Nigerian Immigration Said I Can't Leave As Foreign Citizen - "U Come As A Nigerian U Leave Nigerian

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[@martinsonuoha6479]

I have a dual citizenship from Germany. First and foremost, i appreciate the immigration officers. They were calm, and they also took their time in talking and explaining to you. They were doing their job, but you claim to be a victim, whereas you were 100% wrong on how you approached the immigration officers. Madam, you are supposed to be humble in your manner of approach. This video is not needed. 4 years ago, my Nigeria passport expired, and i didn't have BVN/NIN number back then to renew my Nigeria passport. I had to use my German passport to travel to Nigeria but with a visa on it. I came in as a foreigner to Nigeria, and i left as a foreigner. Because of the expenses i used in securing a visa (300 euros) plus stress, i had to find ways to renew my Nigeria passport. Let us learn to do the right thing at the right time. Madam, your country of dual citizenship has no visa free partnership with the Nigeria government. With your level of education as a nurse, i would have expected you to be well informed on this. Firstly, in our Western world, it is definitely not possible to travel with an expired passport even if you're a citizen of the country going to another country (probably your second home country) outside Europe. Nigeria government has made things a little easier for citizens to return with their expired passport home but also to have the chance to renew their passport if possible in their home country. Anyone who says otherwise by using a foreign passport to travel out of her country without a stamp visa on it is either ignorant of the laws or has no knowledge. I rest my case.

[@bolatitoakinrolabu755]

Dual citizen with little knowledge of how passports work. I travel between UK-US-EU, I never enter and leave with the same passport. I enter the UK with a UK passport and leave with a different one, depending on where I’m going. It helps with less checks and delay. I have also always entered Nigeria with a Nigerian passport and left with a different passport, depending on where I’m going. These officers were trying to create a situation where they can extort. They only changed tactics because she confronted them and started recording. Nigerians are too sentimental and emotional, that why the country is where it is.

[@patriciaokoghenu9157]

Exactly ​@@bolatitoakinrolabu755

[@RowlandSunday]

Well spoken. I agree my sister here did not know all of this and the whole news might come as a shock to her. But I must say I commend those immigration officers because they proved me wrong about most Nigerian immigration officers like the ones that stopped me when I visited Nigeria last asking me on arrival why I didn’t travel with my expired passport when I already have a new Nigerian passport…. Long story short our sister was allowed to travel, but the lesson must be learnt by anyone traveling as a dual citizen. Entry passport must be the same passport you exit Nigeria from, same to any country around the world. Nigerians note that Nigerian immigration is now mandating anyone applying for passport to present origin of state certificate. So don’t travel to Nigeria without NIN and certificate of origin, or make out time when you travel to get those before leaving Nigeria

[@martinogbebor8494]

@@bolatitoakinrolabu755most of the people here have no clue about the rules of dual nationality, I’ve tried to explain this to a lot of people particularly at SassyFunke channel where I first came across this video where she tried to criticise @SummerAku. People don’t realise Summer was well within her rights, she entered Nigerian as a citizen and it is within her rights to leave as a non-national without being harassed (the joys/advantage of dual citizenship). Over the years that I’ve visited Nigeria, most times I enter with my valid Nigerian passport and on few occasions while exiting, some overzealous and unscrupulous immigration officials have attempted t to extort money from me and threatened not to let me through. After standing my ground and immediately they realised I knew my rights, they always end up doing the walk of shame with their tail in between their legs. Later our people will cry Nigeria is bad when they shy away from their rights and refused to hold politicians and officials accountable.

[@wakawaka544]

@@bolatitoakinrolabu755 But ur Naija passport valid abi? so should not compare ur situation with Summer Aku..she's rude and entitled cuz she's travel on British Passport! wahala!!!

[@jamesolanorin3698]

You should have renewed your expired passport during your stay in Nigeria, you are allowed to come in order to renew your Nigerian passport but not to leave with expired passport

[@itohandannydanny2878]

Madam you were wrong admit and stop acting like you know it all

[@Luckyman5050]

You are lucky that they let you go back, they are good immigration officers. I have seen someone who missed his flight because of this kind of problem. We know that some immigration officer are bad but please Nigerians should stop putting everything on social media. In western countries you can't travel with an expired passport and y'all living abroad respect the laws of the countries where you reside but if it comes to Nigeria all of you want to use magomago and after y'all still complain that Nigeria is not working. They only allowed you to travel to Nigeria with expired passport for you to renew it in Nigeria. No country allows their citizens to travel with expired passports. You have no visa on the Irish pasport you showed to them.Everything is not about argument everytime, sometimes you also should think. They tried to explain it to you but you remain strong headed and even posting this video about it. #Make una get some sense.

[@omololaatoyebi3481]

Apt!

[@onyemaonyeike8962]

Exactly !

[@onyemaonyeike8962]

​@omololaatoyebi3481 Everything you have said here is my exact thoughts ! Nothing else to add.

[@ndukaanyim6466]

The best advice

[@TheOfficialGinica]

I find it very annoying when people record others without their knowledge and consent. Instead of arguing and secretly recording .. ..A simple '' I am sorry, I was not well informed" would have gone a long way. Please do better

[@chychy_chichi]

I have gone through the comment section and i have seen that the KZbinr is still insisting she is right. We all pull all manner of stunts when we are in Nigeria. When we should just do the right thing or just accept we are wrong.

[@user-si5cn1hf5g]

Summer, Please kindly do not knock those guys. There are rules using an expired passport in to Nigeria. Those guys were right. You were ignorant.

[@sdk5676]

Hell No! Summer was NOT wrong. According to their poxy rules which she highlighted "Nigerians can come in with "expired passport". Now she was leaving to come back to the United Kingdom with her British Passport which does not require a visa. I do not understand what the other dude was chatting about. "Assuming you did not have a British Passport". How could she assume when she has the "Passport"? They made the stupid rules, they need to follow the same stupid rules. They wanted £££££sss and I hope Summer did NOT drop a penny!

[@blossomraleigh1452]

Who is this?????😮

[@onyemaonyeike8962]

​@sdk5676 Your comment is only amplifying the ignorance. The immigration officials were right. Yes, you are allowed to come into the country with an expired passport, but you are expected to renew it before departing the country. Secondly, the passport with which you came into the country with, is the same one you leave with. They cannot stamp you in with one passport and stamp you out with another. That is not done. Let's be guided and treat this officers with respect. I particularly didn't like her tone of voice especially given that she was in the wrong.

[@onyemaonyeike8962]

Infact traveling with an expired passport is a concession not a right. So having to highlight where it was written in the airport was unnecessary.

[@onyemaonyeike8962]

Simple truth !

