"Nigerian Immigration Said I Can't Leave As Foreign Citizen" | SUMMER AKU vs. Nigeria 😕
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- "Nigerian Immigration Said I Can't Leave As Foreign Citizen" | SUMMER AKU vs. Nigeria 😕: In this insightful video, I react to Summer Aku's account of departing Lagos International Airport with an expired Nigerian Passport. Offering expert advice and analysis, I delve into the implications and precautions for travelers intending to journey to Nigeria with expired documentation. Join me as I unpack the nuances and essential tips for a smooth travel experience despite passport expiration challenges.
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For those quoting law: On dual citizenship, International law allows the authorities of the country you're visiting (if its one of the ones you hold citizenship of) to treat you while you are there as if that is your only nationality. For example, if you hold a british citizenship, the British representative in Nigeria cannot give you assistance or protection against Nigerian authorities whilst in Nigeria.
Simple and short. Any nationality that you travel with is what you are. If your Nigerian passport has expired, start the process of renewal immediately, and the embassy will give you a "travel certificate " to travel and come back to continue with the process. Please save yourself time and embarrassment. Go for TC
@afrobest3007 absolutely 💯 say that louder, let the theoretically immigration inclined students know.
@SassyFunke please where can l get the information that you can travel to Nigeria with expired passport
@@afrobest3007but why would you need to apply for a travel certificate if the government of Nigeria is content for you to travel on an expired passport.
@@LEFTIE61 you're allowed to travel with an expired passport if you have started the process but have not yet received your passport.
If she hadn't applied or didn't intend to apply then she should have applied for a visa. You don't really need a travel certificate as the government waived the need for that
Nigerian is the only country that stress her own citizen 🤦🏽♂️
No it's not. Nigerians just love to complain and complain more than any other nation in the world.
My question is, do you need an exit visa to leave Nigeria? If you don't, there's no need for the immigration officer asking for her Nigeria passport. You need to know the law and be able to provide when asked. When you travel to other civilized countries. Once you get to immigration officer, there's no unnecessary questions, and if you don't understand their laws. They provide it to you plan and simple.
I think she made a mistake, she doesn't understand the idea of passport for security. The moment you used a passport in , and stamped, you cannot used another passport ( not stamped) to go without the stamped passport in question. She can't do anywhere. Do you stamp 2 passport abroad. It is one, she needs to decide the one she wants to travel with
You don’t need a visa to exit Nigeria. You only need the passport of the destination country or a visa to enter your destination country. So, the immigration guy was wrong.
@omosanyaabiodun3760 No, she did not. The immigration officer did; they did not understand their duties totally. Summer followed the waiver that the Nigerian government introduced (without any associated clause), no one has the right to assume a clause to it. The instruction should be carried out on its face value. Period.
@@minilo2935 In other words, according to your submission here, people with dual nationality can use their EXPIRED Nigerian passport at will to come into Nigeria and leave Nigeria in perpetuity without even MAKING AN ATTEMPT to renew it?
So they can continue to exploit the system by avoiding both payment for a new Nigerian passport and payment for a Nigerian visa on their foreign passport, but continue to fly into Nigeria and depart as they wish?
@@godwinella No, not in perpetuity. Only for the period allowed by the Nigerian government. The Nigerian government will not leave the clause in perpetuity. There's a reason why they made the waiver; it's probably to address the backlog.
Came to Nigeria on 30 years old passport in February 2024. Yes I had not been back in 30 years. Long story. 😢 Attempted to renew back in September 2023. What I was advised by the vendors who helped me renew my passport in UK was to go with expired passport and evidence that I had completed application for renewal. I took everything, NIN, application renewal form with detail of date of appointment at Nigerian embassy in London. Immigration took one look at my passport renewal form and let me go through. Same thing for when I left the country a month later. Very straightforward. Got my new 10 year Nigerian passport last week. Will be going every year to make up for lost time. Hope this helps someone!
Lovely to hear. Thank you for sharing 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Very simple. I don't know if it's still there, but on the Nigerian Immigration site a couple of years ago it stated all of this. It's annoying when people who claim to be "enlighten" do dumb shit and are quick to turn on their camera to record it.
This was similar to my experience except that I paid online and booked the biometrics data capturing appointment to coincide with my time in Nigeria. So I used the appointment and payment slips to enter Nigeria in December 2021, and used the biometrics slip to exit in January 2022 without any issue. So when the passport was ready I returned to Nigeria to pick it up with all the aforementioned slips.
