For those quoting law: On dual citizenship, International law allows the authorities of the country you're visiting (if its one of the ones you hold citizenship of) to treat you while you are there as if that is your only nationality. For example, if you hold a british citizenship, the British representative in Nigeria cannot give you assistance or protection against Nigerian authorities whilst in Nigeria.

@afrobest3007

2 ай бұрын

Simple and short. Any nationality that you travel with is what you are. If your Nigerian passport has expired, start the process of renewal immediately, and the embassy will give you a "travel certificate " to travel and come back to continue with the process. Please save yourself time and embarrassment. Go for TC

@akintolaoludele2484

2 ай бұрын

@afrobest3007 absolutely 💯 say that louder, let the theoretically immigration inclined students know.

@joyceadenekan5672

2 ай бұрын

@SassyFunke please where can l get the information that you can travel to Nigeria with expired passport

@LEFTIE61

2 ай бұрын

​@@afrobest3007but why would you need to apply for a travel certificate if the government of Nigeria is content for you to travel on an expired passport.

@Profitfromcoaching

2 ай бұрын

@@LEFTIE61 you're allowed to travel with an expired passport if you have started the process but have not yet received your passport. If she hadn't applied or didn't intend to apply then she should have applied for a visa. You don't really need a travel certificate as the government waived the need for that

Nigerian is the only country that stress her own citizen 🤦🏽‍♂️

Hey Funke! First of all, congratulations on the award and well done on the good job on your channel. However, I would like to correct some assertions made by yourself in the above video with regard to the incident involving ‘Summer Aku’ and please by no means is this an indictment on your part. In order to understand the immigration rules at play here, I’ll try to explain to you (and to anyone interested in learning) in simple sequential steps as follows; 1. The Nigerian government (irrespective of their reasons) passed a courteous policy that allows for Nigerians living abroad to be able to return/visit Nigeria on their expired Nigerian passport. However, no where was it mentioned that once you arrive Nigeria you must renew your passport before exiting. In legal terms this is referred to as a ‘loophole’ - until such time as to when the specified ambiguity is correctly defined by the government, no one should be harassing any passenger. Funke it would appear in your comments in the video that you were trying to help the Nigeria government say what you thought/believe they had intended with the policy, that in itself is an assumption until the government gives a clearcut directive. 2. The immigration officials and in fact the Nigerian government unfortunately do NOT have the right to stop a passport holder or citizen of another country from leaving Nigeria once they are travelling on their valid foreign document. Once the immigration officer can ascertain how they entered into Nigeria (which is already registered on their system upon arrival into the country) and are not a threat to national security or a person of interest (wanted person). That is why whenever I visit Nigeria and upon arrival at my port of entry, I present both my Nigeria and my foreign passports to the immigration officer ….so in the unlikely event that I have issue with my Nigerian passport eg. lost, I won’t be delayed with questions of my entry when trying to exit. In summary as long as Nigeria allows for and recognises dual nationality, it is unlawful for anyone to try to deny/detain/withhold citizens of other countries from leaving. Let me be clear that those immigration officials at MM airport did not do Summer Aku favour by eventually letting her through, she was simply exercising her rights as a British Citizen. I applaud Summer’s standing her ground and handling of the situation contrary to some opinions and comments below which referred to her being rude, you and I know that when you don’t know your rights, you will be extorted by some unscrupulous officials going through MM airport. The rule as it stands allows for Nigerian citizens abroad to travel freely into Nigeria with expired Nigerian passport but does not mandate these sets of travellers to renew their expired passport before exiting. While every sane Nigerian would want to renew their expired passport while in Nigeria, unfortunately the issue with obtaining the NIM is what’s causing the problem with people not being able to renew their expired passport for the duration of their stay. Once again congratulations on the award and keep up the great job Sassy Funke 👏🏾.

@funmlbloffer6128

2 ай бұрын

Yes! Well said and articulate very well. You need to know your right and stand your ground. There's no law that prevents you from entering the country that you have a valid passport.

@samuelrebecca9915

2 ай бұрын

🎉🎉🎉

@chinonye2

2 ай бұрын

This is a wonderful summary! Funke - this was your opportunity to point out the loophole and not make assumptions but you totally missed it. Our immigration officers need better training to understand their job!

@ijeomai3746

2 ай бұрын

Very well SAID! People do not understand this, My husband went home and they did not complete the renewal and they gave him so much trouble even though he had all his receipts!

@minilo2935

2 ай бұрын

Precisely! No one could say it any better than this analysis 👏

It just occurred to me that the NIS could set up a booth in the airport and offer the option of same day passport for a premium for people coming into the country on an expired passport. You can just pick it up in the airport on your way out. Good revenue driver and many people will take that option.

@SassyFunke

2 ай бұрын

That would be a fantastic idea. 💡

@TheBee444

2 ай бұрын

This is not feasible. It will get misused. There will also be a crowded airport. That said, equipment and materials needed for printing might not always be available. Might even take longer waiting time to get emergency passport renewal. It's doable, however, no country is willing to do this 'cause of bereaucracy.