[@ioba]

Summer, I know our naija officials can be clueless and irritating. But on this issue they're right. This is an excerpt from the US state department travel advisory for their dual nationals traveling to naija, which i guess will also apply to British-Nigerians. "U.S.-Nigeria dual-national citizens are now required to have a valid Nigerian passport in order to depart the country. Dual-national citizens can be, and often are, denied boarding until they have obtained non-expired Nigerian passports"

[@nebsDigos9732]

👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾 You got

[@casmirifeanyi7788]

What if I enter Nigeria with an American passport, would I still be required to have a valid NigeriN passport too to be allowed into Nigeria and out of Nigeria. If yes, when was the law promulgated. Just curious

[@amazingdryewwy5318]

​@@casmirifeanyi7788you would have entered with a visa. They are most likely not going to allow a foreigner without a visa to enter or leave the country. The issue is the long time it usually takes to renew a Nigerian passport.

[@bengrace6495]

Nigeria government gave the opportunity, not that she's decided to bend the rules.

[@hfbhju7001]

God bless our Judge.

[@wakawaka544]

nice officer! that told you "discretion" that's it!!! we naija pplz self! wetin we cannot do in anotha man land-we dey try am for our land!!!!

[@scholareze6892]

@wakawaka544, have you traveled home (Nig) since the government intro of the expired passport saga?? Who does that!! Of course when in Nigeria, you tender your two passports as one with Dual National; so the system has it already. I see no reason unrenewed Nigerian Passport should be an issue when leaving. Most people in Diaspora lost their 'Passport Renewal Fees' due to delays (backlog) - haba!!! Weldon Summer.

[@ngoziodigbo8117]

Immigration have a point. You went in with expired naija passport. On leaving and presenting your US passport without a naija visa on it, they'll ask for your naija passport. Unfortunately, it's expired - which is not right. Please, they did the right thing. Next time, either make sure you have a naija visa on your US passport or ensure you will renew the expired Passport before leaving naija. Thank God they kindly allowed you to go. Lesson learnt!

[@setobama]

There is no lesson here. The nigeria system said you can coming with your expire passport. That proves you are citizen of that country i:e Nigeria. But when you say that you set your self for abuse of the system. The British person appointed by the ticketing office will not denial you entry. Becaue you have the basic to enter the country. The only thing missing is just a stamp saying you left nigeria on a passport. The world is very digital all this can be track in several ways. There would not be issue of people using expire passport if the production can be done as quick as possible. Current timeline take 4 to 5 months for just production of just one passport. So you expect people to coming and plan such time. To deal with this service privates the passport office entirely.

[@tekeelivewatson9217]

You are 100% right she is trying to confuse the officers.

[@darlingtinaIhenetu]

You come in with a expired passport and without a visa in your foreign passport, you either get a new Nigeria passport or you can't travel

[@darlingtinaIhenetu]

She was wrong

[@JevonMusicGroup]

She entered with an expired passport. If anything, it should have been a problem at THAT point. I have flown back to the US several times from that airport and I've never even had a Nigerian passport. All she would need to fly to the US is her US passport.

[@abiolaoduola1913]

If you were allowed into the country with your expired Nigerian passport, you are exoected to make efforts to renew that passport whilst you're in the country.

[@geziokey7693]

It takes up to 3 months to renew the passport. What if you don't have that long to stay. Even an express issue will take more than a while

[@universalnihi8374]

@@geziokey7693they only need evidence that you’re in the process of renewal before leaving the country.

[@ufcsuperfan2903]

@@geziokey7693 false

[@geraldsomtochukwu149]

@@geziokey7693 That's a big lie

[@ucheenyinnaya7410]

There is no where it is stated that you have to do that. Also, as a citizen of another country, she is permitted out of Nigeria to the country where she has citizenship. It is best to have an idea of how these things work before we start condemning her. Those officers wanted to take advantage of her.

[@nebsDigos9732]

Listen fellow Nigerians, Summer you're wrong in all, because if you're presenting foreign passport it must bear Visa to Nigeria. Strange you're informing Nigerians around world what's happening and you don't know that you get your NIN near your house in Ireland. To enter Nigeria with expired p-port alright, but you can not go out with. You spent hell of quality time in Owerri and Benin city where you would have renewed your passport and get your NIN in less than 5 days. I hate when we go to Nigeria, we pretend to easily jump bridges without consequences. However, you would have finished the deal with the immigration officer and your problem remains in your entry border to Europe. WE WILL LIKE TO HEAR HOW YOU ENTER EUROPE OOO❤❤

[@thatmumof5]

I entered Nigeria with a visa on arrival because I couldn’t be stressed travelling to london from Scotland to renew or apply for a Nigerian passport. Upon coming back to the UK I entered with a British passport with Nigerian visa on it, I was asked why I was going back with a British passport, I explained that I had applied and it was not ready and the guy stamped my passport without delay. In my own opinion you need a Nigerian visa on the passport you are returning abroad with.

[@nnamdienekwa4222]

That is were you present your current Nigerian passport.

[@zainabeldorin6595]

what they mean is that your Nigeria passport has to be current , for you to use your American passport to leave Nigeria .

[@icequeen491]

Is she entering Nigeria? What concerns Nigerian Passport (wether expired or renewed) with departing to a Foreign country that one is a Citizen of?

[@ayoadebowale3291]

Why? She is using a foreign passport to travel out. What is the Nigerian passport needed for?

[@TonyT1-eu4ch]

The immigration guys are right this time i guess. Expired passport cmon n'a....😮, we should atleast respect those men on duty. Can she travel out of uk with expired british passport ? Your passport expire, renew it . Simple

[@Toym2807]

​@TonyT1-eu4ch they don't need to stamp the Nigerian passport. Also brush up on your immigration rules before you take unequivocal sides. You can come in with a Nigerian passport and leave with your foreign passport. It's the laws of immigration. The immigration officer also needs to brush up on his knowledge

[@TonyT1-eu4ch]

@@Toym2807 not taking any side. However we are to rênew our travel documents whenever they are expired , as simple as that.

[@aal3697]

You can not go back with expired passport without proof that you are processing it . You come into and out of Nigeria with Nigeria passport. Until you want to board the plane and when you land in uk is the only time you will use your British passport. This is how i have been travelling with my dual passport between uk and Nigeria. Uk to Nigeria.....Nigeria passport From Nigeria until you pass immigration.....Nigeria passport Land in uk /immigration....British passport.

[@iyaboadeyemi627]

💯

[@nebsDigos9732]

👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@scholareze6892]

O'no ooo, though yes to an extent, but for the government to allow travelling with expired passport; certain Clauses apply & you have to know to use or force it. Time we say is limited. Respect peoples' time/space.