Way to go.
Good info.
Hey Funke! First of all, congratulations on the award and well done on the good job on your channel. However, I would like to correct some assertions made by yourself in the above video with regard to the incident involving ‘Summer Aku’ and please by no means is this an indictment on your part.
In order to understand the immigration rules at play here, I’ll try to explain to you (and to anyone interested in learning) in simple sequential steps as follows;
1. The Nigerian government (irrespective of their reasons) passed a courteous policy that allows for Nigerians living abroad to be able to return/visit Nigeria on their expired Nigerian passport. However, no where was it mentioned that once you arrive Nigeria you must renew your passport before exiting. In legal terms this is referred to as a ‘loophole’ - until such time as to when the specified ambiguity is correctly defined by the government, no one should be harassing any passenger.
Funke it would appear in your comments in the video that you were trying to help the Nigeria government say what you thought/believe they had intended with the policy, that in itself is an assumption until the government gives a clearcut directive.
2. The immigration officials and in fact the Nigerian government unfortunately do NOT have the right to stop a passport holder or citizen of another country from leaving Nigeria once they are travelling on their valid foreign document. Once the immigration officer can ascertain how they entered into Nigeria (which is already registered on their system upon arrival into the country) and are not a threat to national security or a person of interest (wanted person). That is why whenever I visit Nigeria and upon arrival at my port of entry, I present both my Nigeria and my foreign passports to the immigration officer ….so in the unlikely event that I have issue with my Nigerian passport eg. lost, I won’t be delayed with questions of my entry when trying to exit. In summary as long as Nigeria allows for and recognises dual nationality, it is unlawful for anyone to try to deny/detain/withhold citizens of other countries from leaving.
Let me be clear that those immigration officials at MM airport did not do Summer Aku favour by eventually letting her through, she was simply exercising her rights as a British Citizen.
I applaud Summer’s standing her ground and handling of the situation contrary to some opinions and comments below which referred to her being rude, you and I know that when you don’t know your rights, you will be extorted by some unscrupulous officials going through MM airport. The rule as it stands allows for Nigerian citizens abroad to travel freely into Nigeria with expired Nigerian passport but does not mandate these sets of travellers to renew their expired passport before exiting. While every sane Nigerian would want to renew their expired passport while in Nigeria, unfortunately the issue with obtaining the NIM is what’s causing the problem with people not being able to renew their expired passport for the duration of their stay.
Once again congratulations on the award and keep up the great job Sassy Funke 👏🏾.
Yes! Well said and articulate very well. You need to know your right and stand your ground. There's no law that prevents you from entering the country that you have a valid passport.
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This is a wonderful summary! Funke - this was your opportunity to point out the loophole and not make assumptions but you totally missed it. Our immigration officers need better training to understand their job!
Very well SAID!
People do not understand this,
My husband went home and they did not complete the renewal and they gave him so much trouble even though he had all his receipts!
Precisely! No one could say it any better than this analysis 👏
Renewing Nigeria passport is too stressful especially when you don't want to bribe
It's an impossible task especially in Nigeria.
The other problem is why is Nigeria bothering to stamp people out. A lot of countries do not do that any longer.
I guess it's because they do not have a trusted database. Countries that do not physically put a stamp on your passport have a record of your entry and exit. That's how they know when people overstay.
This is a security measure. Countries that don't stamp out have strong data systems with the airline to get the travel manifest. I believe the Nigeria immigration acted rightly in this situation
This is a security measure. Countries that don't stamp out have strong data systems with the airline to get the travel manifest. I believe the Nigeria immigration acted rightly in this situation
Sassy _Funke! Please, you're wrong about when traveling abroad . As a Nigerian, I travel to Ghana with my Nigerian ECOWAS, and when traveling to America. I left with my America passport and nothing more. Thanks
But your Nigerian passport was possibly Valid!
You didn't get the gist. You're not a Ghanaian, so none of your passports (Nigerian or American) would be prioritized when traveling out of the country (Ghana).
Had it been that you're Ghanaian with both Ghanaian and American passports but entered Ghana with Ghanaian passport, it would be required you go out with same Ghanaian passport as it would be prioritized over passport of any other country with you.
Difference between you and her is that she had an expired passport. She was on the wrong and was trying so hard to play the victim.
