The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has clarified that there are no extra charges for special passport intervention in the United Kingdom (UK).

Tunji-Ojo made the clarification on Monday in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Minister of Interior on Media and Publicity, Alao Babatunde. 
Babatunde said the minister noted with concern the inconvenience experienced by Nigerians in the UK regarding the application and processing of their international passports during the ongoing special passport intervention exercise.
 
The intervention exercise was introduced to provide more options for Nigerians in the United Kingdom to process their application.

“It is therefore necessary to clarify that this process does not come with extra cost different from the official fees of $150 and $230 for a five-year and ten-year validity passports respectively, exclusive of bank charges,” the statement read.

“Neither the Ministry of Interior nor the Nigeria Immigration Service has introduced any other charges outside the aforementioned.”

However, according to Babatunde, consultations are ongoing with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ensure that any inconveniences during this process do not persist any longer.  

He said that the Federal Government has demonstrated a high level of responsibility to Nigerians home and abroad, and remains committed to its promises of providing succour to all.

“Applicants are further advised to take advantage of the seamless contactless biometric passport application system,” the statement added.