@ANIFOWOSHE1

2 ай бұрын

This is a fantastic idea. However, I suspect the majority with an expired Nigerian passport will prefer this option rather than visiting the Nigerian embassy which will then lead to a high demand for this service but I think the NIS will lack the capacity to process these demands based on what we have seen so far, A proper infrastructure, processes and resource will be required to make this happen as the process would still involve some sort of verification and not just a simple passport issuing exercise. For example, in the UK, an inview and some sort of verfication is required for a same day British passport processing just to ensure you are who you are.

@IphysKitchen

2 ай бұрын

​@@TheBee444they can afford to purchase all machines because they will be making more money if people want fast tracking passport renewal, they can implement that for people who are living in diaspora and they need to show evident of their resident permit in abroad , flight date etc

@tundayo

2 ай бұрын

Revenue for some area NIS guys and ladies blocked. The system will not make it work.Any better solution to our problems always get set back or frustrated. Jah help us

Came to Nigeria on 30 years old passport in February 2024. Yes I had not been back in 30 years. Long story. 😢 Attempted to renew back in September 2023. What I was advised by the vendors who helped me renew my passport in UK was to go with expired passport and evidence that I had completed application for renewal. I took everything, NIN, application renewal form with detail of date of appointment at Nigerian embassy in London. Immigration took one look at my passport renewal form and let me go through. Same thing for when I left the country a month later. Very straightforward. Got my new 10 year Nigerian passport last week. Will be going every year to make up for lost time. Hope this helps someone!

@SassyFunke

2 ай бұрын

Lovely to hear. Thank you for sharing 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

@unlimitedej7444

2 ай бұрын

Very simple. I don't know if it's still there, but on the Nigerian Immigration site a couple of years ago it stated all of this. It's annoying when people who claim to be "enlighten" do dumb shit and are quick to turn on their camera to record it.

@tolexy77

2 ай бұрын

This was similar to my experience except that I paid online and booked the biometrics data capturing appointment to coincide with my time in Nigeria. So I used the appointment and payment slips to enter Nigeria in December 2021, and used the biometrics slip to exit in January 2022 without any issue. So when the passport was ready I returned to Nigeria to pick it up with all the aforementioned slips.

@lesson36

2 ай бұрын

Way to go.

@deeteespiritsoul5890

2 ай бұрын

Good info.

I think the black officer with helping her fill was very professional

My question is, do you need an exit visa to leave Nigeria? If you don't, there's no need for the immigration officer asking for her Nigeria passport. You need to know the law and be able to provide when asked. When you travel to other civilized countries. Once you get to immigration officer, there's no unnecessary questions, and if you don't understand their laws. They provide it to you plan and simple.

@omosanyaabiodun3760

2 ай бұрын

I think she made a mistake, she doesn't understand the idea of passport for security. The moment you used a passport in , and stamped, you cannot used another passport ( not stamped) to go without the stamped passport in question. She can't do anywhere. Do you stamp 2 passport abroad. It is one, she needs to decide the one she wants to travel with

@sholaesq

2 ай бұрын

You don’t need a visa to exit Nigeria. You only need the passport of the destination country or a visa to enter your destination country. So, the immigration guy was wrong.

@minilo2935

2 ай бұрын

​@omosanyaabiodun3760 No, she did not. The immigration officer did; they did not understand their duties totally. Summer followed the waiver that the Nigerian government introduced (without any associated clause), no one has the right to assume a clause to it. The instruction should be carried out on its face value. Period.

@godwinella

2 ай бұрын

​​@@minilo2935 In other words, according to your submission here, people with dual nationality can use their EXPIRED Nigerian passport at will to come into Nigeria and leave Nigeria in perpetuity without even MAKING AN ATTEMPT to renew it? So they can continue to exploit the system by avoiding both payment for a new Nigerian passport and payment for a Nigerian visa on their foreign passport, but continue to fly into Nigeria and depart as they wish?

@minilo2935

2 ай бұрын

@@godwinella No, not in perpetuity. Only for the period allowed by the Nigerian government. The Nigerian government will not leave the clause in perpetuity. There's a reason why they made the waiver; it's probably to address the backlog.

I think that the immigration law needs to be well structured so that incident like this will not be occurring. If they ask people to come in with their expired passport they should have a fast track process to help people to renew their passport if they have short stay

@dadakeshinro6749

2 ай бұрын

Don't you know that a prominent politician in UK once called the country a " Bongo. Bongo country 😮

There is a book called Travel information manual, TIM, gives informations like 1)you can come in to your country with an expired passport its not only Nigeria thing, even if you a uk citizen you can travel to the uk with an expired passport but you cant transit through any country, meaning if you are in Nigeria you have to use airlines like virgin atlantic, ba, you cant use qatar or turkish 2)once the airline security that profiled you allowed you, and you have a valid passport, the immgration officer cant stop you, because if the country you are traveling to deport you as an inad, the fine goes to the airline that admitted you not the immgration officer.