You're right, I travelled to Nigeria last year with my expired Nigeria passport and returned back to Ireland with my Irish passport. Even when we landed in Nigeria, the immigration officers were telling me there was no problem cos I was worried at first. Let's be honest, Summer's attitude is horrible in this video, and they also were purposefully making things difficult for her in hopes that she will leave something for them but summer stubborn pass goat..
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There is a book called Travel information manual, TIM, gives informations like
1)you can come in to your country with an expired passport its not only Nigeria thing, even if you a uk citizen you can travel to the uk with an expired passport but you cant transit through any country, meaning if you are in Nigeria you have to use airlines like virgin atlantic, ba, you cant use qatar or turkish
2)once the airline security that profiled you allowed you, and you have a valid passport, the immgration officer cant stop you, because if the country you are traveling to deport you as an inad, the fine goes to the airline that admitted you not the immgration officer.
The London embassy should be SHUT DOWN. Don’t waste your time there. It’s been two years and I’ve still not received mine. The best advice is to get a visa and travel with your western passport.
Errr what have you contacted the Nigerian High Commission to sort out your passport ? 2 years is a very long time !
Are u serious? I think I won’t even stress renewing my 9ja passport then
@@Godsmustbecrazi3yes bro very much better even makes u know ur limitations on the country when leaving if u have 3 months visa I can stay for a month do ur things and leave the country for them back to eat it 😅
@@BigTeam231 it’s so sad 9ja isn’t moving forward fast, I love 9ja but I hate the plaque that holds us back
I got my passport under 12 days
I entered Nigeria with my expired Nigerian passport and left with my valid American passport. No one have me any problem. They just nicely advised me to apply for a new one as soon as I have the time. Summer’s attitude fueled them to bother her.
What attitude? I didn't see any undue attitude. The fact is that people should carry out their duty without any fear or favour either in giving or in expectation.
possibly.....but I think she'd had enough by then!!
She hates Nigeria abs she has no good word about nigeria .
@@minilo2935Her response did not really sit well with them. That's y
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Those Immigration offices were trying to penetrate bribery tactics, I was in Nigeria in January 2024 with an expired passport and returned without issues
That's their tactics... They always find fault when there isn't any
This is absolutely confusing. How can they use discretion before you can leave? This is why Summer was confused. Please can the Nigerian government be clear and transparent about their expectations if you travel with an expired Nigerian passport. Saying they are applying discretion sounds like they have the power to refuse or give you grief if they feel like it.
This happened to me😄. I had my Nigerian passport in my checked in bag on Exit and used my foreign passport. Boy, they gave me hell. Tried to bribe them as they were opened to taking some money. They demanded £500. Anyway, in the end I had to go back to the emirates desk and beg them to get my passport out of the suitcase off the plane, which they did and luckily I got my Nigerian passport out. It was scary experience. Never again. The flight was even delayed because of this.
How interesting, was in the same situation and i tried to renew in Nigeria. 1. I have to get NIN, 2 book an appointment online for capturing. The availability of appointments is after when i was due to fly back. It's impossible to book capturing in advance if you haven't got NIN number. The question is how do you get an NIN number from abroad if you're a Nigeria citizen with an expired Nigeria passport?
You nailed it Sassy. Thank you so very much.
Kudos to the Immigration agents for their professionalism especially the dark skinned brother. All the best.
The problem with Nigeria is that every department makes rules and regulations as they wish the communication to the lines and that’s available doesn’t make it clear that you must have a new passport or unexpired passport to depart from Nigeria.I had the same problem when I was departing from Nigeria even due I have applied,paid #55k and have even been in their office for capturing.I applied for passport on the 6th of march and left on the 22nd of march however it is may 13th I still have no current passport and the customs office who was my go between don’t even take or reply to my calls or messages.How do you apply for passport knowing that you may not get it that makes no sense to me just my opinion.what do I know
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Ma’am, you are guessing. Let an immigration officer answer this. With all respect to your knowledge I don’t think you can answer this question of coming in with an expired Naija passport
Nigeria is the only country that i know that stamps her passport in and out. When i leave or enter the Uk, my British passport never gets stamped. There shouldn't be any problem leaving Nigeria with an expired passport.
The reason behind this is that the UK electronically records departures made on commercial flights so stamping is pointless. Perhaps Nigeria does not have as robust a system so resorts to manual stamping.
Nigeria isn’t the only country stamping in and out, just so you know.
Did you just say *"there shouldn't be any problem living Nigeria with an expired passport"* ? Are you kidding me?
