{"id":292728,"date":"2023-10-09T19:58:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T18:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=292728"},"modified":"2023-10-09T19:58:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T18:58:26","slug":"passports-will-be-delivered-to-homes-offices-others-fg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/10\/09\/passports-will-be-delivered-to-homes-offices-others-fg\/","title":{"rendered":"Passports will be delivered to homes, offices, others \u2014 FG"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Says ministry has started the automation of the process with a timeline<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Says Nigerians will not need to wait longer than two weeks before they get their passport<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Federal Government, on Monday, disclosed that Nigerians who apply for passports will have it delivered to them at home, offices, and other places of choice from next year.<\/p>\n<p>This is according to the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, while speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2023 University of Lagos International Week, held in Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that his ministry has started the automation of the process with a timeline, adding that Nigerians will soon begin to experience the \u201csweetness\u201d of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/10\/05\/over-200000-backlog-of-passports-cleared-ready-for-collection-fg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">passport application<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have commenced the automation of our end-to-end passport application process, and we have given a timeline from which Nigerians will begin to experience the \u2018sweet experience,\u201d he said at the event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy implication, Nigerians will not need to wait longer than two weeks before they get their passport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy January next year, Nigerians will be able to complete this application process online, and by February next year, with collaboration and partnership with other relevant stakeholders, Nigerians will have their passports delivered to their homes, offices, and other locations of their choice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Continuing, Tunji-Ojo noted that this is not limited to passport application process as the ministry is making effort to ensure the process of visa application is also seamless with plan to open application centres across the world.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cThis, of course, would be extended to our visa application process. We are deploying technology throughout the entire process to make it as seamless as possible. To achieve this, we have set everything into motion to open more visa application centres across the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn this regard, we are also working on strengthening our visa-on-arrival policy. We are working with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to enforce the principle of the doctrine of reciprocity, and a committee has been set up in the ministry to achieve this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the integrity of travel documents would be restored via harmonisation of data including that of BVN, NIN SIM card registration among others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIdentity is who we are, what we are, and what we live for. But today, what we have is a duplication of our registration,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have the BVN in the bank, the international passport, the NIN, SIM card registration by telecos, and so on, all of which request your data. 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