NewStats: 3,261,478 , 8,174,115 topics. Date: Thursday, 29 May 2025 at 11:33 AM 622s20

tym92:

But I paid 17500 online when I did mine, where you guys see the 26k

Lagos. Which state is yours?

VTJN:
Lagos. Which state is yours?

how far love

Please help me o!!! Which month are they producing in festac o? I captured february 15th 2023. Thank you

pepe1:
Please help.
My appointment for capturing is on 08 May, but I plan to go the next day due to a serious engagement.
Hope I won't encounter any issue as a DIY family of 5.

Also, is there any colour of shirt that is best to wear for capturing?

Good morning fam. J am here to say a very big thank you to this page. All the response and knowledge share helped me a great deal.

We had our capturing yesterday at Sagamu immigration
We arrived from Lagos by 8am just before the gates were opened. We queued up. This is line for collection and another for capturing. Went in and wrote down our names and we were given number. Just know that the numbers are useless because they will not be used.

After an hour we were addressed. People who had an insider had thier files already in the office and so they were attended to first even if thier number is 200. We did online so we started from scratch. We bought file 500 each, note we are à family of 4. I took them to the first office where they will arrange our file. They called my husband and requested for 6k istrative fee and he did not pay and his file was dumped somewhere.

We were not attended to until 4-5 when we went in for document verification and we were done with capturing around 7.

My two cent. Please make sure your documents are complete if you don't want Wahala.

If you have money you can pay the istrative fee and your file will be taken in immediately. For me i will even recommend this than paying 45k to an agent. Please note nobody will follow up on your file because of 6k but be rest assured that your port will be produced just like everyone who captured on same date

If you don't have money my brother just buy coke and chill because you will be attended to but you go follow them close. Arrange your mind wella make you no feel am.

If you have NIN issues i beg you go and your NIN. check your status on the immigration portal to know your status. You don't want to experience the pain of waiting until you get to the capturing stage only to find out your NIN is not validated, e go remain small make you cry
Note after going to NIN to validate it. It might not reflect on your immigration portal. Don't be scared you will be able to capture .

Sagamu port collection date is usually less than a week. I beg you don't follow that date on your paper. Because you will go there and come back empty handed. Use your online application status to track when your port will be ready or your can wait like 2 months before going back.

Thank you all

pepe1:
Please help.
My appointment for capturing is on 08 May, but I plan to go the next day due to a serious engagement.
Hope I won't encounter any issue as a DIY family of 5.

Also, is there any colour of shirt that is best to wear for capturing?

You can go anyday after your appointment date and you can wear any colour (of shirt/polo advisable) excluding white, I wish you good luck and stress free capturing for you and your family.

YeyeBoyfriend:
You can go anyday after your appointment date and you can wear any colour (of shirt/polo advisable) excluding white, I wish you good luck and stress free capturing for you and your family.

Thank you so much

enemerci:
Good morning fam. J am here to say a very big thank you to this page. All the response and knowledge share helped me a great deal.

We had our capturing yesterday at Sagamu immigration
We arrived from Lagos by 8am just before the gates were opened. We queued up. This is line for collection and another for capturing. Went in and wrote down our names and we were given number. Just know that the numbers are useless because they will not be used.

After an hour we were addressed. People who had an insider had thier files already in the office and so they were attended to first even if thier number is 200. We did online so we started from scratch. We bought file 500 each, note we are à family of 4. I took them to the first office where they will arrange our file. They called my husband and requested for 6k istrative fee and he did not pay and his file was dumped somewhere.

We were not attended to until 4-5 when we went in for document verification and we were done with capturing around 7.

My two cent. Please make sure your documents are complete if you don't want Wahala.

If you have money you can pay the istrative fee and your file will be taken in immediately. For me i will even recommend this than paying 45k to an agent. Please note nobody will follow up on your file because of 6k but be rest assured that your port will be produced just like everyone who captured on same date

If you don't have money my brother just buy coke and chill because you will be attended to but you go follow them close. Arrange your mind wella make you no feel am.

