Nigerian Embassy Washington DC Consular Services is Coming Back to Los Angeles to Handle/Recapture Previous Passport Problems & Process New Ones

Hurry, and start your application process NOW!

Complete, and submit your completed applications with proof of online payment to

Dr. Reginald Obiamalu, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! Time is of the essence.
If you need assistance with completing the application process, help with be rendered with a nominal fee, just call 310-702-4566, anytime before 7:00 a.m. and after 4:00p.m. Monday to Friday, and anytime on weekends

Step I

Go to the Nigerian immigration website by Googling: Nigerian immigration service official website. Click on the second menu “The Nigeria Immigration Service”. This will bring you into the Nigeria Immigration Service official portal. Next:

1.      Click on “Apply for Fresh Passport”

2.      On passport type, select “standard e-passport”

3.      On processing country, select United States, then click on start application

4.      Choose one of the three application to use: Google, Yahoo, OpenID, and sign in with your password

5.      Please ignore the section that asks for your national identity number

6.      Choose Washington DC as your processing center while filling out the online application

7.     Once you have completed the application, first, click on the “submit” button so that the system will generate an Application ID number and a Reference number at the top middle section of the first page, then scroll to the bottom of the application and click on “print”. First print out the entire application sheets (3 pages in most cases), before proceeding to payment. You should scan and email the application form together with passport payment slip and passport acknowledgment slipin order to secure appointment spot as soon as possible.

 8. If you find it difficult to make your online payment with a credit/debit card, please go to the US Postal office and purchase the appropriate amount of money order, and then come back to the Nigerian Immigration website and click on “Application Payment Status” follow the prompts and choose the money order payment option. Or go to

https://portal.immigration.gov.ng/passport/passportPaymentStatus and print out the Passport Payment Slip & Passport Acknowledgment Slip. Be sure to overnight the actual money order to Innovate 1 in Connecticut, in order to be appropriately credited for your application. Do not mail your money order to Innovate after November 25, 2019.  Washington DC officials will not process any application without proof of payment which are passport payment slip and passport acknowledgment slip.  Also, we can assist you with making the online epassport application fee payment for a minimal fee if consulted.

 Step II

The following items are needed from you in order to be processed by the embassy officials:

i) Application Data pages, with your application ID and reference numbers on the first page, ii)   Passport Payment Slip, and iii) Passport Acknowledgment Slip, iv) two passport photographs, v) your old Nigerian passport

If you are not able to access the Nigerian immigration website and complete the application process, contact us and we will direct you to providers who can help you for a nominal fee. Also, “gate crashers” will be attended to, only after those with appointments have been served. They should exercise patience, and every assistance rendered with filling out, printing, or generating online applications, will incur additional fees.

Document Drop-off Procedure:

1. You should scan all three pages of your application docs, including proof of online payment, and email to: reginaldobiamalu@ymail.com after which you will be scheduled for processing

Please email your application materials on time. All completed applications are to be sent to the above email, at least three weeks before the arrival of embassy staff. Appointments are on a 1^st email response, 1^st Serve basis.

Step III

Once we get your completed application, we will send you an appointment notification through the email address provided in your application. Please adhere strictly to your appointment date and time. You do not have a choice as to what date and time to come for processing.

 A. FEES: There are two separate fees in the entire e-passport exercise, and they are:

1)  Online Application Fees:

  –  Under 18 years & Above 59 years = $77, between 18 years and 60 years = $106

If you are unable to make your online application payment, you will not be attended to

2) Organization fee of $150 per applicant

Participation at this Los Angeles Epassport exercise is strictly voluntary. If you do not want to pay the organization fee of $150 to the organizers, please make your own alternative arrangements to travel to the East Coast (Atlanta, New York or Washington DC), and have your passport processed for free. The above-stated organization fee is payable at your scheduled processing appointment, so bring it with you to your appointment. 

3) Lost/Missing Nigerian Passport

Lost Passport will incur an additional $350 with police report, together with all other required fees above

B.  What To Bring To Your Processing Appointment:

i) Copies of your application materials you sent to us

ii) Your Express or Priority Mail Envelope with the appropriate stamps, tracking slip, and address label

iii) Your old Nigerian Passport, and a copy of the biometric page

iv) Two passport photographs

v)  Organization fee of $150 in cash preferably, No personal checks please.

It is your responsibility to arrive at the processing center with all required documents. Any assistance rendered to you with preparing, retrieving or photocopying any required items, will incur additional fees

It will take the Nigeria embassy 3-4 months to process and mail out your new epassport after your capture on November 29^th, 30^th, & Dec 1, 2019.

 PLEASE AVOID ANY FAKE SITES THAT ASK FOR YOUR CREDIT/DEBIT CARD PAYMENT BEFORE PROCESSING YOUR APPLICATION

Every applicant is required to make their online application fee payment before coming to the epassport venue