[@fitonlyforthemastersuse.3733]

Fact!

[@nauticdixons]

REALLY?? 😂 Oya enter road go America pass the airport until you reach New York 😂

[@Trendingmediaa]

Can you travel with an expired US passport? Of course not.

[@maniesu6200]

Maybe they should change the policy of traveling with expired passports. It doest make any sense traveling with an expired passport anyways.

[@Trendingmediaa]

@@maniesu6200 In the US they follow the law, in their own country they think they are too big for the law.

[@peterokojie4722]

The problem here is that you think you know all things and didn’t want to listen to what is obtainable in international circle. First, you came in with Nigeria passport that you didn’t tell anyone when it expired but your foreign passport was valid. Can you try to come to Nigeria and go back to your second country with expired passport and see if it be respected by the airline or the immigration. Second, if you really value Nigeria as a country, you would have made efforts to renew it in your country of residence. You forgot that without the Nigeria passport that is now nothing to you, was actually the basis why the the other passport was issued Third, I will advice you look up the definition of a visa. As a non-citizen, you need a visa to enter into another country( which can be denied at the point of entering anyway, so having a visa is not automatic entrance to the Said country), you need that same visa to go out, hence it must not expire before leaving such country, otherwise it becomes an offense known as immigration offense. Therefore, when you came to Nigeria as a Nigerian, you were expected to go back as same, your other passport will then serve as a your visa(that is authority that can allow you enter into the destination country). If you want immigration at the airport to treat you based on your second/foreign passport, then you must provide an evidence that you were treated/allowed into the country by that same passport. Forth, allowing anyone to come to Nigeria with expired passport is so that you can renew it here. It’s not that you can come in and go back with the same expired passport. You cannot come to Nigeria knowing that you cannot stay more than 2 weeks or a month and then start complaining that the process to renew the passport is cumbersome. It’s the same government that asked you to come in with expired passport is the one controlling the process of you renewing the passport Fifth, I believe you are aware of a visa that the government also in place for Nigerians who are dual citizens. If you cannot renew your passport over there and you know that you are not going to stay long in Nigeria to have enough time to renew your passport, why didn’t you take advantage of such visa. It is not enough to come online to tell people what is not correct because you have access to the internet. You are misleading people and show casing your ignorance in such field. You cannot go back to your country with another passport when you didn’t enter the country that is holding back with the same passport. The immigration officer was just doing his/her work. There are Nigerians with expired passport that come home to renew there passports and those with limited time come in with visa on their other passports. Please stop belittling Nigeria as a country. It’s a sovereign country of its own and not controlled by the government of the other country whose passport you are bragging about now.

[@tchoutezolonyemtedzo1495]

Me I think the immigration officers are correct

[@abimbolaolorode8963]

No! They are not.

[@Hashtag792]

Very correct. Travelling with an expired document without renewal or even evidence of renewal is criminal

[@bolatitoakinrolabu755]

They are not correct! The govt gave an exemption for citizens to use their expired passport. Whatever those officers were saying does not apply when you are leaving the country! Think with your brain, not your heart.

[@universalnihi8374]

@@bolatitoakinrolabu755the entry exemption for expired passport was to renew it in Nigeria or at least be in the process of renewal before heading back to wherever you came from.

[@aderoyal_jr]

​@bolatitoakinrolabu755 you're wrong, the immigration officer is right. Can you enter UK or USA with an expired passport. She was lucky that the officer is a good officer.

[@omoroll37]

Be calming down sometimes and listen

[@ndifrekeinyang7645]

You can travel with your expired Nigerian passport But you cannot travel back with the expired passport, no matter which country you are going back to. It happen to me too

[@ijeomai3746]

Says where? Opinions aren’t facts. Things don’t work like that elsewhere . They should state it and make it clear.

[@PastorIhaza]

Thank you for confirming the officers were correct. Nigeria has enough bad publicity. When offers are being honorable, they should be celebrated. I hope she investigate and make a video to show, all the others are using discretion or pay to play. We should not encourage lawlessness in any way. Glad they allowed her to travel. Others are forewarned. Thanks for your comment.

[@rayajao1566]

I will get a Nigerian visa on my British Passport before I travel to Nigeria in May 2024. The visa is very expensive. My naija passport has expired,,I'm only going for 2 weeks. I will process it and won't be able to get it b4 retuning back to London

[@Richard-Reloaded]

I came in with my expired Nigerian passport and showed my American passport on the way out. No issues.

[@onyemaonyeike8962]

@Richard-Reloaded Does it make sense though, that you're stamped in on one passport and stamped out on another. Their should be a trail. That you got away with it doesn't make it right. Others might follow blindly and have themselves to blame. Let's be guided !

[@gracie7200]

My dear, I believe that you are inexperienced with regards to how dual citizenship works in immigration laws. I have maintained a dual Nigerian/US citizenship for almost 2 decades and you "Summer" were the one breaking the Nigerian immigration law in this case because whatever status you enter any country is how you depart. You entered as a Nigerian with expired passport and you must renew your passport before departing but you failed to renew it and rather used the intimidation tactics on them to enable you depart as a visitor without any visa. Why didn't you get a Nigerian Visa with your dual citizen passport or do a proper research on this issue. The instruction is clear and I have used an Nigerian expired passport to travel to Nigeria in 2012 (Funeral) and 2021 and renewed at both times before living Nigeria because my US passport does not have a Nigerian Visa. My dear ignorance of the law is not an excuse, please educate yourself because you could only get away with this mess in Nigeria and even have the gut to record the officer who where enforcing the law that you failed to comply to. Please anyone watching this should not repeat this nonsense behavior because it was completely wrong, I am sure she wouldn't dare UK or US immigration officer in this reckless manner.

[@onyemaonyeike8962]

I totally agree !

[@onyemaonyeike8962]

Instead of acknowledging her wrong she's still trying to prove her point here. Recording them also was a big violation. This content creation thing ehn !!!

[@onyemaonyeike8962]

She hasn't traveled home in 14 years, so she can be excused for not knowing the law, but this incalcitrant nature is the one that doesn't sit well with me. We admit Nigeria has its problems, but when several people have corrected you here, you admit you're wrong and take correction.

[@summeraku]

I’m not a US citizen… I don’t know how it is with your US citizenship But my part of the world, I 100% can travel the way I did with my 2 passports. I have a Nigerian friend that travels to Nigeria regularly, she has the same 2 passports as I and she does it ALL THE TIME.

