BREAKING: FG increases international passport fees by 100%, gives reason

Efforts to travel out of Nigeria are obviously becoming expensive with several regulations and increases of flight and documentation processes.

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has officially announced a substantial increase in the fees for obtaining the Nigerian international passport, according to Nairametrics.

According to the NIS, this fee adjustment is essential to enhance the quality and security features of the Nigerian passport.

As of September 1, 2025, the cost for a standard 32-page passport with a validity of five years will rise from the current N50,000 to N100,000.

In addition, the fee for a larger, 64-page passport valid for ten years will now be set at N200,000, representing a significant 100% increase from the current fee of N100,000 for this option.

However, it’s important to note that these new fees will only apply to applications submitted within Nigeria, leaving those applying from abroad unaffected by this price change.

Announcing the increment via a statement released on Thursday by its Public Relations Officer, AS Akinlabi, the Service stated:

“In a bid to uphold the quality and integrity of the Nigerian Passport, the Nigeria Immigration Service hereby announces an upward review of Nigerian Stardard Passport fees, set to take effect on 1st September 2025.

“The review which only affect Passport Application fees made in Nigeria, now set a new fee threshold for 32-page with 5-year validity at N100,000 and 64-page with 10-year validity at N200,000.

“Meanwhile, Nigerian Passport Application fees made by Nigerians in diaspora remain unchanged at $150 for 32-page with 5-year validity and $230 for 64-page with 10-year validity.”

Previous hike
This came as the second price increment in one year. In August last year, the Service had announced a price hike that saw the price of the 32-page passport jump from N35,000 to N50,000.

“As part of its efforts to maintain the quality and integrity of the Nigerian Standard Passport, the Federal Government has approved an upward review of the fees for the passport, effective from September 1, 2024.

“Based on the review, a 32-page passport booklet with five-year validity previously charged at N35,000 will now be N50,000 only; while a 64-page passport booklet with 10-year validity which was N70,000 will be N100,000,” the Service had said in its statement last year.

Nigeria’s passport system has seen significant improvements, particularly under the leadership of the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who, in August 2023, directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to clear a backlog of over 200,000 pending passport applications within two weeks.

By October 2023, the NIS announced that it had successfully cleared this backlog, urging Nigerians to collect their passports from respective offices.

In May 2024, the government announced that home delivery of passports would begin in June, eliminating the need for Nigerians to visit immigration offices, reflecting a broader effort to streamline passport issuance and improve accessibility.

Meanwhile, Nigeria’s passport recorded improved ranking this year as it climbed to its highest global position in 11 years, ranked 88th out of 199 countries, in the Henley Passport Index 2025.