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I entered Nigeria with my expired Nigerian passport and left with my valid American passport. No one have me any problem. They just nicely advised me to apply for a new one as soon as I have the time. Summer’s attitude fueled them to bother her.

@minilo2935

2 ай бұрын

What attitude? I didn't see any undue attitude. The fact is that people should carry out their duty without any fear or favour either in giving or in expectation.

@henrykrystos921

2 ай бұрын

possibly.....but I think she'd had enough by then!!

@zeezeeabbas4190

2 ай бұрын

She hates Nigeria abs she has no good word about nigeria .

@adebambiadeniyi9423

2 ай бұрын

​@@minilo2935Her response did not really sit well with them. That's y

@toby3237

2 ай бұрын

💯

Thank you so much for your video response to Summer Aku’s experience at the airport. It’s a privilege given to us Nigerians to travel home with expired passport, but we take it too far not understanding what is expected of us when leaving the country. Immigration should make the rules known to the people to stop such experience.

summer was already in a battle mood before arriving there. The immigration officers were professional. Summer was rude. If they denied her exit, she will just shout, nothing will happen. Good you explained it, we should not have this denigrating attitude towards our country. Good work, funke

@SassyFunke

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing 🙏🏾

@MaiAngelTv

2 ай бұрын

I believe so too. I thought I was the only person that sense that. Surprise she even went to Nigeria, for years she has been an anti Africa and Nigeria on the down and low. Had to stop watching her for years now.

@chrisrebirth

2 ай бұрын

She was at fault but she couldn't use her head to think.

@zeezeeabbas4190

2 ай бұрын

She hates Nigeria , she spend 16 years long nir visiting nigeria but she will seat at her home in England and tell the world only negative things about nigeria she is a hater of Nigeria .

@MrPeterkuteyi

2 ай бұрын

My thoughts too . Well spotted. Its like she had an entitlement mentality..

You cannot come to Nigeria with an expired passport, and expect to be able to renew your passport before leaving, even if you are spending up to a month. It’s not possible in Nigeria. Everything in Nigeria is slow. Only God knows why that is. It never used to be like that. Just to correct the name on my NIN, to tally with the name on my passport, is taking 4 months. Can you imagine that?

@SassyFunke

2 ай бұрын

The NIN is what causes delays. They need to do something about that 😞

@TheBee444

2 ай бұрын

Nigerian Online Passport portal is offering a week processing time for new passport and renewal if you have your NIN, birth confirmatin, and other documents ready. This is a new administration and things are beginning to shake up. Even in Nigeria, I believe within a month, you should be able to get your passport renewed. Just make sure due diligence is done before travelling.

@RA-ms3je

2 ай бұрын

My children's NIN took 3 months. Then passport said there booklets are exhausted to even print the passport 😂😂😂. Nigeria my country

@ritabobby5606

2 ай бұрын

@@SassyFunke congratulations on your award Please I will like to know if you can travel with a Nigeria expired passport without having a foreign passport from the Uk to Nigeria

@fromnaija

2 ай бұрын

You can now correct your NIN data by using the self service portal available at NIMC. selfservicemodification.nimc.gov.ng It’s not free and it only accepts Mastercard. I think each data change costs $20.78. I have used it to change my phone number.

Renewing Nigeria passport is too stressful especially when you don't want to bribe

@nnekairoegbu2360

2 ай бұрын

It's an impossible task especially in Nigeria.

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I travelled back on an expired passport. They gave me hassle but God saw me through phew

The information you provided is very useful

@SassyFunke

2 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it

Thanks for all you do…

This is absolutely confusing. How can they use discretion before you can leave? This is why Summer was confused. Please can the Nigerian government be clear and transparent about their expectations if you travel with an expired Nigerian passport. Saying they are applying discretion sounds like they have the power to refuse or give you grief if they feel like it.

Well taken. Thank you for this vita information. 👌

Fantastic news thanks funke

The other problem is why is Nigeria bothering to stamp people out. A lot of countries do not do that any longer.

@unlimitedej7444

2 ай бұрын

I guess it's because they do not have a trusted database. Countries that do not physically put a stamp on your passport have a record of your entry and exit. That's how they know when people overstay.

@alexkokobili

2 ай бұрын

This is a security measure. Countries that don't stamp out have strong data systems with the airline to get the travel manifest. I believe the Nigeria immigration acted rightly in this situation

@alexkokobili

2 ай бұрын

This is a security measure. Countries that don't stamp out have strong data systems with the airline to get the travel manifest. I believe the Nigeria immigration acted rightly in this situation

It's not only in Nigeria. I'm a South African with dual citizenship. I had a similar experience in 🇿🇦. I could relate to Summer's frustration.

Hello Afunky, )) Thank you for this awareness content! its really useful for me as i came across this video at the right time! And congratulations on the award...

