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Visitors with irregular status
Regularize your immigration status in Nigeria before the grace period ends on 30th September 2025. This special initiative provides an opportunity for all foreigners residing in Nigeria with expired visas, overstayed periods, or even visas acquired through fraudulent means to correct their status legally without penalties. Take advantage of this chance to regularize your stay and avoid future immigration complications.
Landing and Exit Cards
Landing and Exit Cards are mandatory travel documents required of all passengers entering or departing Nigeria. These cards must be completed upon arrival at or departure from Nigerian borders and serve as a critical instrument for immigration control and border management. commences May 1, 2025

CERPAC

The Comprehensive Expatriate Residence Permit and Automated Cards (CERPAC) is an essential immigration document issued by the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to foreign nationals residing and working in Nigeria. It serves as both a residence permit and an identification card, granting expatriates the legal right to live, work, or conduct business in Nigeria for a specified duration, typically up to one year (renewable).
CERPAC is mandatory for all non-Nigerians who intend to stay in the country beyond 56 days for employment, business, or long-term residence purposes.

Applying from Nigeria
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We accept all applications online. The applicant will be required to visit a passport office for biometric enrolment. .

Applying from Outside Nigeria
Application is submitted online. Applicant must book an appointment with a Nigerian Mission for biometric enrolment.
Important Updates

The Comptroller-General KN Nandap, pcc,mmis, fsmn, was ably represented by Assistant Comptroller General EL Anugwa, psc, pcc, fsi, fcna, Zone A Coordinator, at the graduating ceremony of 11th Staff Course, Immigration Command and Staff College (ICSC) Sokoto.
Yesterday, the Comptroller-General KN Nandap, pcc,mmis, fsmn, was ably represented by Assistant Comptroller General EL Anugwa, psc, pcc, fsi, fcna, Zone A Coordinator, at the

Nigeria Immigration Service Announces amnesty window for visa overstayers to regularize immigration status
Nigeria Immigration Service Announces amnesty window for visa overstayers to regularize immigration status. In a bid to enhance compliance with the New Visa Regime and