The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has witnessed series of changes since it was extracted from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in 1958. The Immigration Department as it was known then, was entrusted with the core Immigration duties under the headship of the Chief Federal Immigration Officer (CFIO). The department in its embryo inherited the Immigration Ordinance of 1958 for its operation. At inception the department had a narrow operational scope and maintained a low profile and simple approach in attaining the desired goals and objectives of the government. During this period, only the Visa and Business Sections were set up.On August 1st, 1963, Immigration Department came of age when it was formally established by an Act of Parliament ( Cap 171, Laws of the Federation Nigeria ). The head of the Department then was the Director of Immigration. Thus, the first set of Immigration officers were former NPF officers. It became a department under the control and supervision of the Federal Ministry of Internal Affairs ( FMIA ) as a Civil Service outfit.
The nigeria High commissioner H.E TAFIDA adressing Nigerians in the visa
1. Our resolve is to have an IT driven security outfit that can conveniently address the operational challenges of modern migration.
2. To give the service a new sense of direction that can make it relevant at all times to the world security order and global trend
Passport & CERPAC Fees:
Item
Description
Amount
01
Standard Nigerian Passport
N5,100 Bank Draft
02
Seaman's Certificate of Identity
N2,600 Bank Draft
03
ECOWAS Travel Certificate
N2,600 Bank Draft
04
CERPAC form
$350 (dollar)
CERPAC form for Students
$200 (dollar)
CERPAC form for Religious workers
$200 (dollar)
*** payment in Naira equivalent
The Interior Minister signing the Visa Hall
The Service has three (3) Directorates, Eight Zonal offices, Thirty-Six State Commands & Federal Capital Territory and Immigration offices in the 774 local government areas..The three Directorates are:1. Finance, Administration & Technical Services.2. Operations, Passport, Border Patrol, ECOWAS & African Affairs3. Investigation, Inspectorate and Enforcement
Finance, Administration & Technical Services (FATS)The FATS directorate is statutorily charged with the responsibility of policy initiation, formulation, articulation and implementation.It is equally responsible for the financial management, recruitment, discipline, postings, deployments and promotion of officers and men of the Service.Operations, Passport, Border Patrol, ECOWAS & African AffairsIt is responsible for the provision of various immigration facilities such as:-
Finance, Administration & Technical Services (FATS)The FATS directorate is statutorily charged with the responsibility of policy initiation, formulation, articulation and implementation.It is equally responsible for the financial management, recruitment, discipline, postings, deployments and promotion of officers and men of the Service.Operations, Passport, Border Patrol, ECOWAS & African AffairsIt is responsible for the provision of various immigration facilities such as:-
Investigation, Inspectorate and EnforcementInvestigation, Inspectorate and Enforcement is a Directorate of the Nigeria charged with the following responsibilities:Investigation and Aliens Control :(i) Detection, Screening and investigation of violations and abuses of Immigration Laws and regulations
Passport & CERPAC Fees:
Item
Description
Amount
01
Standard Nigerian Passport
N5,100 Bank Draft
02
Seaman's Certificate of Identity
N2,600 Bank Draft
03
ECOWAS Travel Certificate
N2,600 Bank Draft
04
CERPAC form
$350 (dollar)
CERPAC form for Students
$200 (dollar)
CERPAC form for Religious workers
$200 (dollar)
*** payment in Naira equivalent