@SassyFunke

2 ай бұрын

You’re welcome 🙏🏾

@SassyFunke

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏾

Sassy you are the best the woman came with austerity and she met austerity. Nigerian immigration officers are not the best but respects to go a long way.

congrats sassy! so much love from Simon pee.

@SassyFunke

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏾

Great advice.

@SassyFunke

2 ай бұрын

Glad you think so 🙏🏾

Congratulations Sassy Funke 🎉

@SassyFunke

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏾

Thank you for putting some clarity on this issue. The challenge is, government agencies, I guess deliberately to 3xtot money, do not make process, information readily available in clear terms with steps to follow made known. I hope serious effort will be made to address this. Thank you.

Thanks for sharing. I think you can actually renew your passport in your residence country before leaving for Nigeria to avoid issues like this

Thanks for the information 👍

@SassyFunke

2 ай бұрын

You’re welcome

Congratulations for the award of the best travel contents creator. You actually deserve it.

Those Immigration offices were trying to penetrate bribery tactics, I was in Nigeria in January 2024 with an expired passport and returned without issues

@deyojames1728

Ай бұрын

That's their tactics... They always find fault when there isn't any

@SassyFunke I had a similar issue when I came to Nigeria for Easter. I had assumed I could leave with no issue till the supervisor on duty who attended to me said I should have renewed my passport. In my own case i had an appointment at the Nigerian High Commision in London the following day. So i tried to show him the documents and let him know as soon as I arrived London the next morning I was heading straight to the embassy to attend my biometric capture appointment. He refused and said he would send me back if i didn't drop something, I now politely smiled cos I knew he wouldn't do such, He returned my passport and said i could go, after i gave him 2k naira as "something". In all sha I wouldnt have approached them th3 way summer did. But she went there with a camera for a reason. She wanted to create content, fortunately for the immigration officers they remained proffesional even when she seemed aggressive.

@SassyFunke

2 ай бұрын

I'm sorry to hear about your experience with Immigration. It's disappointing that despite having all the correct documents, you still faced difficulties. There's a definite need for improvement among our immigration officers. It's crucial they understand the negative impact of their interactions with travelers.

@deyojames1728

Ай бұрын

She wanted to create content...that's all you could say

Thanks for the information 🙏

@SassyFunke

2 ай бұрын

My pleasure

Hi Sassy! Congrats in winning the award.

Funke, there should be ‘hoping’ when a Government makes a rule. They should make it very clear when their intention is.

God bless you Funke. Summer did not respond politely to the officers. I appreciate the officer that used his discretion to allow her passage. Thank you for this information.

You nailed it Sassy. Thank you so very much. Kudos to the Immigration agents for their professionalism especially the dark skinned brother. All the best.

I love your content 🙏

@SassyFunke

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏾

You are definitely right and I agree with the immigration for using their discretion. Summer should make sure to get her NiN so she can renew her Nigeria passport.

There is a gross confusion here. There is no law that says you should have a valid Nigerian passport to travel out of Nigeria if you have a valid travel document to where you are going. I do not need a Nigerian passport to live in Nigeria. Passports are merely identity documents to travel. The authority of the Nigerian government may deny me entry into Nigeria but can not deny exit if I have a valid document to my destination. The law on representation as a dual citizenship does not apply here. It addresses a different issue.

@BoskiM

Ай бұрын

I travelled back on an expired passport. They gave me hassle but God saw me through

@geraldjohn1588

Ай бұрын

Why didn't she enter Nigeria with foreign passport in the first place instead of blackmailing your own country because you have another passport?

Thanks Funke

This was exactly my experience last April. However they let me go. But I told them to add the caveat that one must renew in Nigeria or that one must show evidence of an attempt to renew prior to travelling to Nigeria. It think it's a policy issue that must be clear because it doesn't portray Nigeria immigration in a good light, knowing that their image before now is in tatters because of endemic corruption in that service.

The process isn’t quicker if you don’t grease somebody’s hand cos those passport offices aren’t following the rules and regulations of faster renewal at all

Another important thing about NIN:make sure the names on both your NIN & Passports match before you apply for new or renwed passport.I had to apply for modification at NIMC desk(at National Population Commission),it took a while but I eventually got my passport renewed.

You do realize that these rules will not stand up in the court of law!!? The condition must be specified that it is on condition that the passports were renewed. Otherwise the government will lose the case every day! For them to give that condition, they must make it possible to renew the passport expressly! My husband went to Nigeria this way, and they COULD NOT complete the renewal in the 2 weeks. He went to the airport with all the documents to show that his passport was still with immigration and they gave him a HARRD time. So your assumption is incorrect. Let us all stop assuming things and get it right!

@deeteespiritsoul5890

2 ай бұрын

Thank God for this sensible comment!! Like how can they operate based on discretion? That leaves room for the officials to misbehave.

@trillykeemy

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment, the average Nigerian na dullard, the woman didn’t break any law, the airport make new “laws” up everyday that really isn’t the law, and Nigerians try to reason with oppressors all the time, “yeah but the woman should have done this and she should have done that”… question did she break the law ? NO let her leave.