This was exactly my experience last April. However they let me go. But I told them to add the caveat that one must renew in Nigeria or that one must show evidence of an attempt to renew prior to travelling to Nigeria. It think it's a policy issue that must be clear because it doesn't portray Nigeria immigration in a good light, knowing that their image before now is in tatters because of endemic corruption in that service.
It’s the same thing in Ghana 🇬🇭 as well! They will always ask you to show the passport you entered with after you can show the foreign passport.
Why do we Nigerians like to change the rules. The Nigerian government has said we as Nigerians, are allowed to come to Nigeria with an expired passport. Simple. The whole idea was to allow nigerians come and spend their foreign currency in the country hoping in the process while in Nigeria,renew their passport. Is for the Nigerian government to put in place a process whereby we can have a fast track process for Nigerians coming into the country can process their passport before their return date . If the UK had the same immigration policy in regards to expired passport, we will come into the uk, The uk immigration officer wouldn't ask you any question . We Nigerians are just too complicated.
You are exactly right! People DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS fact!
Very complicated indeed!
Looks like they had ulterior motive: paying a bride. Why do you have to leave Nigeria with a Nigerian passport when you are returning to your current country of dual citizenship to which you’re flying to and holds a passport for, eg returning to the U.S.A use a U.S.A passport. Seems like the local regulations are not smoothly blended with recent & updated international travel operations. Filling out the departure card was necessary but requiring to leave with a Nigerian passport causes some concerns when the traveler have dual citizenship. This lead to more questions than clarity.
But they should make it clear once they allow entrance with expired passport that going out you need to show evidence of renewal or processing a new one.
Sassy you are the one that said that BUT Nigeria authorities do not said that. So they should keep on using there discretion for their communication error.
Nigerian authorities did mention that they have made accommodations for those with expired passports to renew within 2 weeks.
@@SassyFunke but if one is spending less than 2 Wks and also we know our people how real is that 2wks. If you don’t have NIN need to process it, is it within that 2wks? both NIN & Passport will be available in Niger in 2wks”🥹🤷♂️ Since we got the news of this expired passport entry have been waiting to hear a saga/show. Thanks for this info.
@@nauticdixons You appear to be consistently present in my comments section, pushing an agenda and displaying disrespect, so I won't engage with your comments. Understanding the article seems challenging for you, and that's alright. There's no need for conflict. Let's just move forward.
I think she was just being rude. It's strange how some Nigerians think they can speak to immigration officers anyhow, something they will never try at the port of entry in a foreign country. She's just being lucky she was let go. Speak to people the same way you want to be spoken to.
Exactly!
What is exact here? Search your comment again and see how wrong you are. Immigration officers are human beings, not demi-gods😢
Funke, there should be ‘hoping’ when a Government makes a rule. They should make it very clear when their intention is.
I booked for my passport two months before I travelled, my capture taken but still didn't get it. They had to post it to the UK after 6 months leaving Nigeria.
FUNKE you are wrong she doesn’t need a Nigerian passport to leave Nigeria to go to Britain. I had the same experience with a VALID Nigerian passport then they said I need a British visa on my passport after I showed my British passport.
The thought that they always try to extort money from you is enough to make people have an attitude
Funke as much I appreciate the good work you’re doing. You’re 💯 biased with your analysis. I also experienced the same with my UK passport when returning back
The Nigerian passport is like an albatross, yet it is so difficult to renew it.
There's no tricky one with that if they can let you in with an expired passport they should be able to let you leave with an expired passport. If their passport process is easy to get, no one will travel with an expired passport
The lady came into the country as a Nigerian citizen so she doesn’t need a visa to enter the country. However, the immigration officer have to stamp her date of entry but she can leave the country with another passport of which she is a citizen.
Although not a fan of some of the processes in Nigeria. Yes, they could make their processes much more efficient, but why put yourself through the agony. Why even fly with an expired passport, especially when you have another valid foreign passport. It seems like creating unnecessary headache for yourself, especially when you are not familiar with the laws. When visiting Nigeria, you want to get in and out of the country with as little headache and encounter as possible, that would be my advice.
Summer was absolutely right for she's going out with uk passport for when we are living uk the immigration dont ask u if about ur stay status in uk for if not uk would have asked for ur uk passport while living at the airport but the immigration in Nigeria are so ignorant on immigration laws for as long as u have the status of the country u are going is all dat matters but nigeria's immigration are envious of those with dual nationality
I want to ask you a question, when leaving the UK: do you encounter immigration/passport control checks from uk immigration? Yes or No? Please think carefully before you answer this question
We need to stop comparing apples to oranges. Each country has their own immigration processes.
