Your passport will come in handyif you do plan to visit Nigeria before it expires. Unless you plan on getting a Visa.

I have always had a Nigerian passport. I visit Nigeria often to keep renewing or getting a new one. Yes, I agree that besides at Murtala Muhammed, it's pretty much of no use. The only time I take mine out is at MM airport. But, I'd rather have it than have to get a visa on my Yankee or British passports. I take all of them with me when I am travelling home and depending on where I am show the appropriate one. You know there are no direct flights from here, so we have to fly through Europe. I show yankee passport at O'Hare, the British one in Europe, and the green one in Lagos.

My advice: Just hold on to the passport. You just never know,

@Akolawole

Original Americans knows themselves, but "being what you are is the best".

Go and ask John Fashanu: British/Nigeria
Linford Christie : British/Jamaica

Even our own Harry Akande will have story to tell you.

@Kokscity
You better keep your nija pali o, ive got 6 of those palis, different different ones, but no matter how hard Nija is, im true 24/7.

Honestly, i feel more proud to answer "Im a Nigerian" than to answer as an "African American".

no offence y'all

common kokscity, even nigerians who were born in the US have nigerian passports. the most successful imigrants in the US where those who, yes, were glad to be US citizens but could anytime identify with their origins.
whats with the "should i burn it or whatever". pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
"amoye new US citizens ni alagbon" (singing)

omogenikky:

"amoye new US citizens ni alagbon" (singing)

WORD.

This nairaland na rubbish we go heare and read,one day,we go hear say I we wan eraze Nigeria,my guy which passport take you cross go over to USA sef,have you asked yourself that,well I really do not blame you,maybe you have had it real rough here in Naija and was lucky to go over.Well if you like use am clean your yansh na you sabi,afterall no place like home,do you know how many people are proud of where they are from,how much more.

Those that destroy there homes just because of the treasures they found outside will eventually sleep at the corridor when the pressures outside drive them back home. Think twice, Its good to be a good American but its great to be a patriotic Nigerian. Even though my other pali gives me opportunities NOW, I am a proud Nigerian and I will never forget home. HOME SWEET HOME. My Nigeria!!!

Yep! You've got to hold on to that green passport. Funny enough, I sent my passport to the consulate in Atlanta for re-issue. It's already 10 years old, so I need a new one. Since, it's been about 4 weeks since I sent it, I called last Thursday to see why it's taking so long to get the new passport. This is something that's supposed to take 5 working days. Well, the passport officer at the other end said the "passport machine" is broken and he has no idea when it will be fixed. I'm like, what? You must be joking, well, he was not. I asked if he can send my passport and money back, so that I can try one of the other consulates. But, he said they have already cashed the money.

So, here I am planning on taking a trip home in Sept and not knowing if I will have my passport back then. Hopefully, they will come through. I just can't believe the kind of these people are providing!

which nairaland na rubbish think about what you say before u speak outta ur ass

keep it man. its gon come in handy one day.

nna men burn the thingy,,,,,,I just got back from Naija and had the worst experience. First it seems like every "professional" Nigerian I met wanted to show me how much they hated my being in the U.S. O.k so ten days after I got to Nigeria last month, I was two cars away from getting robbed at gun point on my way back from Abuja if we didnt have a mobile police escort. Along that Nsukka road, the only way we missed the robbers was because the mobile police escorts that came to get us from the airport started shooting before we got to the "operation" site, and the sound of a more superior gun i guess, chased the robbers away. SO let me get this. Frustrations the NIgerian government heap on its young citizens makes me leave the country at 18, I cant get around the place if I visit because I need an escort to avoid gettin robbed @ Enugu, U cannot walk into any "profesional" joint with getting stared down,,,,,,all these by ur "fellow Nigerians". and am supposed to be proud "am Nigerian",,,,,,,Please give me a break. yeah I will pay the Visa fees ok, but just let them approve my U.S passport this fall and see what will happen to the Nigerian passport. I will take it to the embassy in washington, stuff it into the hands of one of the clerks who will probably also give u and attitude and just fly away to NEW YORK. No thanks am proud of my African roots and culture because it has helped shaped my life and abilities, but I dont think that at this moment I will confidently say that I am proud to be Nigerian. Until I can go back to Nigeria and get a smile back from "customer service" guy or walk to a suya joint without having to take a look over my shoulder. If I cannot visit my friend in the north because of sharia, nor take a walk in lagos because u will get snatched off the street, nor drive to Enugu because people will take from u what u got by ur own sweat, what is there to be proud of in being Nigerian

MY BROTHER BURN THE THING OR PUT IT IN UR ARCHIVES OF HISTORY.

and I agree with u,,,,,I will rather live free

Emmie4j

Sorry about your experience dude. That sounds like hell to me.

Emmie4j

you are an idiot for posting such rubbish. So because you just came in from the US, you are suddenly seeing armed robbers everywhere. You talk about people staring down at you, me I think you are pissed because they weren't looking at you with awe because u just came in from "Yankee". Look the myth of coming from abroad has been shattered because a lot of people visit these so-called "abroad" and see what our naija folks are doing there.