@Profitfromcoaching

2 ай бұрын

The allowance is that you should prove that you have started the renewal process. I travelled to Nigeria last year on an expired passport. On my way back, I showed them proof that I had started the renewal process and they allowed me to travel with my British passport. She was quite rude and disrespectful, if she were this rude to British immigration, they'd take her into a room and it would be worse in the US. She could and should have managed it better. They understand the rules around immigration better than she does. I know some of these people can be annoying but you've got to be tactful especially when travelling with an expired passport.

@ijeomai3746

2 ай бұрын

The “allowance” is your opinion. That is what you are not getting. Opinions are not facts. It was not stated on the policy. The fact that discretion is used means that the policy was not clear.

@Profitfromcoaching

2 ай бұрын

@@ijeomai3746 it was stated and clear. The fact people chose to ignore it or she went with what her friend told her and not what was clearly stated if she checked for herself is on her. Ignorance is no excuse in law.

Congratulations on the award.

@SassyFunke

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

Presumably neither her expired Nigerian passport nor her GBR passport was stamped on entry. So what is the big deal if neither were stamped on exit. The immigration officer was just being a difficult jobsworth.

It’s the same thing in Ghana 🇬🇭 as well! They will always ask you to show the passport you entered with after you can show the foreign passport.

Congratulations Funke❤

@SassyFunke

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏾

@deyojames1728

Ай бұрын

And they can be bribed to change the date too

Very useful 👌

People need to do better, she was been rude with her answer initially. Ignorance of the law is not an excuse. You came in as a Nigerian, you are to leave as a Nigerian. If you come in with your American passport, you need to have a visa Nigerian visa on it with entry and exit stamp. She should be grateful she met officers who decided to use their descretion. If she had met people who follow the book alone as its done in UK civil services, she will most likely be missing that flight.

The London embassy should be SHUT DOWN. Don’t waste your time there. It’s been two years and I’ve still not received mine. The best advice is to get a visa and travel with your western passport.

@lilshine1234

2 ай бұрын

Errr what have you contacted the Nigerian High Commission to sort out your passport ? 2 years is a very long time !

@Godsmustbecrazi3

2 ай бұрын

Are u serious? I think I won’t even stress renewing my 9ja passport then

@BigTeam231

2 ай бұрын

@@Godsmustbecrazi3yes bro very much better even makes u know ur limitations on the country when leaving if u have 3 months visa I can stay for a month do ur things and leave the country for them back to eat it 😅

@Godsmustbecrazi3

2 ай бұрын

@@BigTeam231 it’s so sad 9ja isn’t moving forward fast, I love 9ja but I hate the plaque that holds us back

@sholraz191044

2 ай бұрын

I got my passport under 12 days

Below is my exact response in the summer video that im replicating here...in Nigeria, we like putting ourselves through hardship and unnecessary pain...and instead of us as a traveling community to say it is wrong, we try to explain away systems that cause hardships. The Immigration officers are WRONG! The travel documents you need to proceed on international travel are the documents that allow you entry into the said country of final destination. I'm in the US, there are 3 popular documents needed to leave Nigeria for instance to the US: 1... US visa of any category on Nigerian passport 2... US Green card with Nigerian passport 3... US passport. The US passport automatically trumps the other 2 documents. Denying a traveller access because the document they used to come into Nigeria is expired is illegal. If I'm leaving the US to Nigeria and I have an expired US visa, will US customs stop me from boarding my flight when I have a valid Nigerian passport???? She showed them her Nigerian passport in which she used in accessing the country, expired or not, it is irrelevant if she's exiting Nigeria! But If she presented an EXPIRED BRITISH PASSPORT to gain access to GB, then Immigration can stop her because she doesn't have the required document, to access the country.... Unless...... there's a law that allows someone with an expired passport to come into the country...just like Nigeria allows citizens to return on expired passport. Please, Summer was in the right! A lot of us have traveled internationally, we don't experience any of these, it's only in Nigeria that they want to stamp you out ONLY on your Nigerian passport...No! The stamp can be placed on the foreign passport in which she's using to access the country of destination. They'll only stamp your Nigerian passport if it has documents (visa or with permanent resident card) that is used to access entry into the final destination! When I went to Nigeria last year, it was the same nonsense they did....wasted people's time on that line, asking for personal information which I refused to put down my actual info cause I don't know who they will give my data to in that country to track me! Let's stop supporting what's wrong! The more people that get to that Immigration spot and oppose those officers and let them know they're wrong, the quicker they'll scrap it out but if we keep blaming ourselves, it is easy to keep oppressing us and making it seem as if we don't understand how things work!

@estherjones8260

2 ай бұрын

Correct explanation FUNKE ready disappointed me.

@deyojames1728

Ай бұрын

👏 👏 👏

The Nigerian passport is like an albatross, yet it is so difficult to renew it.

