The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has clarified that the application and processing of international passports during the ongoing special passport intervention exercise in the United Kingdom comes at no extra cost for applicants.

The Minister clarified the concerns in a statement by his Special Adviser, Alao Babatunde, on Monday.

The intervention exercise was introduced to provide more options for Nigerians in the United Kingdom to process their application.

According to Tunji-Ojo, the ‘inconvenience’ experienced by Nigerians in the UK had necessitated the need to address the concern.

“It is therefore necessary to clarify that this process does not come with extra cost different from the official fees of $150 and $230 for a five-year and ten-year validity passports respectively, exclusive of bank charges.

“Neither the Ministry of Interior nor the Nigeria Immigration Service has introduced any other charges outside the aforementioned”, he said.

The Minister noted that consultations are ongoing with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ensure that any inconveniences during the process do not persist any longer.

“This government has demonstrated high level of responsibility to Nigerians home and abroad, and remains committed to its promises of providing succour to all.”

Applicants were further advised to take advantage of the seamless contactless biometric passport application system.