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NIS to launch second phase of contactless passport application system in US, Mexico, others

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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced plans to launch the second phase of its contactless biometric passport application system in the United States, Mexico, Jamaica, and Brazil this month.

NIS Public Relations Officer, ACI Akinsola Akinlabi, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja.

Akinlabi revealed that the new system would go live in the USA on April 11, with Jamaica following suit on April 14. Mexico and Brazil are also set to implement the system by the same date.

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He urged Nigerians residing in these countries to take full advantage of the new system once it is rolled out.

According to him, the system would enable Nigerians to apply for passports without visiting passport offices in the Nigerian missions outside the country.

He added that with the latest rollout, the contactless biometric passport application systems are now available in Canada, the USA, Mexico, Jamaica, Brazil, Europe, and Asia.

The Service said the application system is currently available on Google Play Store and can be accessed by Nigerians in the diaspora.

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