Funke as much I appreciate the good work you’re doing. You’re 💯 biased with your analysis. I also experienced the same with my UK passport when returning back

Sassy _Funke! Please, you're wrong about when traveling abroad . As a Nigerian, I travel to Ghana with my Nigerian ECOWAS, and when traveling to America. I left with my America passport and nothing more. Thanks

@MartinAdu

2 ай бұрын

But your Nigerian passport was possibly Valid!

@Oyelakin

2 ай бұрын

You didn't get the gist. You're not a Ghanaian, so none of your passports (Nigerian or American) would be prioritized when traveling out of the country (Ghana). Had it been that you're Ghanaian with both Ghanaian and American passports but entered Ghana with Ghanaian passport, it would be required you go out with same Ghanaian passport as it would be prioritized over passport of any other country with you.

@oj8512

2 ай бұрын

Difference between you and her is that she had an expired passport. She was on the wrong and was trying so hard to play the victim.

@omo0910

Ай бұрын

You're right, I travelled to Nigeria last year with my expired Nigeria passport and returned back to Ireland with my Irish passport. Even when we landed in Nigeria, the immigration officers were telling me there was no problem cos I was worried at first. Let's be honest, Summer's attitude is horrible in this video, and they also were purposefully making things difficult for her in hopes that she will leave something for them but summer stubborn pass goat..

Not Nigerian. But found information very useful. Thank you .

you are right i did travel to Nigeria with expired passport and i was able to travel back with the same expired passport, because i had a receipt from the immigration office stating that i have already started the renewal process.

The problem with Nigeria is that every department makes rules and regulations as they wish the communication to the lines and that’s available doesn’t make it clear that you must have a new passport or unexpired passport to depart from Nigeria.I had the same problem when I was departing from Nigeria even due I have applied,paid #55k and have even been in their office for capturing.I applied for passport on the 6th of march and left on the 22nd of march however it is may 13th I still have no current passport and the customs office who was my go between don’t even take or reply to my calls or messages.How do you apply for passport knowing that you may not get it that makes no sense to me just my opinion.what do I know

Hi Funke, your video content is great! Immigration topics are complex (even more complex in Naija!), and to ensure the legal information is most accurate, consider collaborating bringing on an immigration lawyer on those videos. Keep up the good work!

Absolutely correct... though I couldn't renew my expired passport in Naija,due to the time schedule..but i was able to acquire my NIN and the local government attestation letter with which i returned to my base I would then go the Nigerian embassy here. In the essence as she said, earlier appointments and ground work is very essential...God bless Nigeria.

That departure card make zero sense

congratulations on the award, you are the Best ❤❤❤❤❤ you came as a Nigerian, you have to leave as a Nigerian. summer talk as if she no it all that is her promble.

How interesting, was in the same situation and i tried to renew in Nigeria. 1. I have to get NIN, 2 book an appointment online for capturing. The availability of appointments is after when i was due to fly back. It's impossible to book capturing in advance if you haven't got NIN number. The question is how do you get an NIN number from abroad if you're a Nigeria citizen with an expired Nigeria passport?

I traveled to Nigeria a few years ago on an expired passport and all of these was explained to me by the immigration officers at the airport. She was being unnecessarily rude. She can't be stamped out on an expired passport or a passport without a valid visa.

@EmmanuelChika-gm3tm

2 ай бұрын

That summer aku don't understand any thing of immigration she doesn't know nothing about travel

@minilo2935

2 ай бұрын

She was travelling out on a foreign (valid) passport, so she didn't need a visa. She'd been allowed in on her expired Nigerian passport by an express instruction from the Nigerian government. I hope you now understand how different her situation was from your own.

@unlimitedej7444

2 ай бұрын

@minilo2935 my situation was not different from hers. I had my valid foreign passport as well. You get stamped in and out of a country on the same passport. The only purpose the foreign passport serves here is that you are eligible to enter your destination country.

@minilo2935

2 ай бұрын

@@unlimitedej7444 Different in the sense that a few years ago that you travelled to Nigeria, there might not have been the same deference on passport validity as currently.

@asanwa3126

2 ай бұрын

Why would she need a visa when she is a dual citizen with a valid passport of her final destination? It's the immigration officers who got it all wrong. As far as she presented her British Passport on Exit, they should have accepted it rather than asking her why she didn't renew her old Nigerian passport.

We have passports for 5 as well as 10 yrs + other ones including the diplomatic ones.

How can the immigration officer say you a nigerian visa to leave Nigeria... Crazy

Looks like they had ulterior motive: paying a bride. Why do you have to leave Nigeria with a Nigerian passport when you are returning to your current country of dual citizenship to which you’re flying to and holds a passport for, eg returning to the U.S.A use a U.S.A passport. Seems like the local regulations are not smoothly blended with recent & updated international travel operations. Filling out the departure card was necessary but requiring to leave with a Nigerian passport causes some concerns when the traveler have dual citizenship. This lead to more questions than clarity.