So dude, just stay away OK. Don't even call Nigeria again or speak to any Nigerian you meet anywhere. Ewuuu!!!!

I agree

If you can't see nothing good about your country, you should abstain from any affairs regarding the country
That includes thinking about Naija

Can I buy it from you kokscity?







am not joking

Remember say water wey forget its source will surely dry up 1 day, b4 u become American citizen, na one citizenship u dey hold o, no forget that and always remember your past in whateva achievement you attain in life

One day Naija too go better now and we re gettin there slowly

This guy is a typical Nigerian man, he's just trying to show off

@the topic
Abeg keep post passport because it will have advantage in the future , even some of my family members up here have both the US and Nigeria Passport with them and some of my cuzs born up here to have naija passport even though they have never been to Nigeria . You don't know the use of the green passport shio

I think you are just showing off

yeah take style tell NL. haha, making others desperates go hunger
Keep am oo because Oyinbo can always kick your behind if you do wetin dem say make you no do. wetin you go do then? am sure you can't swim the atlantic?

whats is our business the number of passport u have? if u carry the passport of all the country inthis world - what does that add to you? common - talk something better.

I am not even a Nigerian and am thinking of getting a nigerian passport. So dude, if u don't want it I can gladly take it off ur hands .

Kokcity

Thank God for America, this is a very great country and I'm really grateful for the opportunity granted me. You are just like your name, I think they should have named you Jerkcity or Jerkbrain, there are many Nigerians that will make you look bad with their achievements (yet they are still proud to be from Nigeria), having dual citizenship has great advantages there are many people born and bread here in the States that wish they could have that passport as well. Don't come here showing off. You could have even presented it in a better polite way and let people rejoice with you, not coming bashing naija. You probably will be one of those people that will one day be hiding for shame that time after God will raise Naija from her predicaments. You can do whatever you want with it nobody give a[b],   , [/b]

I'm American and Nigerian, grateful to God for this great country I love America, Nigeria, and Israel and I will do anything to defend those countries any time. So get off your high horse and honor the breast that fed you.  Naija might be going through her prooning period now, all other great countries in the world have gone through theirs in the past and look at where they are now, Naija will soon be too just a matter of time, and just as precious as Blue Eagles wings is so shall Green Eagles wings be. God bless America. God bless Nigeria, and God bless Israel.

Isreal? R u sort of from there or something @ 4sale

@Soccerchic

I was born in Naija but I'm in The US, I just study so much about Israel through the Bible and being a Christian, I love the country too.

Kokscity, I advise you to BURN the passport. OK?

i will say you shouldn't burn the nigerian passport if you still have a brain in your head. Even if you don't need it which i doubt, you don' have to burn it. You are not an american by birth, so what makes you think war is not gonna send you back to the real naija wher u can make 10 million overnight. That is the only advantage you have over jay-z as rich as he is. He only has a street in nigeria, Dem no b orn am well to get a pali or he is goin to jail. for counterfeiting so screw your question as a sentence. that's all got for your punk ass. You should even be arrested for treason if you burn that passport as no one dare says he 's gonna burn a us passport in public. No matter the circumstance

weird

I agree with omogenikky.    kokscity, let me tell you what Naija promises to do for you & you can be sure of it.
Naiji promises to:-

      1) Give the people of this country a touch time in what ever they do.
      2) Create confusion, so the people do know when their leaders are stealing moni.
      3) Make you believe other Countries are better than Her.
      4) (Well in Lagos) Never find solution to the Traffic Jams (GO-SLOW).
      5) Tell you straight to your face how moni has no value.
      6) Impose Leaders on you whenever you vote.
      7) Remind you Never To Expect Power Always.
      Always win the Happiest people in the world award, and  
      9) Remind you there is no place like HOME.

Home is where the heart is, that's what they say. Our Leaders might make us hate her, support policies that benefit only the powerful, make us wish we were from another country but the truth is, with all these troubles we face here, we can't help but love Her (Nigeria). But you know  what? How you go no say na Naiji you belong to, if the things wey dey happen to you when you carry dat passport no happen. Fear no go catch you.

dammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, you don,t do that ok just send it down to nigeria to any one u fill like given, no one knows tomorrows

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1. To correct the negative media that Nigerians have received in recent times. We are making a bold statement that there is more to Nigerians than 419, email scams and other forms of corruption.

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man its a free world and you are free to do what ever u like with your passport, but it goes a long way to tell how intelligent and educated u are, Bill clitton is irish, and still visits ireland regularly,the kenyan american that might soon become the first black president in america does not hide his identity, u a nobody feels because u are now an american citizen, to hell with nija, even the real african americans do not see u as one of them, am nigerian forget am in europe i still have ties at home, am proud of my colour,proud of where i come from, too bad i cant speak my language but i will let my kids know where they are from because every body does it, the jews,indians,chinese,polish, so y not nigerians, have a nice day man and my suggestion is BURN it.

am an american nigerian cant wait to come home and enjoy what is home home will forever be home no matter how u obtain ur passport u ar a nigerian and will forever be a nigerian even african americans will tell u they ar africans talkless of u that is a third class citizen u ar a nigerian men bull shit