The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has confirmed that the automation of passport applications is 99% complete and is expected to go live next week.
Tunji-Ojo revealed this while speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday.
He said, “Automation of passport applications is 99 percent done. We’ve done the testing, and we should be going live in the next week or thereabouts.
“That will ensure that all Nigheria need to do in an immigration center—a passport center—is just biometrics, just to take your fingerprints. All other things are going to be in the comfort of your home, including uploading your passport picture and your supporting documents, just like your visa,” he added.
Recall that the minister had vowed that reforms were underway to simplify the passport application process, with the possibility of Nigerians being able to begin submitting online applications as early as December.
Tunji-Ojo had said one of the reforms the ministry was implementing in passport management is to put an end to the “chaotic” passport application process.
