How To Become An Immigration Officer In Nigeria

The Directorate is headed by a Deputy Comptroller General and divided into four (4) Divisions as follows:

• Land Control Post and Land Patrol;
• Airport Control and Aerial Patrol;
• Seaport Control and Marine patrol;
• Border Services.

7. Visa and Residency Directorate

The Directorate is headed by a Deputy Comptroller General and divided into three (3) Divisions as follows:

• Visa
• State Coordination / Export Processing Zone (EPZ);
• Residency.

8. Migration Directorate

• Regular Migration
• Irregular Migration

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What are the skills needed to be an immigration officer?

Immigration officials must be confident and trustworthy, yet fair and unbiased, in their assessment. These skills include:

• Additional abilities and characteristics are essential:
• Great verbal skills and abilities in social contact with individuals with little English
• The capacity to function under duress
• A good detail eye
• Capacity for teamwork.

What are the qualifications required?

Including both students and dropouts, there are ways to become an immigration officer. While communication skills or legal studies may be helpful there are no specific prerequisites for becoming an immigration officer. You must be a Nigerian citizen or have dual nationality, one portion being Nigerian to serve in the civil service. Immigration officials must also undergo safety clearance and medical inspections. At this moment there are no academic qualification requirements.

Recruitment Process for Nigeria Immigration Service

Step 1: Apply Online

• Kindly visit the website of the agency and request a job.
• You will be able to choose your selected framework or position: Superintendent or Framework Assistant, Inspectorate
• To find out whether you qualify, ensure that before clicking ‘APPLE FOR THIS JOB’ you learn and comprehend certain job criteria.
• Choose your registration form purpose and basic information.

Step 2: Complete Your Biodata

You cannot go on to the next page if you don’t complete out all of the necessary information in this section. A status indication in the right upper corner of your screen shows if your registration has been finalized or is still waiting.

Step 3: Upload Your Passport Photograph

• Log up with the following requirements: Upload the current passport picture
  Your passport requires a JPG, JPEG and PNG image file.
• No more than 200KB of passports should be required.
• The passport must be at least 600 × 600 pixels in resolution.
• Cut it just on your head and shoulders before you submit your passport picture.
• A picture must be sharp and neither blurry nor fluffy in a passport.
• The only one in your picture must be you.
• The picture has to be photographed before a clear background.
• The picture cannot be improved.
• If for religious reasons you wear a head covering, you must change it to view the whole face.
• You must not use filters, optics, or icons to enhance your picture in any way.
• A complete face-to-face vision is needed, firmly faced with the camera.
• The portrait picture must be taken (not landscape)
• In this picture, you are not allowed to use dark glasses.

Step 4: Additional Information

• Select and input your NYSC certificate number and identifying the year for your physical skills (this is only required for the Superintendent Category).
  Select the identifying technique you have selected.
  Enter the number of the document here.

Step 5: Qualifications

• Complete all necessary and relevant areas with regard to your qualification.
• Add more credentials or academic experience [Superintendent Cadre only – optional] real-world experience
• You must give your previous and current job details (this is only required for the Superintendent cadre).

Step 6: Upload Necessary Documents

It is necessary to submit the following documents:

• Certificate of birth/age statement.
• Certificate of Health
• As applicable to you, indigenous certificate and other papers.
• The documents should not exceed 200 kb and will be in PDF format

Step 7: Summary Page

All the information you provided on your application may be checked and confirmed on the summary page. At this time, modifications may still be made and your data updated.

Step 8: Final Submission

Click ‘Confirm Data’ to safeguard your data for completion. You won’t be able to make adjustments after choosing verified data. You may log in to Nigeria Immigration Service and continue your application later.

What are the documents needed during the exam?

When applicants come in for a fitness test, all applicants must provide the following documents:

• A copy of the online application reference form.
• Any kind of verified identity with the holder’s clear picture.

DOCUMENTS MUST be refilled via the NIS recruitment process:

The following documents include:

• Evidence of your age: A birth certificate, for instance, is an age statement document or certificate.
• The document that shows you’re healthy.

Note: All papers must be less than 200kb and must be in PDF format.

Conclusion

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