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Hello Nairalanders, I was at the Festac immigration office to collect my kids port on Tuesday but the date(21st August) and. “AA” was written on their confirmation slip with a red pen and I was told it wasn’t ready yet. Please what is the meaning or implication of “AA”?

It is DIY and they captured on April 15th.

Any of who can fast track an already captured application in Festac?

kolawolemonsuru:
EXPRESS IS 15K-20K

mrsglo:
Hello Nairalanders, I was at the Festac immigration office to collect my kids port on Tuesday but the date(21st August) and. “AA” was written on their confirmation slip with a red pen and I was told it wasn’t ready yet. Please what is the meaning or implication of “AA”?

It is DIY and they captured on April 15th.

Awaiting Approval, give them few weeks it will be ready

ttomexy:


Awaiting Approval, give them few weeks it will be ready

Awaiting approval since April? This is absurd

ttomexy:


Awaiting Approval, give them few weeks it will be ready

This is absurd

mrsglo:
Hello Nairalanders, I was at the Festac immigration office to collect my kids port on Tuesday but the date(21st August) and. “AA” was written on their confirmation slip with a red pen and I was told it wasn’t ready yet. Please what is the meaning or implication of “AA”?

It is DIY and they captured on April 15th.

I captured March 23rd, my port is not ready too.

If you captured in first week and 2nd week of April at Alausa, your port is ready for pickup. I picked mine yesterday

Mukah1234:


I captured March 23rd, my port is not ready too.

I was told they are currently working on ports of those who captured in March.

What does “Awaiting Approval” even mean? These guys are clowns. I just hope they don’t come back with stories that approval was decline for whatever reasons.
Frankly, they just look for means to punish those of us that chose the DIY route.

Such things are not happening in the North. I got my port within 35 days recently in Kaduna. Northerners don't frustrate thing as it happens mostly in the Western region especially in Lagos.

This is bad.


Imagine some applicants had been captured since March and April, still yet to get the port in Lagos

mrsglo:

I was told they are currently working on ports of those who captured in March.

I heard they are in April,soon be in May.

Mukah1234:


I captured March 23rd, my port is not ready too.

Have you been to Festac office lately, like this week? It's possible yours has entered PNA, just give them around 2 weeks and check back on them.

mrsglo:
Hello Nairalanders, I was at the Festac immigration office to collect my kids port on Tuesday but the date(21st August) and. “AA” was written on their confirmation slip with a red pen and I was told it wasn’t ready yet. Please what is the meaning or implication of “AA”?

It is DIY and they captured on April 15th.

AA: Awaiting Approval.

mrsglo:

I was told they are currently working on ports of those who captured in March.

I captured April 14th
Not to worry, you are not alone here
Just be patient a little and hopeful, like 3 - 4 weeks from now it should have either entered PNA or fully produced/activated and ready for pickup.

sunnyg12:

I heard they are in April,soon be in May.

Ah!
Where did you get that news from?

Kingflo300:

Ah!
Where did you get that news from?

From immigration officer in servicom office,Festac.

mrsglo:
Hello Nairalanders, I was at the Festac immigration office to collect my kids port on Tuesday but the date(21st August) and. “AA” was written on their confirmation slip with a red pen and I was told it wasn’t ready yet. Please what is the meaning or implication of “AA”?

It is DIY and they captured on April 15th.

Affix Approval, if you go back again after may two weeks and they are still saying same thing, please kindly probe further to know what the problem is. It might just be because you didn't settle them during capturing that they decide to remove your file from production. Also try to know if those that captured that time have received their port, if they have received, then you talk to them.
That was exactly what happened to me in gwagwalada office, because I didn't pay for what they called processing fee, though it was later resolved after I make a huge issue out of it. I didn't pay kobo

Kingflo300:

Have you been to Festac office lately, like this week? It's possible yours has entered PNA, just give them around 2 weeks and check back on them.

I will go there tomorrow.

sunnyg12:

From immigration officer in servicom office,Festac.

Wow...if it is true then that means they are focusing more on production than activating the ones produced which is also a good thing, because after production what's next is just activation which doesn't require any material that can go scarce.
Well let's hope that information is true, then it's just to give them 3 weeks before going for collection.

Mukah1234:


I will go there tomorrow.

That's alright.... kindly fill us in on any updates

kumbhuru:

Hello, were you able to do it this way?

only ports allowed

Temmybot:
If you captured in first week and 2nd week of April at Alausa, your port is ready for pickup. I picked mine yesterday

Thanks for the info, was yours DIY?

Kingflo300:

I captured April 14th
Not to worry, you are not alone here
Just be patient a little and hopeful, like 3 - 4 weeks from now it should have either entered PNA or fully produced/activated and ready for pickup.

It will have been produced in 3 or 4 weeks time, but not activated. Activation is done on the day of collection. port applicants' fingerprints will be collected to activate the ports.

ekitimanalways:

It will have been produced in 3 or 4 weeks time, but not activated. Activation is done on the day of collection. port applicants' fingerprints will be collected to activate the ports. 

I doubt that. There is no need for fingerprint for collection even your agent can collect it on your behalf

Bro..... there's need for it oo coz that was the major reason that most applicants were unable to collect port in Abeokuta on Weds due to network issue despite seeing our ports.

I doubt that. There is no need for fingerprint for collection even your agent can collect it on your behalf [/quote]

ekitimanalways:

It will have been produced in 3 or 4 weeks time, but not activated. Activation is done on the day of collection. port applicants' fingerprints will be collected to activate the ports. 

Yea I know of the activation during collection, but I think theres another activation or something right after PNA before you can come for collection.... because if you go there and check the status and they say it's in the PNA stage, the next thing they tell you is to come back in a week or 2.
I don't know, i think PNA means produced but not activated... There's a chance there are 2 types or parts of activation, the one they will do by themselves and the one that requires the applicants presence like finger prints and so on

muhyideenabdul:


I doubt that. There is no need for fingerprint for collection even your agent can collect it on your behalf

Probably that was before, but now theres a new system in place that requires it.

Kingflo300:

Yea I know of the activation during collection, but I think theres another activation or something right after PNA before you can come for collection.... because if you go there and check the status and they say it's in the PNA stage, the next thing they tell you is to come back in a week or 2.
I don't know, i think PNA means produced but not activated... There's a chance there are 2 types or parts of activation, the one they will do by themselves and the one that requires the applicants presence like finger prints and so on

PNA could also mean produced but not approved for collection.

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At Alausa port Office when you collect your Nigerian e-port you will be told to go to room 10 to activate and it. Please do not hesitate to this claim.

muhyideenabdul:


I doubt that. There is no need for fingerprint for collection even your agent can collect it on your behalf

At Alausa port Office when you collect your Nigerian e-port you will be told to go to room 10 to activate and it. Please do not hesitate to this claim.

ekitimanalways:

PNA could also mean produced but not approved for collection.

Possible

ekitimanalways:


At Alausa port Office when you collect your Nigerian e-port you will be told to go to room 10 to activate and it. Please do not hesitate to this claim.

Good morning pls I want to ask, if I should see guarantors in Enugu that has port, can I stamped it at Enugu commissioner of oat, or I must use lag as it is where I ed to process my port? My scheduled is on the 31st this month, but I won't be able to meet up cos of this guarantor form, so once I have gotten every requirements can I still go after my scheduled date or I will have to reschedule my appointment? Thanks