Passport Plea: Nigerians Urge Federal Government for Passport Printers in New York
Nigerians in New York have once again appealed to the Federal Government to provide passport production printers to the Nigeria Consulate, enhancing seamless passport services in the U.S.
This call emerged during a virtual 12th Town Hall Meeting hosted by the Consulate for the Nigerian Community under its jurisdiction. The New York Jurisdiction includes 20 states, such as Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Nebraska, Ohio, and North Dakota, among others.
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During the meeting’s question-and-answer segment, concerns were raised about the Federal Government’s decision to have only one passport production centre in the U.S., situated in Washington, DC.
Nigeria has three missions in the United States: the Consulates-General of Nigeria in New York and Atlanta, and the Embassy of Nigeria in Washington, DC.
While the embassy in Washington DC serves as the sole passport production centre, the consulates collect biometrics and forward them for passport production.
Nigerians questioned why two passport production printers were allocated to a centre covering 10 states, while none were designated for the New York Consulate, covering 20 states, with the highest number of applicants across the United States.
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Expressing concern over the lack of printers at the New York and Atlanta consulates, the Organisation for the Advancement of Nigerians (OAN).
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