If you have NIN issues i beg you go and your NIN. check your status on the immigration portal to know your status. You don't want to experience the pain of waiting until you get to the capturing stage only to find out your NIN is not validated, e go remain small make you cry
Note after going to NIN to validate it. It might not reflect on your immigration portal. Don't be scared you will be able to capture .

Sagamu port collection date is usually less than a week. I beg you don't follow that date on your paper. Because you will go there and come back empty handed. Use your online application status to track when your port will be ready or your can wait like 2 months before going back.

Thank you all

port issuance at Sagamu office is not always delayed like other offices. You'll have your port issued within 1 month. I got mine within a month last year December, while some that processed theirs there this year got theirs the following week that they captured and some two weeks after capturing.

They do send text messages to inform applicants that their port is ready for collection.

slimim101:


Good evening house like I've said earlier today is my appointment day and that of my family. I would like to share my experience.

1. Firstly, when READY FOR ENROLLMENT is not checked or marked in your tracking online, just know that theres an issue or some datas in your NIN doesn't correspond with your application (this is applicable to renewal and fresher)

2. Notary is not allowed. I Repeat NOTARY stamp is not allowed, they'll send you back no matter your money. They removed all guarantors form from my children, it was only my wife they used guarantors form for and I have to go to high court at GRA in Ikeja, lo and behold it was my area brother that's in charge. They've closed at 3pm and I got there 15 minutes to 4pm but because of my relationship with him, he eventually signed and stamp my guarantors form. The original guarantors form must have a Lagos state seal with a sliver shining woman holding sword and scale and if you tilt it, it will show the map of Nigeria). Two receipts will be issued to you in sum of #250 each making #500 for singing and stamping of guarantors form.

3. DIY should be prepared to be get delayed. They'll frustrate your life I swear. When we got there this morning and the ask us to check list and look for our names, none of our names was there, my wife, me and two kids. When I converse with an officer in charge he said I should go upstairs since he knows I'm a DIY.

Please don't ever make the mistake of going up and sit. My dear brothers and sisters, you'll sit til eternity, just try and find your way to enter the main hall downstairs and the que.

4. My wife was frustrated, I told her, even if it is 8pm they answered us here, what I know is that I must achieve my aim today as I can't come again with 3 months old baby and 2 and half years kid. I waited till 6pm and everyone has already left the hall since we don't have money to buy our way out. After lobbying and persuading some staffs, a woman eventually showed us mercy and said I should come, she did the needful and ask me to go to room 16. The man there said they've closed and he send me to room 12 which is opposite room 16, the woman didn't want to attend to us. Eventually, the man who directed us to room 12 showed up and said we should come to room 16 which is for kids registration, assisted by another man.

One ask for mine which is renewal, he vetted but BOOM, there's an issue with my NIN (The names on my NIN doesn't correspond with my registration) and the person in charge of NIN has closed for the day. But to cut the story short, my wife's registration and that of my children was successfully done and collection date is July 5, all this without paying a dime but I see shege and hell.

However, I've been asked to come tomorrow for rectification of NIN issue but I'll make sure I have something with me just to show gratitude so that I won't experience what I saw today tomorrow and so that I can have my own capturing done tomorrow.

To all those giving us information here I say thank you so much and God bless you all.

We got home exactly 9:30PM.

This is not palatable, but some people said Alausa is DIY friendly...the major reason I also selected the centre.

Hello friends pls I applied for my port using the DIY and captured ay the Festac office on the 30th of December 2022. Pls is it possible I get it if I go to the port office for collection in this MAY?

Thanks for your swift response friends

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Thank you all for the heads-up. I learnt a lot here before going for my capture.

I captured on Friday 5th May 2023 DIY in Festac.
Please if you are DIY kindly make sure that all your documents are ready. Those officer are not smiling at all.
How my own went:
I got there before 7:30am and was there before they started. An officer came to address us (DIY) but people that did through agent already had files, documented and already started capturing.

DIY were asked to go to Servicom to our NIN. After NIN verification, We were asked to go and open file with our documents.

For me I didn't go with my Guarantor's Int'l port data page.. the officer asked me to go and get it or I look for another guarantor. I finally called my Guarantor and he sent the data page to me so I printed it out.
After printing it out I went back again and met a different officer who started attending to me. She rejected my affidavit of age declaration and her reason was that my place of birth on it is Waterslide Hospital Onitsha but on my Application form I wrote just Onitsha as my place of birth so she asked me to go and swear another affidavit of age declaration.

