An Immigration Office is a body, office, or institute that is responsible for the issuance, approval, recommendation, and authentication of traveling documents to companies, groups, and individuals who want to travel.
To put it short, Immigration offices are those institutes that are established to administrate and control the international movement of people.
Duties Of An Immigration Office In Nigeria
In Nigeria, likewise, they are task with issuing travel documents to legal and bonafide citizens within and outside (diasporans) the country’s walls.
Moreso, Immigration offices are responsible for surveillance and border control – which is a major contributor to border safety and security.
It is also responsible for the issuance of residence permit to deserving visitors in the country.
Also, Immigration Offices are responsible for the endorsement of laws, rules, and guidelines in line with that given by the federal government of Nigeria, to protect and safeguard the interest of Immigrants and Emigrants within the country’s jurisdiction.
It is the helping center to travelers, tourists, and businessmen who travel frequently.
They also render help by equipping traveling novice with information and possibly, assist them to run the process.
Immigration Offices In Nigeria
In Nigeria, Immigration offices are located in zones that are numbered with respect to cities.
Also, they are also a zonal headquarter that is the administrative controller of other sub-zones.
Here is the list of Immigration offices that are in Nigeria:
1. ZONAL HEADQUARTERS
Zonal identity: Zone ‘A’
Location: Lagos PWD Bus Stop, former Passport Office,
Website: Ikejanis.zoneA@nigeriaimmigration.gov.ng
2. Zonal identity: Zone ‘B’
Location: KadunaFed. Secretariat, Ahmadu Bello Way Kadunanis.
Website: zoneB@nigeriaimmigration.gov.ng
3. Zonal identity: Zone ‘C’
Location: Bauchi Customs House, Yelwa
Website: Bauchinis.zoneC@nigeriaimmigration.gov.ng
4. Zonal identity: Zone ‘D’
Location: Minna Niger State Secretariat,
Website: Minnanis.zoneD@nigeriaimmigration.gov.ng
5. Zonal identity: Zone ‘E’
Location: Owerri Customs House, Onitsha Road
Website: Owerrinis.zoneE@nigeriaimmigration.gov.ng
6. Zonal identity: Zone ‘F’
Location: Ibadan Customs Building, Bodija
Website: Ibadannis.zoneF@nigeriaimmigration.gov.ng
7. Zonal identity: Zone’ G’
Location: Benin City Ikpoba Hill by Command Hqters, Benin
Website: Citynis.zoneG@nigeriaimmigration.gov.ng
8. Zonal identity: Zone ‘H’
Location: Makurdi 6, Kashim Ibrahim Road, Command Head quarters
Website: Makurdi.nis.zoneH@nigeriaimmigration.gov.ng
If you have any inquiry to make, contact them via:
Address: NIS HQ
Location: Shehu Shagari Complex, Airport Road, Sauka, Abuja, FCT Nigeria.
Telephone Contact: +234-708-0607-900
+234-814-7199-908
Hours of Operation: 07:00 – 20:00hours (GMT+1)
To know more about the policies involved in the issuance of visa on arrival, contact:
Phone:+234-705-3401-399
Email:
oa@nigeriaimmigration.gov.ng
cis-evisa@immigration.gov.ng
The official website address for complaints and inquiry is:
Email: nis.servicom@nigeriaimmigration.gov.ng
Or you contact: +234-811-9753-844
Summing Up
Those were the addresses for Nigeria’s immigration offices. If you are planning on traveling within or outside Nigeria and don’t have a headstart, contacting them will prove vital as they will assist you to sail through the entire process.