I’m Ghanaian 🇬🇭 but I gave ❤ for your Award you received in Nigeria 🇳🇬. Congratulations…

@SassyFunke

Ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏾

Nice and more informative video

@SassyFunke

2 ай бұрын

Thank you

I personally think there should be more clarity from the Nigerian Govt on this idea of travelling to Nigeria with an expired Nigerian passport. Otherwise, there will always be confusion. If people are allowed to travel to Nigeria with an expired passport and at the same time can travel out of Nigeria with that expired passport, why would they want to renew thier passport. I think the condition to travel to Nigeria with an expired passport should be that an application has been made to renew.

@SassyFunke

2 ай бұрын

This is where the confusion lied. If there was clarity around this…

I renew my passport in november last year that have Expiad more than 7 years ago and I got The new passport under a week. If you want to do it, it is possible, but you have to do it in time.

Nigeria is the only country that i know that stamps her passport in and out. When i leave or enter the Uk, my British passport never gets stamped. There shouldn't be any problem leaving Nigeria with an expired passport.

@SassyFunke

2 ай бұрын

The reason behind this is that the UK electronically records departures made on commercial flights so stamping is pointless. Perhaps Nigeria does not have as robust a system so resorts to manual stamping.

@yhemysun

2 ай бұрын

Nigeria isn’t the only country stamping in and out, just so you know.

@gregoryharris8706

Ай бұрын

Did you just say *"there shouldn't be any problem living Nigeria with an expired passport"* ? Are you kidding me?

Thank you, funke. i was a bit confused about the airport issue with summer, now that you have explained it i now have a clue of what the issue was, and another tin may be na my ear o your voice sounds like AI😂😂😂

@SassyFunke

2 ай бұрын

hahaha I was suffering from a cold when I recorded it. Surprised not many people noticed

I think the immigration officer was right to question her about this. They are 100% correct. Why did I say this?, she entered Nigeria with a expired Nigerian passport which is allowed as a Nigerian citizen, otherwise if she is using her foreign passport, she would have needed a visa to enter Nigeria. So when leaving, they can ask her how was she able to come in which was via the expired passport, so why not renew it before leaving or attempt to renew it. They will definitely let her leave or believe me, fine her for not doing so. Otherwise, next time, just get a Nigerian visa in your foreign passport for your journey, simple.

@MsDeoR

2 ай бұрын

You obviously aren't giving the true principles or protocols either. Fine a Brit for wanting to leave on her foreign passport, having let her in on the current directive. Hmmm. Listen to those in the system who know what they're saying and doing and stop giving the wrong notion.

@ayodeleayodele6500

2 ай бұрын

Many ppl have done it b4 her! She's not the first person to enter Nigeria with Nigeria passport and left Nigeria with foreign passport!! Lack of knowledge and confidence is killing Nigerians!!

Thanks

Congratulations on your award

@SassyFunke

Ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

This happened to me😄. I had my Nigerian passport in my checked in bag on Exit and used my foreign passport. Boy, they gave me hell. Tried to bribe them as they were opened to taking some money. They demanded £500. Anyway, in the end I had to go back to the emirates desk and beg them to get my passport out of the suitcase off the plane, which they did and luckily I got my Nigerian passport out. It was scary experience. Never again. The flight was even delayed because of this.

I think she was just being rude. It's strange how some Nigerians think they can speak to immigration officers anyhow, something they will never try at the port of entry in a foreign country. She's just being lucky she was let go. Speak to people the same way you want to be spoken to.

@ood7149

2 ай бұрын

Exactly!

@minilo2935

2 ай бұрын

What is exact here? Search your comment again and see how wrong you are. Immigration officers are human beings, not demi-gods😢

The lady came into the country as a Nigerian citizen so she doesn’t need a visa to enter the country. However, the immigration officer have to stamp her date of entry but she can leave the country with another passport of which she is a citizen.

Ma’am, you are guessing. Let an immigration officer answer this. With all respect to your knowledge I don’t think you can answer this question of coming in with an expired Naija passport

Summer was absolutely right for she's going out with uk passport for when we are living uk the immigration dont ask u if about ur stay status in uk for if not uk would have asked for ur uk passport while living at the airport but the immigration in Nigeria are so ignorant on immigration laws for as long as u have the status of the country u are going is all dat matters but nigeria's immigration are envious of those with dual nationality

@SassyFunke

2 ай бұрын

I want to ask you a question, when leaving the UK: do you encounter immigration/passport control checks from uk immigration? Yes or No? Please think carefully before you answer this question We need to stop comparing apples to oranges. Each country has their own immigration processes. In the UK, the process is different where airlines already send advanced passenger information to the home office so no need to stamp passports etc. How do you think the home office knows when people have overstayed? Also as a dual citizen, international law (not me o, not sentiments, LAW) states that you are considered a Nigerian solely when on Nigerian soil even if you’re a dual citizen. Let’s not be ignorant to these things.