At that point I was already giving up cos there is no court in Festac and I think the closest is in Ikeja. I was tired, how can they reject my affidavit just because of the Hospital name on it.
I started asking people on what to do and I discovered that I can sign Rotary affidavit there in immigration office, so I went to cyber cafe and they typed another affidavit for me. when I got back I went to where they are g the affidavit.. the g is 500
But when I got there to sign it the lady there told me she will not sign it for me because mine is DIY, she said she only sign for people that paid through an agent. Funny enough she is collecting the same 500 from people that paid through an agent not as if theirs is free.

I felt like crying and left there, I didn't know what else to do. going to court is never an option.

I summoned courage and went to one officer, I explained to him that my documents are complete but the only problem was that my affidavit of age declaration has Hospital name on it which is not on my application form. I also told the officer that I have printed another affidavit but the lady who is supposed to sign it refused to attend to me cos am DIY. The officer was like "is that all" I said yes. So the officer gave me a written note to go and give the lady g affidavit. I went back to the lady and gave her the written note, so she collected my affidavit, singed on it, stamped on it and I paid my 500 and left.

I went back to Servicom and opened file successfully, waited for my turn to go for capture. Luckily for me I am part of the last batch for that day.. The gate was locked after we entered the capture room. The officer said they have closed and will not attend to people again after us.

I left there around 4:30pm. Las las it's not by coming early cos I was there before 7:30am
They give priority to those that paid through an agent.

It was really stressful but I thank God that my mission was accomplished.

Your port must be ready. I also captured on the 22nd of December at Festac Office.

My little story... I went there a couple of weeks ago and was told it's not ready. I didn't argue with them at collection. Went straight to the PCO's office and waited till he arrived. He invited me in and asked me when I captured. I told him December. The man almost jumped out of his seat. He ordered them to immediately go and look for my file. Told me to give him two hours and come back and see him.

Alas, they never even touched my file since I captured (online of course). It was just dumped somewhere. He ordered immediate production and within 3hours my port was ready.

Note: Festac Office PCO (PCO Oselowo) is an extremely professional and nice officer. Per excellence I must say. He will treat you like a VIP and his word is his bond. Anyone having issues at Festac Office should go see him directly.

However you must be extremely patient and persistent. The junior officers at his office will try to frustrate you not to see him... They will chase and try to intimidate you. Just do as they say and still stay on their neck. Mill around the stairs to his office around 11am to 12pm ish.. that's when he usually comes around. Or maybe earlier. Once those officers start running about, then know he's about to enter his office. Once he's in his office, he'll invite anyone at his door to come in. He'll attend to you ASAP, just be patient.

wemimo88:
Hello friends pls I applied for my port using the DIY and captured ay the Festac office on the 30th of December 2022. Pls is it possible I get it if I go to the port office for collection in this MAY?

Thanks for your swift response friends

IslamDefender:
Your port must be ready. I also captured on the 22nd of December at Festac Office.

My little story... I went there a couple of weeks ago and was told it's not ready. I didn't argue with them at collection. Went straight to the PCO's office and waited till he arrived. He invited me in and asked me when I captured. I told him December. The man almost jumped out of his seat. He ordered them to immediately go and look for my file. Told me to give him two hours and come back and see him.

Alas, they never even touched my file since I captured (online of course). It was just dumped somewhere. He ordered immediate production and within 3hours my port was ready.

Note: Festac Office PCO (PCO Oselowo) is an extremely professional and nice officer. Per excellence I must say. He will treat you like a VIP and his word is his bond. Anyone having issues at Festac Office should go see him directly.

However you must be extremely patient and persistent. The junior officers at his office will try to frustrate you not to see him... They will chase and try to intimidate you. Just do as they say and still stay on their neck. Mill around the stairs to his office around 11am to 12pm ish.. that's when he usually comes around. Or maybe earlier. Once those officers start running about, then know he's about to enter his office. Once he's in his office, he'll invite anyone at his door to come in. He'll attend to you ASAP, just be patient.