In the UK, the process is different where airlines already send advanced passenger information to the home office so no need to stamp passports etc. How do you think the home office knows when people have overstayed?
Also as a dual citizen, international
law (not me o, not sentiments, LAW) states that you are considered a Nigerian solely when on Nigerian soil even if you’re a dual citizen. Let’s not be ignorant to these things.
Congratulations for the award of the best travel contents creator. You actually deserve it.
When you are traveling to another country, all they have to check is to make sure you have valid documents to enter the country you are going to. Period.
No, untrue. They have to also check how you were able to enter the country. The is NORMAL procedure. I am a dual citizen and my Nigerian passport is always checked upon exiting Nigeria.
If this is the case then, why would the immigration allow you to travel to Nigeria with expired passport
What are your thoughts on her experience? Have you traveled to Nigeria on an expired Nigerian Passport recently? If you have, did you experience any resistance from Immigration? SHARE BELOW
This does not only apply to Nigerai, yes Nigeria may let you in with an expired Nigerian passport, BUT they can not let you leave the airport on exit with an expired passport, you`ll need to present a valid passport.the immigration was 100% right, the lady 100% wrong.
And as the immigration said, they have to stamp her exit, how did she expect them to stamp her exit in an invalid passport?
And to stamp her exit in a VALID foreign passport, she`ll need a visa.Complicated but I experienced this same issue last year 2X, 1 time in Egypt and 1 time trying to fly to kenya.
It may sound complicated but it`s not but Summer was 100% wrong.
I'm glad Summer posted the video because those immigration officials were professional to the last. I hope they get recognized for their diligence. Regardless of the negative narratives of Nigeria's Airport officials, we still have to give those who are doing their jobs professionally their respest and flowers. Summer sounded very rude in her dealings with those officers.
I had the same experience as Summer recently. The officers said "I won't let you go unless you give me something".
@@FEO538 Well said!
The mistake she made is very simple because if you are using another foreign passport, you gotta declare it to get an entry stamp that will validate your leaving the country with the foreign passport.. even without the Nigeria 🇳🇬 passport because of the agreement between the two countries that allows dual citizenship.. speaking from experience…
She does not need nigerian passport to leave as a nationality of another country
If you hold dual nationality, go leave and enter the country with that specific passport unless you're only travelling with one. Also, try to update your passport, even if you're living abroad...
I feel like it’s a simple explanation. The passport you use to enter a country is the same passport you should use when exiting because they have to endorse entry and exit. You can’t use one country’s passport on entry and then exit on a different country’s passport. Only that in Africa, some officers can let it slide with you know💰
So get a visa in your foreign passport and use that if your other passport is expired…….traveling ain’t fun when you have to go through all that chaos
Ok I had same situation last year. I had my NIN but I didn't apply for renewal due to the fact it was an emergency trip. My foreign pspt was valid but naija expired. Upon entry they did advise I renew before leaving. I was only in naija for a week so it was impossible to do. Upon departure, I was held for expired passport. I didn't argue, I simply did "Omoluabi" things and I was allowed to leave🤑🤑. Sorry Funke🙈. I have since applied for renewal.
Thanks for sharing! 😁 Glad you’re renewing it now!
@@SassyFunke "Omoluabi" things ..that is why the trap is there.
Not Nigerian. But found information very useful. Thank you .
It happened to us, my wife and I they took $400 from us and gave us a fake Nigeria visa after hours of delay we nearly missed our flight.
Thanks for sharing. I think you can actually renew your passport in your residence country before leaving for Nigeria to avoid issues like this
She was very rude and sarcastic in all her responses, She is very lucky the officers use their discretion
Rude sounds subjective to me. She is not rude, she is just straight up that’s all. Being straight up is not common with us as Nigerians including you.
The woman definitely have a chip on her shoulder
Thanks Funke. I follow Summer Aku, I love her but I am just getting this unfortunate incident.
However, Summer is way much educated to fall into the traps of Nigeiran immigration, currently frustrating people who leave the country.
