The Nigerian Embassy in Qatar has reduced the processing time for passport renewals and issuance to about two weeks following a 10-day passport intervention exercise in Doha.
The exercise, conducted between August 11 and 21, 2026, processed passport applications for 751 Nigerians, according to a statement by the embassy on Monday.
The applications comprised 441 requests for five-year passports and 310 applications for 10-year passports.
The embassy said distribution of the completed passports began on September 18, less than a month after applicants completed biometric capture.
Nigeria’s Ambassador to Qatar, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, described the development as a major milestone in the mission’s consular services.
He said completing and returning passports within about two weeks of biometric capture demonstrated the embassy’s commitment to improving service delivery and responding to the needs of Nigerians in Qatar.
Yakubu noted that valid passports are particularly important to Nigerians living abroad because they are required for international travel, employment and residency arrangements.
The embassy said the accelerated processing was introduced in response to rising demand for consular services from Nigeria’s growing expatriate community in Qatar.
The mission said the initiative is expected to reduce waiting times for Nigerians seeking to obtain or renew their passports and further improve consular services at the embassy.
