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Nigeria Immigration Service

by Nigerian Information Directory on December 14, 2009 · 1 comment

nisNigeria Service (NIS) has witnessed series of changes since it was extracted from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in 1958. The Immigration Department as it was known then, was entrusted with the core Immigration duties under the headship of the Chief Federal Immigration Officer (CFIO). The department in its embryo inherited the Immigration Ordinance of 1958 for its operation. At inception the department had a narrow operational scope and maintained a low profile and simple approach in attaining the desired goals and objectives of the government. During this period, only the Visa and Business Sections were set up.

On August 1st, 1963, Immigration Department came of age when it was formally established by an Act of Parliament ( Cap 171, Laws of the Federation Nigeria ). The head of the Department then was the Director of Immigration. Thus, the first set of Immigration officers were former NPF officers. It became a  department under the control and supervision of the Federal Ministry of Internal Affairs ( FMIA ) as a Civil Service outfit.

1. Our resolve is to have an IT driven security outfit that can conveniently
address the operational challenges of modern migration.

2. To give the service a new sense of direction that can make it relevant at
all times to the world security order and global trend

Address: Nigeria Immigration Service,
Old Federal Secretariat Complex,
Area 1, Garki ,
P.M.B. 38, Garki

Phone:+234-9-2341550
Fax: +234-9-2341550
Email: info@immigration.gov.ng
Visit official Website

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Kelechiko2004 February 4, 2011 at 4:36 pm

Im a us citizen and have been married to a nigerian for15 yrs been to nigeria a few times but the last time I well overstayed my visa I need to travel ASAP do Nigeria will I be denied a visa

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