6years ago when I I married. The only thing I'm not sure of , is if the marriage was contracted here or not. We legally got married here in the UK and did all other bits in Nigeria at a later time within thesame year. You only need a letter of consent from your husband duly signed by him too.
I hope you get yours sorted soon. Regards.
I got married in nigeria 🇳🇬 we need some solicitors letter and deed pool etc
hi. thank you for the video. is acknowledgement slip same as appointment slip? payment acknowledgement slip ; payment receipt slip. I keep hearing people confuse these. please I need clarification. I have appointment this week. Many thanks
Our people they need to learn it’s horrible
So sorry about this, wow. I can only imagine, so sorry. Just like me in my nature the tears will come like what did I do, shouts and more.... Hmm Foreign Affairs Staffs need to do better when they post them for representation at the various embassies around the world.
I am so sorry you went through all that stress.
Nahhhh I cannot ooo, there are agents that do all this wahala for you and I am not ashamed to pay for their services.
Nigerian house is ridiculous and I have a short temper, the last time I used an agent(paid a fee) he filled my form, collected my documents with respect and I just went to nigerian house straight( around 12:30 o) and had my picture taken, went back 3days later and was in and out in 1.5 hours.
Before I’ll use vex and abuse somebody’s father or mother.
When I am ready to take my daughter I’ll use the same process, Nigeria house can frustrate 😫
Details of your agent pleaseeee
Hi Funmi, please detail of your agent please.
Not sure they are recommended presently. Please peruse at your own risk.
Hi I really need help. I paid for my passport in August but I’m only going to pick up today. I paid £106 and I saw on the website that I would only need to pay £20 on top of this. Is this true. And how much would you recommend I budget taking there ?
To think it’s a similar experience or even way terrible experience to get a Nigerian passport even in Nigeria.
You would think it should be better service abroad.
May God really help us. Because with the level of advancement and innovation globally , it’s still this hard to get a passport!
Please I’m renewing my passport with my son, can we use only one postal order and delivery envelop
So sorry
I paid the sum of $142 for passport renewal yesterday but I couldn't find where to book an appointment. Can someone please put me through or advice me on what to do. Thanks
hello, can anyone help? its been 7 weeks now i did my biometrics for renewal and i am yet too receive my passport, the old one will expire soon and i live outside the UK
Things have changed as you said, I was there today ,they are asking for NIM, they won’t even let you in without it.I was also crying like you,one man Mr Idowu was really shouting at me and talking in an unprofessional manner
Please what’s NIM
She probably meant NIN , national identity number
For nigeria
Please ,have you receive your passport?if yes ,how long does it takes?
Yes I received it after 6 weeks
Direct flight from IG!
Hahahaha 🤣
Same here 😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣omggggg so funny and dramatic ,’ had no idea people still act uncivilized there, my day. 2 voting cheers
Hi, you said you will add the template for the letter the parents needs to sign. Please may I have the template.
It was shown in the video
Am not Nigerian but meh the stress was crazy just To get a visa and any mistakes on your application you will pay again
Hey. I’m applying for a Nigerian visa and worried about the experience and time of things. How was your experience to get a visa? How long did it take for them to return your passport after your interview
@@courtneysoutter hey, the process was simple and fast but please make sure you choose the right location on your application in short no mistakes because you will pay that fee again to correct the mistake. Am in California and I chose Atlanta instead of Washington so I paid $160 again so depending on where you are it might different my appointment was on the 13th of December but they told me to expect it on the 10th of January but I got it on the 4th of January 2022
Hi Tosin, please can I ask a question, if the postal order only says Nigeria High Commission, will this be rejected? I have just done mine at the post office but London was not included. Thanks in advance
Hello, I really don't know unfortunately, maybe call to ask. The post office would have corrected it, if any issues I presume? please contact them to ask.
@@TosinAlabi ok many thanks
Please madam was NIN needed during the time you processed your Baby's Passport?
Hello no it wasn’t.
But it’s needed now I hear.
Gosh I’m soo scared getting this for my daughter 😢
I hear it’s a lot easier now, just ensure you have your NIN
Please my husband is English and I’m Nigerian do i need to print out his passport page 😢 I’m soo confused
Please kindly check the immigration website I added to the description
20:50 LMAOOOO sorry i know we shouldn't laugh but this is nigeria in a nutshell, all manners of madness you must pass thru for something so simple.
Does having a child in the UK entitle that child to British Citizenship?
Hello no,
Except one parent is British or has indefinite leave to remain.
@@TosinAlabi ok thanks
I dash dem, I cannot k!ll myself
Can I get a British passport for my baby, when both parent are Nigeria
No, except one parent has an Indefinite leave to remain, or is British.
Nigerian Nigerian Nigerian government employees anywhere in the world will Stress the living day out of you with those their outdated rules….. being aboard doesn’t change them for the better 😡😡😡😡
U waited for "just 3hrs"... that's priority VIP service time-frame in Nigeria... people wait for 3days in Nigeria (after paying and sorting) to get government services. U r lucky one of the male staff did not give u the "madam, I have a woman like u in the house" speech. What's wrong with officially making the postal envelopes available in-house at a stand alone cost or, as part of the total cost of the passport application? Ordinarily, u'll think thats room for improvement right? Wrong! In Nigeria, it's called an "Office" and designed to achieve just two things. (1) For collecting (bribes). (2) If they (paying public) refuse to comply with number 1, frustrate them. Spillover of a Terrible government indeed.
Do you have to go with a passport photograph?
No I didn’t