You first response is the exact answer! travelling home with expired passport, your are expected to renew in other to be able to travel back simple.

She was very rude and sarcastic in all her responses, She is very lucky the officers use their discretion

@ojumu20

2 ай бұрын

Rude sounds subjective to me. She is not rude, she is just straight up that’s all. Being straight up is not common with us as Nigerians including you.

@morninglight8300

2 ай бұрын

The woman definitely have a chip on her shoulder

It’s a shame that you agreed with the nonsense that Immigration man was saying about getting a visa on her passport. Rules allowed her entry on her expired passport and that should have been stamped on arrival and also on departure. Our passports are only valid for 5yrs compared to 10yrs with other countries and it makes for common sense to allow travel with an expired passport especially if it is still under 10yrs.

@delengr1026

2 ай бұрын

There is 10 years passport. Stop saying what you don’t know.

@bwazi5455

2 ай бұрын

@@delengr1026 my passports have always been for 5yrs. The 10yr Nigerian passport was available as an option and had more leaflets inside. My point is that ALL passports AS A STANDARD should last for 10 years. All my British passports since the 80s have always been for 10yrs. As a people we need to engage our common sense more!

@jamesbode09

2 ай бұрын

They cannot stamp an expired passport

@KsCulinaryWorld1

2 ай бұрын

But they need to stamp something, even if she’s using a foreign passport, it should have a Nigerian Visa

@abimbola1841

2 ай бұрын

Can you travel to the USA without a USA visa? Regardless of her dual citizenship, the laws says once you are entering Nigeria. If you don’t have a Nigerian passport you need to get a Nigerian visa stamped on your foreign passport. Your foreign passport shows you’re a citizen of a foreign country and not Nigerian.

I booked for my passport two months before I travelled, my capture taken but still didn't get it. They had to post it to the UK after 6 months leaving Nigeria.

Congratulations on your award, you are doing a fantastic job. May God continue to fill your cup in Jesus Name Amen 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽😇😇😇

@SassyFunke

2 ай бұрын

Amen 🙏🏾 Thank you so much!

The simple logic to the issue is, would she now require a british visa on the Nigerian passport to return to London? She doesn't, she holds a btitish passport to grant her entry into Britain.

Sometimes, you just need to smile and be polite .

Thanks Funke. I follow Summer Aku, I love her but I am just getting this unfortunate incident. However, Summer is way much educated to fall into the traps of Nigeiran immigration, currently frustrating people who leave the country. Here is my advice to any Nigerian who might fit into Summer's shoes and as someone who has worked in an Embassy Having worked in an Embassy. If you hold a foreign passport and want to travel home (Nigeria), use your foreign passport and get a Nigerian visa, even if your ECOWAS (Nigerian) passport is still valid. Then, travel on your Nigerian passport, if that is what you want. So, if Summer had a Nigerian visa on her foreign passport, the Nigerian Immigration wouldn't keep her for a second. She is very lucky she met people could allow her go on descretion. Gettin nigerian passport is like dragging an elephant to the stream.

If you hold dual nationality, go leave and enter the country with that specific passport unless you're only travelling with one. Also, try to update your passport, even if you're living abroad...

She has the right to leave Nigeria on her foreign passport no two ways about it she can also travel on an expired Nigerian passport since it’s allowed it’s not her fault that Nigeria makes things difficult for people all the time

@BB-wd4ly

2 ай бұрын

@Georgeognonna she's not allowed to travelled to nigeria using foreign passport except she has a nigeria visa on the passport . However , if u have a valid nigeria passport it's fine . U get stamped out from country u coming from with your foreign passport and on arriving in nigeria u tender your nigeria passport . The reasons is that it makes it easy at the airport rather than claiming another national and immigration will treat u 100% like foreigner

I think they usually will expect the person to start the process,at least....when you are in Nigeria. She is looking at where she is returning to and not looking at the rules attached to coming into Nigeria with expired Nigerian airport. Last year, i was told at arrival that I need to renew my passport if I was going to stay later than it's valid date.

Although not a fan of some of the processes in Nigeria. Yes, they could make their processes much more efficient, but why put yourself through the agony. Why even fly with an expired passport, especially when you have another valid foreign passport. It seems like creating unnecessary headache for yourself, especially when you are not familiar with the laws. When visiting Nigeria, you want to get in and out of the country with as little headache and encounter as possible, that would be my advice.

Some people think because they live abroad, they know everything or they are always right, i am also holder of two nationalities and last year i went to my country with my expired passport and the European one, i knew well that i would not be able to live my birth country if an expired passport, luckily everything went well. It is better no to make a trip until one solves this problem with his or her embassy. But it seems that this woman doesn't want to understand, it is the same here in Europe or wherever.

In the process of renewing my nigerian passport in the UK don't like stress.

Your explanation was more explicitly explained that what Summer was putting across out there. Thanks for taking the time to explain. Now we know how to deal with our expired passport whenever we travel.

@SassyFunke

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Precisely 🙏🏾