[@charlesigolo7466]

@@summeraku You came in as a Nigerian, you were supposed to leave as a Nigerian. Leaving as British, you require a Nigerian visa on your British passport. The only reason we are having this conversation is because you had an expired Nigerian passport. The immigration officers were right.

[@sundaynight5870]

They allow youto come back with your expired Nigerian passport so that you can renew it in Nigeria before traveling back to wherever you came from

[@ijeomai3746]

So what if it is late? Do you all have any links to where it says this or are these opinions?

[@SammySam316]

This is the case with any country. A country can't deny entry to citizens even on an expired passport. However, you can't leave the country with an expired passport. She should have gotten a brand new ticket and switched passports. If you have a return ticket then the same passport has to be used upon returning. She should have purchased a one way ticket to Nigeria. Then buy a one way ticket to America. Then she could have used both passports.

[@stelmaris7479]

@@SammySam316 Understand she has dual citizenship, she holds an Irish passport that she needs to travel back to Ireland, not a Nigerian passport.

[@scholareze6892]

Have you been & tried renewal within the time limit you have?? Call a spade a spade. Quoting blind rules does't solve issues please....

[@georgeokechi7540]

She has dual Nationality. She is travelling back with her foreign passport. I don't see any issues here

[@shalomy3k]

Hi Summer, They are correct and I think it’s advisable for you to remove that video because you are not allowed to record the immigration team in any country. Also you showed their faces as well. Secondly, the guy used his discretion to allow you to travel with your expired passport. They were only doing their job.

[@onyemaonyeike8962]

Well said !

[@onyemaonyeike8962]

Well said !

[@ndukaanyim6466]

Summer wan put the guy for trouble for doing good

[@mary-annehalim1390]

The truth be told you had enough time to get ur passport renewed and you chose not to, they have done the right thing, they said you can come into the country with and expired passport, not to leave with a foreign passport that has no visa. You're lucky them no show you shege banza 😂

[@newworldwithkemi4228]

The officers were actually doing their job and they were really kind to let you go. You were addressing them like they didn't know what they were doing, meanwhile it was you that was wrong. Let's be nice and respectful to each other at all times. I really love your channel🙏

[@BeaulahBeaulah-su7lb]

I beg to differ, I had the same experience too. There were not doing their job at all. One of the officers told me that they don't obey the law passed by Nigeria embassy outside the country. I explained to them that their manager/boss signed my passport at the point of entry to Nigeria and instructed me to show the page he signed when I am going out of the country. They didn't allow me to go, the immigration boss who was on duty that day said if we can give him dollar or pounds he will let me go. We rejected initially, but we later gave him money so that we won't miss our flight. He still didn't let us go not until another God fearing higher immigration officer intervene

[@BeaulahBeaulah-su7lb]

Policy I meant not the law.

[@estherjones8260]

She doesn’t need a Nigerian passport to leave Nigeria. She has dual citizenship. She can use whichever she likes. 80% of the diaspora n population travel to and back from Nigeria like that foe several years no problem. When you leave Europe nobody searches your suitcase at all. When you leave America nobody searches your suitcase. Why is Nigeria searching suitcases to be checked in?

[@estherjones8260]

It is not their job to deny you use of another passport that you legally own.

[@estherjones8260]

In future, she should call the councillor who would request politely that they allow their citizen free passage. Lobatan.

[@emmamukuri-maka5429]

Hello, I am considered as a foreigner to my country (Cameroon) because I have a European passport therefore, when going home, I need a visa. They must trace you In and Out as a Nigerian or a Foreigner. you can't come in with one passport and return with a different one. That's an International Law. The policeman was kind enough to let you go back with your foreign passport because you were considered at that time as an illegal foreigner who got into Nigeria without authorisation. Think how the police at the airport would treat someone in the same case in Europe... To avoid all that sis, next time just take a visa when going home on holiday. I love your videos!

[@zolac9732]

In Nigeria it's perfectly fine just present both passports and you are good to go. But if you don't have the Nigerian passport then it's better to get a visa as you said. I know the situation in Cameroon, since they don't officially recognise dual citizens you can't really present both passports.

[@murphylounge4326]

@emmamukuri-maka5429 its that simple. I dont know why she is trying to make an issue out of it

[@murphylounge4326]

@@zolac9732 in Nigeria, its not perfectly fine. if you want to leave Nigeria with a foreign passport, then you have to present the visa in that passport that granted you permission to enter Nigeria as a foreigner.

[@zolac9732]

@@murphylounge4326 Yes, that is of you want to leave with a foreign passport. But you can leave with a Nigerian passport and present your foreign passport which proves that you are allowed entry into your country of destination.

[@murphylounge4326]

@@zolac9732 that is not true. if you present a foreign passport, then you will be treated as a foreigner and you therefore must present the visa that granted you permission to enter Nigeria in the first place

[@iyaboadeyemi627]

You didn't enter with a foreign passport because you would have needed a visa. So there is no record of that passport entering Nigeria. Yet you want them to stamp a passport that there is no acknowledgment of it entering the country. If you stamped it in, then you stamp it out. That way the record is being kept. This is simple but what can we say it's content. We berate officials for doing their job. But I understand it's content

[@itohandannydanny2878]

Exactly, trying to act smart when she's not,she was lucky she met the good ones she would have gone back to renew it

[@scholareze6892]

@@itohandannydanny2878 says who???

[@kimprince6048]

That's absolutely correct! We tend to complicate things for ourselves unnecessarily, due to self entitlement. You can't travel in or out of USA with expired passport. Nig recently approved arrival with expired passport with the clause that you're obligated to renew your expired passport upon arrival or start the process & show proof. Let's not abuse the system. You should have NIN by now as well as other necessary documents to expedite your Nig passport & can be ready in 2wks. I've done it myself & my friends several times. USA have an express passport as well with extra charge, currently regular can take more than a month. So it's your prerogative, not theirs, regardless of your traveling reason or duration of your stay, you're required to plan accordingly. Get a visa or get a valid passport or stay where you're. Every country have it's own system. The officers are professionals & not yelling. You're just being dramatic

[@iyaboadeyemi627]

​​@@kimprince6048💯. From the onset her tone was not impressive. Entitlement because you are in the diaspora? It's my 14 years in the diaspora. Never has my passport expired. Be it my Nigerian passport or my second nationality. I got my BVN and NIN in my country of residency. Not cheap but necessary. Six months before my Nigerian passport expires, l kickstart my renewal. Attitude is the problem here. Yet she is boasting about her ignorance on due process.

