Hello All,
I need advice and help with getting a temporary Nigerian resident permit. I am a visitor from the USA and this is my first time in Africa; a much anticipated visit that I have always planned and here is the scenario;
I have been in Nigeria on a visit since December '09 and actually volunteered in a couple of places while here. In January '10, I desired to visit Ghana and went to the Ghanaian Embassy in Ikeja and was given a list of consular requirements that stated among other things that;

*Residents: Include a copy of resident permit
*Non-residents: Must present a booked return ticket from Ghana to Nigeria.

I got all the requirements including the return ticket and when I got back to the embassy a week later, I was told that the non-resident requirement is no longer valid and I must now present a copy of my residence permit. I have a multiple entry permit to Nigeria valid for 6 months.
As I do not reside in Nigeria permanently, I need to know how to go about getting a "temporary" resident permit if there is anything as such.
All sincere advice and suggestions will be highly appreciated.
Thank you.

The Nigeria Immigration service website should be helpful

https://portal.immigration.gov.ng/index.htm

I have been on that site as well as in person to extend my visa here in Nigeria. When I extended my stay here in Nigeria it cost me $100.00 per month. I feel that I was scammed when I paid 46,000 naira for the extension and just received a stamp that this person claimed my passport was sent to Abuja of which I doubt that happened. I do not know what an immigration office look like here in Nigeria, but the one he took me to did not look official by any means.

Well, thats the way it works in Nigeria.
I'll advise you get someone that knows his/her way around the immigration peeps to help you.
If you are in Lagos, the Immigration Office is at Ikoyi.

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