CONSULAR AND EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
The following services are provided by the Consular Department of the Nigeria High Commission, New Delhi :-
The Nigeria High Commission, New Delhi is concurrently accredited to Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka and so equally
handles all the issues mentioned above to Nigerian Citizens in these countries.
With the new on-line syatem adopted by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) all over the world, applicants are advised to visit www.immigration.gov.ng for application, guidelines and procedure for procurement of Nigeria Standard Passport, renewal and re-issuance of same.
Applicants are to attach the acknowledge slip and the receipt of payment to their respective applications for the issuance of Passport, renewal and re-issue of same and submit to the High Commission before they can be processed
Applicants should note that the mission does not authorise the replacement of lost Nigerian Standard Passports. Applicants for this service are therefore required to provide among other things, prior approval of the Nigeria Immigration Services Head Quarters with their application.
Letters of Identification are issued to all bonafide Nigerians who apply for them. It is at no cost procedure. The applicant requests for a Letter of Identification in writing accompanied by two passport photographs and photocopy of the data page of his/her International Passport as well as the visa page. It takes two working days to issue. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1000 hrs to 1600 hrs are Consular days. All consular matters, including the issuance of Letters of Identification, ETC'S, No-objection letters etc are submitted and issued on these days. However, no objection letters on medical related issues and or deaths are issued on priority basis everyday.
Registration informationAll Nigerians arriving India are expected to register with the High Commission or at least, notify the High Commission of their presence in India. The registration form can be downloaded online and at no cost. It should be filled appropriately and emailed to the High Commission. The High Commission’s contacts are:-
Emergency Travel Certificates ETC'S are issued to bonafide Nigerians who lost their passports in India. The ETC is to enable the applicant return to Nigeria only.
The applicant requests the High Commission, in writing to issue an ETC to enable him/her return to Nigeria, stating among others, the circumstances under which he/she lost the passport. The application must be accompanied by a police report and a sworn declaration in the court that the passport actually got lost. It is also accompanied with the photocopy of the air ticket to Nigeria. The High Commission may request to sight the original. The application must be made in the name with which the applicant came to India. It takes, at least, five working days to process the ETC. The fee is six thousand seven hundred rupees (Rs.6700.00). The ETC is valid for one month. The ETC may however, be re-issued at no cost if, at the expiration of the one month, the applicant is unable to get the exit permit from the FRRO. This is however, subject to an explanation from the FRRO, accepting responsibility for the delay.