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ARTICLE · 05 AUGUST 2025

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Nigeria Immigration Service Launches Digital Residence Permit Application Platform

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has launched a digital platform for processing the Combined Expatriate Residence Permit and Automated Card (CERPAC) applications.

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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has launched a digital platform for processing the Combined Expatriate Residence Permit and Automated Card (CERPAC) applications. This was announced in a press release dated 16 July 2025.

The digital platform will become the exclusive channel for submitting CERPAC applications with effect from 1 August 2025, and the use of physical CERPAC forms for initiating applications will be discontinued thereafter.

It will be recalled that the Federal Ministry of Interior (FMI), which oversees the NIS, had previously announced significant reforms aimed at streamlining immigration procedures and improving service delivery. These initiatives underscore the government's commitment to modernising Nigeria's immigration framework in line with global best practices.

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