Please what is the full meaning of PCO?

Ogeleo:


Please what is the full meaning of PCO?

port Control Officer.

Ismailsulaimon:
Waow...to God be the glory I collected my port some minutes ago at Shagamu port office.
Strictly DIY
Application date: Feb 9 2023
Capturing date: March 30
Issuance date: April 26
Collection date: May 4...

I pray to God my port won't serve as ID card but take me to places...AMEN

Aameen

ekitimanalways:


(1) 2 colour port photographs.
(2) Original and a photocopy of your NIN slip.
(3) Payment receipt.
(4) Acknowledgement slip.
(5) Handwritten renewal application letter.
(6) Photocopy of the data page of your expired Nigerian port together with your expired Nigerian port.
(7) Online port application form.

Book your appointment here: https://appointments.immigration.gov.ng/

The official processing time for port renewal is 3weeks. Due to Nigerian factor(s), the processing time may take up to 12 weeks...

Kindly clarify that the bolded must be hand written. Thanks

pepe1:


This is not palatable, but some people said Alausa is DIY friendly...the major reason I also selected the centre.

Compared to other centers, I think it's DIY friendly. But as a DIY, since you're not paying extra money, you're going to pay with patience.

When is your capturing date?
I might have some tips that could be of help.

I captured at Alausa.

Hi guys

Does anyone know what month port Ikoyi is producing currently

Glorianaahhh:

God bless you, please let me know if you’re able to get it on the 12🙏🏽

I doubt if he will get it on that day.
I captured March 3rd and collection date says may 2nd. And is still not ready. I have been to that office twice still same story.if you need it urgently is best you go with your Evidence to show why you need it to the PCO. Note .go on the collection date if not she won’t listen to you.

byMikee:


Compared to other centers, I think it's DIY friendly. But as a DIY, since you're not paying extra money, you're going to pay with patience.

When is your capturing date?
I might have some tips that could be of help.

I captured at Alausa.

My capturing date ought to be today, but I will be there tomorrow.
Thank you

Goodafternoon, please it's urgent.For change of name port collection at Alausa,where will I submit my port slip.

oliviaq:



I doubt if he will get it on that day.
I captured March 3rd and collection date says may 2nd. And is still not ready. I have been to that office twice still same story.if you need it urgently is best you go with your Evidence to show why you need it to the PCO. Note .go on the collection date if not she won’t listen to you.

Ok thank you so much
I will

Glorianaahhh:

What’s the issued date on the port please

The issued date is 1/4/23

byMikee:


Did someone on the inside help you with info about your port availability or you went there from time to time till you got it.

No, I gave them enough time before going on that Thursday but Alausa have different day for collection according to your surname eg if your surname start from A is on Mondays

kolawolemonsuru:
Please help me o!!! Which month are they producing in festac o? I captured february 15th 2023. Thank you

January

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I did mine (renewal)at Festac after capturing,I was told to go home that they will call me whenever my port is ready.From what I have seen they are not friendly with DIY.

oliviaq:



I doubt if he will get it on that day.
I captured March 3rd and collection date says may 2nd. And is still not ready. I have been to that office twice still same story.if you need it urgently is best you go with your Evidence to show why you need it to the PCO. Note .go on the collection date if not she won’t listen to you.

My collection date was May 2nd too.
But I didn't go.

Were you given a specific date to check back?

VTJN:
Lagos. Which state is yours?

Kaduna State.

I've gone back to check there site and I noticed almost all Northern state is 17500

tym92:

Kaduna State.

I've gone back to check there site and I noticed almost all Northern state is 17500

What they're issuing in the South is e-port while that of the Northern part is just norma port.

Good morning, I need your help guys, I made payment of 26k yesterday night for port reissued but up till now the money isn't reflected in my application, Kindly put me through. Thanks

Elichristy:
please can you let us know when you get yours because I also captured at abeokuta on March 1st.

Collected my port already at Abeokuta center
Captured:23rd Feb 2023
Date of issue: 27th April 2023

Mystique8:


Collected my port already at Abeokuta center
Captured:23rd Feb 2023
Date of issue: 27th April 2023

Thank you so much,hope to get mine soon