Immigration Act, 2015

This Act also gives effect in the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the provisions of the ProtocolAgainst the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United NationsConvention Against Transnational Organised Crime.

Arrangement of Sections

PART I - ESTABLISHMENT, STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE, THE APPOINTMENT AND DUTIES OF IMMIGRATION OFFICERS

1. Establishment of Nigeria Immigration Service.

2. General duties of the Immigration Service.

3. Appointment of Immigration Officers.

4. Oaths and Declarations to be taken by officers on appointment.

5. Appointment of Medical Inspectors.

6. Command Structure of the Service.

7. Duties of the Deputy Comptroller-General of Immigration.

8. Duties of Assistant Comptroller-General of Immigration.

PART II - PASSPORTS AND PASSPORTS OFFENCES

9. Power to issue, procedure for the issuance, and types of Nigeria passport.

10. Certain offences in respect of passports.

11. Liability of a recommender or guarantor signing application containing false declaration.

12. A non-Nigerian citizen and penalties for such non-Nigerian offenders.

13. Cancellation or withdrawal of passports, etc

PART III - ENTRY INTO AND DEPARTURE FROM NIGERIA

14. Persons liable to examination.

15. Examination of persons entering or leaving Nigeria.

16. Passenger list (manifest) and medical examination.

17. Production of travel document.

18. Entry requirements.

19. Power to refuse entry or to admit into Nigeria

20. Visa requirements and conditions and power to issue visa.

21. Control of visitors and transit passengers.

22. Power to exempt from certain entry requirements.

23. Power to board Ships etc.

24. Recognition of ports of entry etc.