News Investigators/ The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has clarified that there are no extra charges for international passport seekers in the United Kingdom.
Mr Tunji-Ojo said this in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Babatunde Alao, on Monday in Abuja.
He apologised for the inconveniences experienced by Nigerians in the UK during their passport application process as the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) carries out a special passport intervention exercise.
According to him, the intervention exercise was introduced to provide more options for Nigerians in the UK to process their applications.
“This process does not come with extra cost different from the official fees of 150 Pounds and 230 Pounds for a five year and ten year validity passports, exclusive of bank charges.
“Neither the ministry of Interior nor NIS has introduced any other charges outside the aforementioned,” he said.
The minister said that consultations were ongoing with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to end all inconveniences.
“This government has demonstrated high level of responsibility to Nigerians home and abroad and remains committed to its promises of providing succour to all,” Tunji-Ojo said.
He advised Nigerians to take advantage of the seamless contactless biometric passport application system.
NAN