[@nauticdixons]

Ignorance is not bliss😢

[@godwinella]

Hi Summer. Your videos on your vacation has been giving great insight on different scenarios and situations. I actually think that it was nice and gracious that they allowed you leave "at their own discretion" according to them. It appears that traveling into Nigeria with a Nigerian passport and choosing to leave with another passport could be seen as trying to cheat the system, because it could be assumed that you didn't want to procure a Nigerian visa, which your foreign passport requires when you were returning to Nigeria and hence you used your Nigerian passport, and then on exiting Nigeria, you also avoided paying for a new Nigerian passpport,, by using your foreign passport which doesn't contain any Visa into Nigeria on top of which your document of entry into the country (your Nigerian passport) was expired and you didn't renew it. So you actually met a bunch of very considerate immigration officers. Anyways, all is well that ends well! Nnọọ ije.

[@summeraku]

A dual citizen doesn’t need visa for any of their 2 countries. No one need visa to enter a country they are citizen off.

[@summeraku]

Here’s link .. Read about it www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/031315/advantages-disadvantages-dual-citizenship.asp

[@cicelysoulsojourn0101]

Exactly someone went to prison for that..

[@godwinella]

@summeraku Yes, you don't need a visa to enter any country you are a citizen of when you have dual or multiple Nationality. But countries that allow dual/multiple citizenship require you to use the same passport you used to enter the country when leaving the country. Meanwhile, on top of that, the Nigerian passport you entered with was expired, and you didn't renew it.

[@annetta9677]

@@summerakuyou need a valid passport though.

[@phizzyaas]

Summer the officers were right, that's the policy in Nigeria. I knew this since 2002 when I travelled back home and was told I need Nigerian passport to leave because how will they know you are Nigerian. Even in Sweden before you can leave Sweden to outside EU you will have to present your Residency right in Sweden.

[@summeraku]

My Nigerian passport I showed them . .. isn’t that proof I’m Nigerian? 🤷‍♀️

[@cicelysoulsojourn0101]

Correct

[@phizzyaas]

@@summeraku Yes you are Nigerian but you presented expired passport if am right? You are allowed to come into Nigeria with your expired passport but you have to renew it before you leave the country.

[@giftyamoah5720]

Summer when you enter with your former nationality when you’re leaving you show your Nigerian documents and your foreign passport. It doesn’t matter whether you have a foreign passport you still show it, because you didn’t enter with your British passport without a Nigerian visa

[@nnamdichilakakingsleyibekw9177]

​@@phizzyaasIf the Nigerian passport had expired, the face on the passport did it also expire? Their duty is to make sure that if you are leaving Nigeria you have a valid visa to where you are going. Since her Nigerian passport is expired and could not be renewed due to Nigeria's she can travel with her valid foreign passport.

[@ShollyCO7]

Hi Summer, I think the immigration officers were correct, but their explanation wasn't the best to say the least. Naija Govt recently made the rule to allow Naijas in diaspora to come back home with expired passport. But the Gov's intention is that such people will renew their Naija passport while in Naija before they return to their host country. Unfortunately, not many diaporians can afford to stay back in Naija for the long time it takes to get the passport renewed. In my opinion, allowing one to even come in with an expired Naija is a big relief to some extent. Before this rule, just like 4 years ago, it was a pain in the head for one to travel to Naija with an expired Naija passport. You will need to apply for emergency travel document at a Naija embassy in your host country before you can be admitted into Niaja with an expired Naija passport. I have used this emergency travel document before, and I can tell you the experience was not so great, it costs money and waste your time.

[@GilbertDenila]

I have always detested immigration officers, however, in this case, the immigration officers were right. They were spot on. You are supposed to have a current passport before travelling out of any country, your passport should even have a certain length of validity in some instances. You may also travel with a travel certificate issued by an embassy or consular office. Imagine travelling out of Ireland with an expired Irish passport, I don't think that's tenable. That is why most Western governments give a warning when it nears the holiday season that people should renew their passports, they even advertise it on the radio/TV. In the case of Nigeria, to my understanding, they allow Nigerians to come in with expired passports to allow them to renew same. Most Nigerian embassies cannot deliver passports expeditiously to Nigerians in the diaspora. However, they are improving, It is happening quick in some embassies.

[@nsejacob]

The immigration officers were right. Nigerians need to educate themselves on the applicable policies & regulations.

[@summeraku]

Why don’t you give us link to this “policy” we know nothing about?

[@nebsDigos9732]

​@@summeraku, Is your duty to do your research before going to any country. Does it mean you don't communicate with Nigerians in Ireland? Immigration officer did no wrong at all. If you have not departed, move back to Benin city and get them quickly.

[@Hashtag792]

That's how some Nigerians abroad behave anyhow when it gets to things of Nigeria. What they can't dare overseas

[@zaheerababa-ari6971]

Summer please stop defending the indefensible, you were very very wrong

[@BrittneyOputa]

They are going to have to fix that bc I knew it would come to this. They have clarify the rules and can’t assume people would know…. They document when one is coming and going, so they can match the information. I know Nigeria is different though, they will tweak somethings to let one leave on a different passport, thank goodness. However, Me as an American citizen, I would not be able to come to US with my expired passport and then leave with a Nigerian passport. It doesn’t happen like that. They document everything, the going and coming of each passport number in the database. I would have had to renew my passport and leave with that same US passport, dual citizenship or not.

[@abimbolaolorode8963]

I am sorry, I really don't understand your statement. As a dual citizen, when you are leaving the United States you either need an American passport with Nigerian visa or your Nigerian passport. American passport with no Nigerian Visa will not allow you to fly out of the states to Nigerian. Dual citizenship allows you to enter with the passport of the Country you are a citizen of. Both passport do not control each other.

[@user-pp9mk7le7x]

Summer the Nigerian officials were 200% right.

[@lindaadams4815]

You need Nigerian passport to leave,that is the evidence that you're have a right to be in Nigeria without a visa

[@summeraku]

So my Nigerian passport I should them is not proof I’m Nigerian?

[@lindaadams4815]

@@summeraku the same passport you came in with should be shown on your way out.if not they demand for your nationality to ensure you have a visa and you have not exceeded the number of days given to you on the visa ,if not you have to pay a fine.they may have been Wondering why the passport was not renewed.if you are trully nigerian.you look biracial.

[@ngoziodigbo8117]

​@summeraku you showed them expired passport ' which is wrong. You cannot travel out with expired passport and no entry visa on US passport .

[@classicvwride7520]

What they were saying basically is that they can't stamp u out on an expired Nigerian passport......

[@asanze6052]

I have a dual passport also. SUMMER is wrong to exit 9ja with expired passport. You should have gotten a Visa on you other foreign passport since you didn't renew your 9ja passport

[@MrFaccts]

They were actually doing their job, to be honest . You can't enter your country with 1 passport and leave with a different passport .