Here is my advice to any Nigerian who might fit into Summer's shoes and as someone who has worked in an Embassy Having worked in an Embassy. If you hold a foreign passport and want to travel home (Nigeria), use your foreign passport and get a Nigerian visa, even if your ECOWAS (Nigerian) passport is still valid. Then, travel on your Nigerian passport, if that is what you want. So, if Summer had a Nigerian visa on her foreign passport, the Nigerian Immigration wouldn't keep her for a second. She is very lucky she met people could allow her go on descretion. Gettin nigerian passport is like dragging an elephant to the stream.
We have passports for 5 as well as 10 yrs + other ones including the diplomatic ones.
I think the immigration officer was right to question her about this. They are 100% correct. Why did I say this?, she entered Nigeria with a expired Nigerian passport which is allowed as a Nigerian citizen, otherwise if she is using her foreign passport, she would have needed a visa to enter Nigeria. So when leaving, they can ask her how was she able to come in which was via the expired passport, so why not renew it before leaving or attempt to renew it. They will definitely let her leave or believe me, fine her for not doing so. Otherwise, next time, just get a Nigerian visa in your foreign passport for your journey, simple.
You obviously aren't giving the true principles or protocols either. Fine a Brit for wanting to leave on her foreign passport, having let her in on the current directive. Hmmm. Listen to those in the system who know what they're saying and doing and stop giving the wrong notion.
Many ppl have done it b4 her! She's not the first person to enter Nigeria with Nigeria passport and left Nigeria with foreign passport!!
Lack of knowledge and confidence is killing Nigerians!!
I was in the same situation expired Nigerian passport with valid American Passport. They held me and they didn't waste time telling me to do the needful which led to me giving the officer 1,500 naira
After watching this encounter, kudos to Nigeria immigration , there is hope for better tomorrow
Funke, when you enter Nigeria on a Nigerian passport, you get stamped in and you have to present that when departing to be stamped out, even with your foreign passport. You won’t need to present a naija passport, if you came on foreign passport with naija visa in it. You can’t present a foreign passport to leave Nigeria without a Nigerian visa inside it, u have to prove how u entered Nigeria.
Nigeria should either cancel the privilege for traveling in with an expired passport so people can renew in their respective countries of residence before they embark on the journey or they should be willing to stamp the same passport they stamped on arrival to Nigeria
But what sort of argument is this? On the same token one could say Nigerians will expired passports should either attempt to renew their passports and be open to questioning OR they should go ahead and pay for a visa to enter Nigeria on the foreign passport/pay for an emergency travel certificate.
Sassy, let's be frank here, the immigration officers were ABSOLUTELY right. She shouldn't travel out of Nigeria with an EXPIRED Nigerian passport, also shouldn't travel out of Nigeria with a foreign passport without a Nigerian visa in it. That's International best practice!
No it’s not the international practice. Nigeria and the United States and Britain allow dual citizenship. In this case the Nigerian government recognized an expired passport to be a valid document of admission for Nigerians to enter Nigeria. They don’t have a right to detain her from leaving Nigeria as a British citizen since she had a valid British passport. It’s up to Nigeria to document her exit as they would have done if she had a valid Nigerian passport.
That's not international practice for dual citizens... WRONG INFORMATION...
Thank you for putting some clarity on this issue. The challenge is, government agencies, I guess deliberately to 3xtot money, do not make process, information readily available in clear terms with steps to follow made known.
I hope serious effort will be made to address this. Thank you.
If at that he or she could not renew the Nigeria passport what do you want him to do if he apply but it could not get it what do you want him to do he or she have to go with other way
Hi Funke, your video content is great! Immigration topics are complex (even more complex in Naija!), and to ensure the legal information is most accurate, consider collaborating bringing on an immigration lawyer on those videos. Keep up the good work!
Funke, sincerely speaking Summer was rulde. Would she address immigration officers in the US the same way she did Nigeria irrespective of her America passport? We must learn how to respect our own too.
You are getting it wrong, coming to Nigeria with expired passport can be permitted but you must renewed it before living the country or you entered with a visiting Visa with your foreign visa
you are right i did travel to Nigeria with expired passport and i was able to travel back with the same expired passport, because i had a receipt from the immigration office stating that i have already started the renewal process.
Why are we making a mountain out of a mole hill, you can into Nigeria with an expired passport but you can not go out with an expired passport, if you know you know you’ll not be able to renew your passport and if not get a visa on your foreign passport to go in and out of Nigeria
Summer rude sha,she always sounds condescending and expects to be treated with respect
very rude.... she lucky say she no jam those crazy immigration officers, she for miss her flight
Facts it is because she is condescending100 Prozent.
