By Ifeanyi Onuoha
Nigerians in the diaspora have been advised to return home with their expired passport, and go for document renewal before travelling back, says the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS).
This was contained in a recent information from the agency in Abuja, noting that Nigerians living in abroad do not need a valid passport to travel home, as expired passports can still be used for the journey and renewed once the holder is back in the country.
The agency made the clarification as many Nigerians abroad plan their end-of-year trips home, noting that travellers coming in for the December season can conveniently use the visit to process their passport renewal while in Nigeria rather than waiting to do so abroad.
Information from the Agency also stated that the ongoing passport intervention in the United kingdom (UK) has not disrupted regular services at the High Commission, as applicants whose appointments fall within time frame, should continue to be attended to as scheduled.
Service spokesman, DCI Akinsola Akinlabi also confirmed that the contactless passport application platform remains fully operational, giving Nigerians who prefer not to visit a passport office in person the option of processing their renewal remotely through the app.
This was also seen as welcome development by numerous Nigerians living in diaspora whose expired documents pose a nightmare, depriving them from