[@gnsoh]

You can, it's just because her nigerian pass has expired. We do it all the time.

[@murphylounge4326]

@@gnsoh no you cant. you came in as a Nigerian. if you want to leave to another country from Nigeria with the passport of another country, it is assumed that you are a foreigner. you therefore have to show the visa of Nigeria on that foreign passport that granted you permission to enter Nigeria in the first place

[@evachinwendu6509]

​@murphylounge4326 That's why it's called dual citizenship. Yes she can leave with her foreign passport. But it would have been good to renew the naija one since she was in naija

[@murphylounge4326]

@@evachinwendu6509 that is not what dual citizenship is about. if you are claiming dual citizenship and you present your foreign passport, then you will be treated as a foreigner. at that point, you are obligated to show to the Nigerian authorities the visa that granted you permission to enter Nigeria

[@chumamakasi6682]

If both passports are valid, why not? I know a lot of people who do that, I think the issue is that her Nigerian passport was expired.

[@musingsz]

As a dual citizen myself British then Nigerian, I can confirm they are right. it’s the right process and I have followed this process for years, as far back as my teenage years. But from experience on traveling with an expired passport, you need to show proof that you have at least applied for a new passport. also as you came in as a nigerian, your nigerian passport needs to be stamped upon exiting Nigeria - it is standard process Glad you got it sorted ❤ Lovely video x

[@PleasantGreetings2u]

Nigeria needs to advertise that you can use your expired Nigerian passport to come home but you must renew your passport when you arrive in Nigeria. They need to expedite, speed up the passport renewal for Nigerians from abroad who come home with an expired passport! You would have renewed your passport if they had an express service for you to have gotten your new passport in 3 to 5 days instead of 3 months.

[@kactusotus56]

@Summer Aku Vlogs im a huge fan of your content, and you make alot of inspiring videos that make one crave having dual nationality. However, i think the officers here were right but they didn't pass the information properly. What they were trying to say was that yes they acknowledge the fact that you have dual nationality and have the right to live in both countries. However, when you come in as a nigerian, you use your Nigerian passport to come in, and that's were they'd stamp your entry. They'd also have to stamp your exit on the same passport that you entry was stamped in. In you case, the passport was expired at the point of entry(which is allowed). I don't know the rules surrounding expired passport for exit from nigeria or if the same rule applies as well. But they needed to stamp your exit on the same passport they stamped your entry on, and cant stamp your foreign passport becusee theres no nigeria visa on it, and they are not authorised to wothout a visa. I think we just need to check these rules to be certain next time tho. And im my opinion if you can and to be safe renew the nigerian passport aswell(especially ifnyou have plans to go to naija within the kext 10 years). But to be honest those immigration officers, especially the first one was polite for the most part. But i can understand your frustration aswell. Thank you for the great content as usual tho.

[@BubbasJuice2145]

It released the stress you have been building up for 14 years. I am so proud of you for going home at the drop of a thought. It was God’s way of getting you to go and renew your soul and that’s just what you did. Praise God I am so proud of you and I’m glad you are OK.

[@user-nl6kx1bv4e]

I thouroughly enjoyed the video with your Uncle flying for the first time!! It was hilarious and I could not stop laughing. I watched it over and over and laughed just as hard or harder every time I did!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@uzomabenjaminibekwe2265]

U come as a Nigerian you go as a Nigerian

[@PropheticallyQueenruth36]

Yes they are right. Why don't we respect our country.

[@micahjohnlive]

Illiteracy in public

[@uchman2640]

You were wrong, cos you needed a valid visa on a valid passport, or you would have obtained Nigerian visas on your foreign passport. The immigration are very nice

[@helenalabi777]

Thank you for posting this video. I found the content very helpful.

[@ejikemeonuoha3272]

Madam you those guys are doing their job. You should be very grateful they permitted you to go. Trust me if it were in US,Canada or UK, you would not only have missed that flight you were avoiding to miss but remain in the country until you get a new passport. Secondly, you were also rude to them. I think you have to be polite next time.

[@opeade9779]

The guy is actually right! You can come in with an expired passport but the expectation is you renew before going back and if not you should have a valid visa to Nigeria on your British or other passport you are returning with

[@tolulopelawal8114]

Summer, if you’re are traveling to Nigeria with an expired passport, you need to renew before going back to your base. It’s either you expedite it if you know someone at the passport office or better still you renew before traveling to Nigeria or get a visa on your Ireland passport. That’s the rule. You have to get an NIN for you to be able to get the passport. Am sure they have where you can get your NIN done in Ireland because we have it here in the USA

[@osibanjoadebisi7706]

Thank you for sharing this video. God bless you ooo. Was about doing the same. You just saved a soul

[@yvonneclarke6021]

Summer, thank you for posting these blogs because I know that never in a million years will I be visiting Nigeria.

[@ajeigbeomotola6430]

The other immigrantion officer who says he's using his discretion is a good officer with a good 💜 he knows his job

[@ellawimbush2071]

Girl I went to Nigeria from US with expired Nigerian passport my passport was taken from me. So I left and on my way back I now have to use my US passport. Now immigration said I can’t leave without my Nigerian passport I told them I got my Nin or so but the heat was so much I couldn’t stay. Though I stayed for 10 days. I had to tell immigration that I had surgery I have to leave because if anything happened to me they won’t be able to go back and I am not going to be their If I had known I would have allowed her let be pass to catch my flight or should I be sleeping on the floor? They let me pass kiyakiya. The point they are making is that you entering with expired passport it’s an opportunity given to you to renew your Nigerian passport. But you must get your Nin first you get your Nigerian passport within 4 weeks. I had to leave without doing the passport the heat was too much in March.

[@Ose..]

And again, you forgot that security concerns in one country differ from another. Carry fufu or even soap tablets could be seen as a place to conceal prohibited substances, so they can choose to make it priority issue. They told me same at MM International Airport and I thanked them for enlightening me ahead of future travel.

[@shanicegreen5438]

learn how to use dual passport then you will understand the immigration officers were right

[@miriamharry5963]

The officers are kind 😂. Do not go out with expired Nigerian passport

[@megladon13]

I felt anxious while watching your interaction with the immigration officers. I'm glad you made it out.

[@gantswood]

She was always going to make it out.

[@teeteeme5752]

The problem in Nigeria is that their service for a new passport takes a long time and they are slow like snails.

[@blessedgodschild5998]

You're correct, the process is very slow with this NIN it's something else. Getting my kids passport renewed in where I live take two-three working days and you have it on your post 📫 I would be very happy if they can work on their system.

[@KingsKingsley-fn1jv]

Getting Nigeria passport where I live , you will get it the same you capture just wait for 2 hours and is ready.

