The Comptroller General, Nigerian Immigration Service(NIS), Mrs Caroline Adepoju, has said that the assistance would open more identification administration focuses to address the issues of Nigerians in the Diaspora.
Adepoju said in a meeting with the News Organization of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja that endeavors were likewise on to ease visa handling in the country.
“I guarantee it without a doubt that in UK, we have north of 4,000,000 Nigerians and this number increments ordinary in light of the “Japa disorder”; families that migrated, understudies, and those looking for greener fields and occupations.
“So all hands are at hand to guarantee that we make more help focuses in the UK, Canada and in the US
“We stand by listening to the situation of our nationals, we hear their cries and we are trying sincerely and by the finesse of God, we will arrive,” she said.
Adepoju said that the assistance had opened three extra visa handling focuses in Nigeria situated at Ikorodu, Offa and Ile-Oluji to ease requests on identification habitats in Lagos, Kwara and Ondo states.
“More are coming, we are going to Ibadan, Badagry, we will take a gander at wherever we have high volume of utilizations.
“I believe Nigerians should keep on supporting me, comprehend and know that they owe us the obligation of guaranteeing that they apply for their travel papers when it is around a half year before the expiry date, that will facilitate the strain on them and the framework.
“Furthermore, Nigerians ought to quit belittling promotes. Nigerians can apply for Global Identification on the web and can make installment and book arrangement onlin
“Very soon, we are taking a gander at making everything computerized with the goal that there would be negligible human impedance,” the NIS CG said.
She additionally spoke to those in diaspora whose visas were attached to their visit and status abroad, to constantly be aware of the need to restore their travel papers on time.
Adepoju credited delays being knowledgeable about visa issuance to specialized issues like non arrangement of candidate’s information with their Public Personality Number (NIN), which should be amended by the Public Distinguishing proof Administration Commission (NIMC).
“Generally when something like this occur, such visa might have specialized issues like non arrangement of the NIN with the information provided for the identification application.
“Luckily, NIMC are in similar service as us and we have drawn in with them and we are having a powerful relationship, so the issue of NIN being an issue will before long turn into a relic of past times.
“However, that being said, for individuals who are encountering such difficulty, we have components set up where protests and input can contact us through our site, and we will give our very best for resolve the issues,” she added.
Adepoju said the NIS has gotten thousands free from forthcoming visa applications and encouraged the people who applied to approach and gather their travel papers.
“There are large number of uncollected visas. Around a couple of months prior, I distributed the names of all candidates and the visas prepared in Nigeria.
“I was in London fourteen days prior and I was stunned at the quantity of visas previously created, hanging tight for assortment,” the NIS manager noted.