She's not rude!
She's only exhibit her knowledge with confidence!
That's why politicians and men in uniform will continue to take Nigerians for granted!!
Lack of knowledge!!
@ali_fred there is nothing any officer could do to her, the officer knew she has not broken any law.
If she had broken any law, the officers won't leave her.
The situation is not a trcky one as it apoears. From my basic immigration law experience, the simple reason should be that the lady cannot come into Nigeria with an expired Nigerian passport and then decided to leave the country with her foreign passport which is technically not not a valid travel document at the time due to lack of a valid travel visa allowing her to travel into or out of Nigeria at the time. The best she could have done was to simply get a valid Nigeria visa on her foreign passport before travelling into Nigeria just to avoid any sudden legal issues she was not aware as a layman.
She should have entered wig her foreign passport, not the Nigerian passport!!! They will mean a travel record has been initiated in the system for her entry as a foreigner. Gat same passport record has to complete wig a corresponding exit record. While in Nigeria, you renew it but you stil leave wih the foreign passport! Otherwise the Nigeria passport will be required to have a visa in it for your destination country (Britain). Boarder control around the world and airlines have agreement not to allow boarding if you use the wrong passport or visa. Wh?en you are denied entry at your destination, the airline is obligated to fly you back to Nigeria!
My own is the condescension that she used to talk to the immigration officials. If it was in another country, she will be prim and proper and will check out all the rules and regulations and follow them to the last dot. She now expects them to let the rules slide, so that she can go out with that anomaly. If a dr@g baron goes out taking advantage of that loophole, she will still set her rings light and complain about the inefficiency of Nigeria immigrations. She could have avoided all that by coming with her foreign passport.
Same thing happened to me. They wanted a bribe from me despite giving evidence I tried.
Correcting the lady and correcting myself,SHE BOARDED the plane, crossed the border of that foreign country WITH a valid foreign passport!!!!!!!otherwise there is no way she could have left the UK with an expired passport period to that.
Now I think many of us Africans with foreign passports choose/are forced not to have our African passports because of the process they put you through to renew a passport.
I tried renewing my Kenyan passport so many times I gave up, they send you to different offices, give you an appointment that`s 1 month to come..... who has time for that?
Recently went to Nigerian embassy to renew my passport. My friend didn’t have her NIN and was asked to get it first b4 she can get a renewal. She registered and did biometric immediately. That was on 16th of last month, it’s now 6th of another month but she hasn’t bn able to get the NIN talk less of renewing her passport. She’s still at it. Pls don’t get me started on how slow it can be to get any official document in Nigeria🤦♀️🤦♀️🙄🙄
I think the best thing to do is get a written letter , from the Nigerian High Commission of the nation, that you made an attempt to renew, but there was not enough time to do this, I think for me this will make the resistance from the N.I.S be weak, because they know, you truly wanted an up-to-date Nigerian Passport with N.I.S
I have no comments on this issue. However I am trying to get an answer. I am a US citizen with a US passport. I am a Nigerwife so I stay in Nigeria for months at a time eventually will live in Nigeria. My husband and I want to take a trip to Ghana. I know I have to apply for a tourist visa to enter Ghana. My airline ticket will be to and from Nigeria, not going to the US but returning back to Nígeria. Would that be a problem?
Hi Sassy! Congrats in winning the award.
African countries should pay their workers well, keep down inflation and stop embarrassing citizens.
This happened to me before.
If she departed the US with either her US or Nigerian passport, the document on which the visa was issued and stamped for entry, must also be used when departing! If there was a valid visa on her US passport, she wouldn't have had this encounter.
Hi, what if she entered the country with foreign passport.
Ignorant is not an excuse in the eyes of the law. Simply same way you can't overstay in a country you used a visa to enter. She fucked up simple.
I would just not return. It's too much.
Since u had no intentions of updating ur passport y travel on it in the first place?
Don’t give wrong advise …..,! You can leave nigeria with foreign passport because you living as a citizens of that nation …. You are not meant to be held based on your Nigerian passport
It isn't confusing at all. Dual nationality she is leaving the country and is a citizen of a foreign country
If you don't have a valid passport,you use a visa. I've been to Nigeria and applied for a Nigerian visa.
