Husband’s Passport Not Needed For Married Women To Renew Passports – Immigration

Folusho Alade,Abuja

The Nigeria Immigration Service has responded to a series of queries bordering on the requirements for passport renewal for married women .

In response to a question which read “Where married women complained that “the officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service demanded that they provide the passport-page of their husbands before their own passports can be renewed”.?

The NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE responded to the queries via it’s official X handle formerly twitter @nigimmigration

“Please be assured that there is no requirement for a married Nigerian woman to attach her husband’s passport page or proof of his identity in order to renew her passport. This is not an official policy.

Nigerian International Passport renewal process remains based on the individual’s identity documents.
Any claims suggesting otherwise are incorrect.

However, For Change of Data (Due to Marriage):

A Nigerian female with an existing passport who intends to obtain a new passport with the new surname of her husband (upon marriage), needs to get amongst other things, the following documents:

– Newspaper publication of change of name due to marriage
– Wife’s Passport Datapage
– Marriage certificate
– Husband’s passport data page/ or NIN slip
– NIN Slip
– Local government certificate of origin
– Birth Certificate/ Declaration of Age.

For Change of Data (Due to Divorce)
Amongst other documents, a divorced woman should present in reverting to her maiden name, are:

– Decree Absolute
– International passport Datapage
– Newspaper publication to that effect
– NIN Slip
– Local government of origin certificate
– Birth Certificate/ Declaration of Age

For parents wanting to obtain international passports for their children, amongst the documents required include:

– consent letter countersigned by parent(s)
– International passport data page of parent(s)
– NIN Slip
– Local government certificate of origin
– Birth Certificate/ Declaration of Age

For renewal for married women who are not changing name, required documents includes:

– Expired international passport Datapage
– ⁠NIN Slip
– Local government certificate of origin
– Birth Certificate/ Declaration of Age

Of the 4 scenarios, only in two situations is a married woman required to provide the International passport data page/NIN of her husband.

“Kindly be informed that each passport application has defined requirements regarding the type and number of documents that applicants are required to submit.

“We encourage you to verify all information directly with the Nigeria Immigration Service via official channels to avoid any confusion or misinformation. Check the FAQs/SLA Tabs on immigration.gov.ng for guidance”.