[@teeteeme5752]

@KingsKingsley-fn1jv and where is this? Not everybody lives close to passport office. Their structure and organisation to get this done is disgraceful.

[@hfbhju7001]

They shouldn't have let you travelled. You are asking them who make the law, Can you come inn and out of UK with expired British passport? The damages we Nigerians Citizens are making to our great Nation are more than the damages done by politician. You break the law and you are still asking them unreasonable questions.

[@summeraku]

It’s not breaking the law when the government has made provision for it. If the British government should say their citizens can enter with expired passport then it’s not illegal for their citizens to do so. Nigerian government have said Nigerians can return with expired passport so, yes that gives me 100% to do so. Read up about it before commenting www.google.ie/amp/s/punchng.com/nigerians-with-expired-passports-can-return-home-says-fg/%3famp

[@hfbhju7001]

Why we Nigerians like to misuse every opportunity given to us, why we always take liberty for granted. The fact is that we in diaspora are giving the opportunity to visit Nigeria with expired 9ja passport does not mean we should abuse the system by travelling out with expired 9ja passport. Law says you should have a valid 9ja passport when travelling out. If you don't have time to re new your 9ja passport abroad due to emergency or one reason to the other, then you must have time to do it in Nigeria. Madam, try it again, I will be waiting for you at Immigration check out. You are a medical nurse, you will practice your profession at Nigeria Immigration service for some weeks until you get your passport re new.

[@bgood12]

Summer or winter you are wrong,yes Nigerian government made the law that you can enter but did they tell you to leave with an expired passport, you know make sense jare commot here abeg.

[@hfbhju7001]

@@bgood12 Don't be too harsh on her, she is a woman pls.

[@josephajayi907]

@@summeraku You do not understand immigration rules. Entering and leaving are two different things.

[@terrycoleman2338]

Very confused about how to come and go ooo. This update was helpful to everyone.Thank you.

[@nnekairoegbu2360]

One of the many reasons why some people don't travel back to Nigeria, the frustration nor be here. You don't need a Nigerian passport to leave Nigeria, you are not coming in .

[@summeraku]

Nne thank you oo 👏👏👏👏👏

[@vivianojieh]

It’s so weird,no one asked for my nigerian passport on my exit. They should clarify officially if dual passports are no longer permitted.

[@SeunOke_]

That will be because your foreign passport had a visa on it I supposed?

[@vivianojieh]

Not at all, no visa on it. What the man is saying is either new or other officials have not been enforcing it.

[@SeunOke_]

@@vivianojieh Ok. I appreciate your response; thank you for the clarification.

[@Hashtag792]

The key point here is make sure your Nigeria passport at the time of exit is not expired

[@hawkithreesixtydegree9017]

My sister, you came into the country as a Nigerian, you must leave as a Nigerian unless if you renounce your Nigerian passport while in Nigeria. This is just the simple rule! I understand that these rules are complicated to grab sometimes but it is what it is.

[@estherjones8260]

Summer I had similar experience myself at Lagos airport. It’s crazy honest.

[@zolac9732]

They are right and it's the same everywhere. The passport you entered with is the passport you leave with

[@summeraku]

That’s a lie. You can’t enter European, America etc with Nigerian passport without visa. As a foreign citizen you don’t need visa to return to your other country. So you leave with your foreign passport. You enter Nigeria as Nigeria and leave with your foreign passport.

[@cicelysoulsojourn0101]

100 percent correct

[@honeybites2016]

This is a lie

[@zolac9732]

I don't think you understand, if you entered Nigeria with a Nigerian passport then by all means you are Nigerian. When you are leaving you must present your Nigerian passport and then your foreign passport, proving you are a dual national.

[@zolac9732]

If not you have to get a visa on your foreign passport to enter Nigeria the leave with that foreign passport. In that case you will not need to present your Nigerian passport.

[@SAMVENTURESLTDAMOSU]

They were very PROFESSIONAL Summer. You did a wrong thing....

[@themark7948]

This is not new. People forget that Nigeria has both entry and exit immigration procedures. Nigerian Immigration is not preventing you from entering into your destination country, it's only saying that you need a valid (unexpired) passport to LEAVE NIgeria and be stamped out. It's a ridiculous rule but it's always been the case.

[@kickinspice]

I think you may have missed the NEW ANNOUNCEMENT made br their government that Nigerians are NOW ALLOWED TO TRAVE WITH EXPIRED PASSPORT HHENCE NO NEED FOR VISA IF DUAL CITIZEN...... INFORMATION AND POLICIES ANNOUNCED DO TAKE TIME TO TRANSLATE INTO WORKING POLICIES ON THE GROUND.

[@themark7948]

@@kickinspice The announcement is that Nigerians were allowed to RETURN home with their expired passports and that airlines should accept passengers with such passports, which makes sense because you should be entitled to return to your country. This is different from LEAVING Nigeria with it. The immigration officers were right on this one.

[@rotimi5363]

U must respect Nigeria law as you respect your foreign country

[@ObinnaUdeh-Paul]

THE OFFICERS ARE RIGHT. TO LEAVE NIGERIA WITH YOUR FOREIGN PASSPORT THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE A CURRENT NIGERIAN PASSPORT EVENTHOUGH YOU ARE ALLOWED TO GO INTO NIGERIA WITH AN EXPIRED NIEGRIAN PASSPORT

[@godsownchild2366]

Summer hope you are fine, I haven't been seeing your videos for about two weeks now

[@cicelysoulsojourn0101]

Correct that's the law in most countries whatever passport you enter in on you have to leave the country with the same passport. When you enter the country of that other citizenship you show that passport. Someone went to jail for entering amd exiting with two different passports.

[@Favour2020]

Nigerians Are Allowed For Dual Nationality.

[@ninaeffiom5112]

Summer, the immigration was right.

[@yvettewilliams5967]

In watching you then, I saw that you had a feeling of some healing, inspiration, awe, sadness but a NEEDED vacation!

[@roseanaislene]

Thanks for sharing but you and everyone else should take note - it is not a new law that one can travel back to Nigeria with expired Nigerian passport; It is assumed that one will renew it on arrival in Nigeria otherwise obtain a visa on the foreign passport; dual citizenship is allowed but both passports should not be expired during the travel period; the only new law is the compulsory NIN prerequisite for applying for a Nigerian passport now and it can be processed abroad too like in the UK,there are centres every where if you google depends on your location. So the Immigration may not have communicated properly but they were correct in what they told you - visa, travel certificate or valid non expired passports for travel

[@rccgab7775]

I will send you an email. Thank for sharing Summer

[@hrhi2874]

You were wrong, they were super nice. Thank you for putting Nigeria in a positive light. You lost small.