It's clear that there was no need to have prevented her going back home .She has been admitted to Nigeria already on a expired passport that was difficult to renew .It is no buisiness of any immigration officer to detain foreign citizens holding another passport traveling home once admitted
I thought you leave as 9ja but present your other citizenship on arrival/destination no? That's worked for me
Congratulations on the award.
Thank you so much 😊
This is needless situation. The lady had a little attitude which the immigration guys were trying to curb. Especially since she was recording it for her social media. The way you speak made. I was in exactly the same situation, I was able to renew my Nigerian passport, so l had 2 valid passports but nobody asked me about my Nigerian passport when I had the passport of my destination country 😊😊😊.
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Well taken. Thank you for this vita information. 👌
Whether have dual citizenship or not, passports need to be valid for at least 6 months. She was wrong to travel with an expired passport. Her other passport couldn't be used to exit Nigeria because she didn't use it to get into Nigeria. Her other passport will be stamped on her entry into her second country of citizenship. The immigration officers did indeed use their discretion to let her leave with an expired passport. They couldn't stamp the foreign passport because she did not use it to enter Nigeria.
Another way she acted in that manner is because not really work in that country. Regardless of booking ahead, they will still want you to brine
I think Summer got herself into this situation without really thinking through it. But the immigration officer was quite professional to have used his discretion to allow her leave.
She thought it through! She got the knowledge and confident about it.
Those officers knew she has not broken any law.
Summer is not the first person to enter with Nigeria passport ans leave with foreign passport.
Many ppl have done it.
I believe that the immigration officer was correct. I wish this immigration officer dealt with me on my way out. He seemed very polite and his explanation was very logical to be understood. The woman is not very polite.
Out of interest, what was he correct on ? He did not explicitly state the law covering the issue and give a copy to the lady. He also did not state his departure from such law and why.
It all depends on the individual that’s dealing with you at the Nigeria immigration, it just another power move! From them, same with EVERYBODY AT THAT AIRPORT! but i don’t think it’s a law that you can’t travel out of Nigeria to another country especially if you have the destination country passport!
logically it’s not a “tricky one” at all! Anywhere else in the world this conversation Isn’t happening, coz it’s common sense all over the world that if you’ve got a passport to the country you’re travelling to, then you’re allowed to fly.
If anything at that moment right there she’s more of an American citizen than a Nigerian citizen because the American passport is valid and the Nigerian one isn’t. And she shouldn’t be allowed to come into Nigeria with an expired passport in the first place if she can’t leave with the other valid passport.
Is it the law ? Or it’s not ? Is the conversation we should be having, anything else doesn’t matter… if it’s thr law then it’s a daft law and if it isn’t then the people at the airport are just making laws up to make our lives harder as a Nigerian.
Let’s not condone this by trying to find faults in the woman, I’m not saying she’s a saint but she’s not breaking any law. She’s allowed to leave Nigeria with that passport.
I think her tone was also very aggressive. This is also a revenue leak for the government that’s what she fails to realize. No one says she can’t come into the country or leave with her foreign passport but she has to pay the $300 visa on arrival fee and she won’t be disturbed about using a foreign passport with a visa in it to leave. We shouldn’t take our ‘privilege’ for granted. Can she come into the UK or US with her UK or US expired passport?
I love you bringing up the revenue leak. It’s an important aspect. Thank you for engaging in the conversation
congrats sassy! so much love from Simon pee.
Thank you 🙏🏾
The question here is not visa but the passport.
It was noted as expired at the point of entry but she couldn't present because it is expired.
She now present entirely new passport to go out who does that.
We don't need to told to do the right thing or wait to be told
Are they not suppose to tell and guide her what to do and to fast track the passport immediately she entered the country. shameful country .
Congratulations Sassy Funke 🎉
Thank you 🙏🏾
With the document one use in entering a country,that is the same document he or she have to use to leave.This is done for proper control .Since the passport is already expired,the immigration office cannot stamp her out on her expire passport.Since she has another passport that allows her to enter the other country without a visa,for her to present it to the immigration,she must have a visa on it so that it can be stamped or documented out. She is totally wrong yet trying to claim like she is right.
Let her try that in the same country she is bragging about and see what will happen.
What the Nigerian immigration did is standard practice. One time I was on a layover at Casablanca. I left the airport with my US passport. When I went back to the airport to proceed to Nigeria, I presented my Nigerian passport for stamping. The officer went through the passport and told me that I should bring the passport that I used to exit the airport. I then gave him my US passport for stamping