[@kimberlytv7895]

Im sorry i dont mean to say with bad intention, summer you can travel to your home country with expired passport,but you cant go back with expired passport, you can use the other passport from diffrent country but make sure it has nigerian visa , for example if its a austria passport, then you will leave nigearian as a nigerian but as an Australia citizen, they must stamp that passport ASAP, SORRY ABOUT THAT

[@nebsDigos9732]

You're lucky that the guys had sympathy for you. You're naive not grab it immediately that you should shake their hands without making noise. Anyway, welcome back.

[@adeoluseun7529]

Summer,You are ignorant of the law .They did you a favour allowing you to travel with expired Nigerian passport. The only way you can travel with expired Nigerian passport is if you have an application for renewal of your Naija passport pending in the country you are travelling to or alternatively if you have a naija visa on your foreign passport.It is not everything you know .People here are educating you and you need to learn .Those officers can be suspended for even allowing you to travel in this manner . I will advise you take the video down to protect those immigration officers .i know you are after money to make from the video but you are not educating anyone here.

[@shirleysmith3954]

I went through a lot coming to Lagos Nigeria from the United States and leaving Nigeria to the United States.

[@gloriaadunkpe8865]

Thank You for sharing this .

[@SmoothSilk]

If you entered with a Nigerian passport, it only makes sense to leave on the Nigerian passport. It helps proper recording. Asking who makes the rules? Kind of sounds ignorant.

[@collinsfemmville1067]

This is the news I've been waiting for , I need to visit my home country and I know a supernatural healing is inevitable , Mental , Physical and supernatural so help me God! happy for you Madam, You have changed my life with the news!

[@GeeInUs]

Hello Aku. Nigerian Immigration is right on this one. My family and i travelled to Naija after the Covid-19 era. Couple of points 1. You cannot leave a country without having a valid status while you were a resident of that country. Yes, the government allowed expired Nigerian passport upon entry however the onus is on you to regulate your status the moment you arrive. 2. No recordings are permitted once you enter border control. This is a no-no especially in USA/Europe. You may end up paying fines, delay your flight, plus have your camera confiscated. 3. You will need to get a NIN to do anything in Naija. Having a phone, bank account, etc. I myself got caught-out by how much much the laws have changed, but the onus is on you to familiarise your with the law. I am glad you had fun and enjoyed your stay. Safe journeys back to Europe

[@munaclarisse8562]

May God keep you safe Summer

[@rosaliembarikiwa592]

Summer, the immigration officers were very correct on this matter oh😮 Even us, when we travel to Kenya,we travel with both British and Kenya passport, the Kenyan passport must be in date oh

[@my3mids386]

And stop harassing the officer! Can u travel to Canada with expired British Passport?

[@PrivateLessonWithMe]

Common sense will tell anyone the officer was right. Summer was rude to that man - that is someone's father.

[@mibilamibila6107]

I had the same experience last month. I was told they won't let me go unless I "settle" them. Nigerian passport had expired. Destination country passport was still valid.

[@DuduTuntum]

These immigration officers were extremely patient in response to this ignorant traveller. My hope in Nigeria raises every day.

[@mzsho]

I had the exactly the same experience on my way out of 9ja. Seemed to vex immigration that I had a foreign passport.

[@hfbhju7001]

You must do research and know what to do before you travel.

[@themark7948]

You're not the only one with a foreign passport. Millions of Nigerians, including myself, do and these immigration officers see it everyday. The immigration officers were correct.

[@ronkei6]

@@themark7948 Exactly millions of us Nigerians who are based abroad have foreign passports. The immigration officers were doing their job and Summer was obviously ignorant of what a lot of us who travel more frequently know.

[@themark7948]

@@ronkei6 Exactly. I've seen Nigerians with foreign passports try to skip the longer Nigerian arrival line and use the shorter foreign desk, even though they don't have Nigerian visas stamped in their foreign passports. Nigerians can be too much sometimes.

[@mzsho]

It never cases to amaze and amuse me that some think they can say what they like on social media to appear relevant. Your experience or ignorance doesn't invalidate my experience.

[@wetinjojo]

The immigration officials are right I can categorically tell you it’s something you can start renewal even if you don’t get it as long as you start the process it will be noted

[@DazzlingChe]

They have made passport renewal impossible where i live now. I applied for renewal since last December and my appointment is still in a months time. Even before then, i applied for NIN last August which took around 2 months to complete which is crazy to me. So if i have urgency to travel, what am i supposed to do. After attending the renewal appointment, it will take at least 3 months for the passport to be posted out. Why Nigeria? British passports take like two weeks and they will keep updating every step of the application. Even the 1st application didn't more than 2 weeks.

[@choli7232]

Why is it so complicated to renew or make passports in Nigeria? Here in Cameroon, it takes just a day to make your passport because the system is very transparent and straight forward. It used to be 3 months and if you wanted express, 3 days. But now, you can make it today and collect tomorrow. Very straight forward

[@itohandannydanny2878]

Who ask you,even Almighty US even takes time so must you talk about Nigeria like that ?I too know😏

[@choli7232]

@@itohandannydanny2878 hahahaha dont be pained Cherie it's not my fault my country does not have a problem with that. Don't kill yourself with jealousy hahahah stupid fellow 🤣🤣🤣

[@oliviasdiary570]

No be only 3months, I have renewed my Nigeria passport twice, and it all came out that same day

[@obymaduike3237]

You are required to present both passports. The Nigerian passport will let you leave Nigeria as that is where you will be stamped out and the other passport will let you into the other country you reside in. The immigration personnel is correct. You need a valid Nigerian passport to leave Nigeria

[@adesegunadedoyin3204]

They're correct though but the humane ones explains to you and allow you go but the wicked ones no go gree ... speaking from experience

[@tinaandresblog9255]

Am shocked that you couldn’t renew your passport including not having Nigeria ID . Please do not end the privilege Of coming home with an expired Nigerian passport for other Nigerians. Am also a British Nigerian.

[@wakawaka544]

Summer! They right tho!!! had yankee passport with expired Naija passport...you cannot leave Naija with expired passport! just tip them...

[@paulaoyedele2081]

Stamp to get in and stamp to leave is a national security feature to protect international borders. My husband just explained to me. They allow you to come in with expired, with the understanding you will renew or update it while visiting. Security is going to get even more strict in the next few years. Then the digital ID, then biometrics, the microchip identity will soon be introduced as well. Times, they are a changing.

[@dnn267]

Summer, you were wrong here. Please, use one passport to travel to make it clear for customs of both countries to do their job.