United States Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria

The American Citizen Services (ACS) section of the Consular Section of the U.S. Mission to Nigeria provides a wide range of information and assistance to U.S. citizens in Nigeria. American Citizens Services are offered at the Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate in Lagos.  Each has different service hours. Refer to this map (PDF 166 KB) for the state covered by each office.

Hours of Operation

Abuja

American Citizen Services hours:

All ACS services provided at the Embassy in Abuja, including follow-up visits, require an appointment.  Appointment times are organized to facilitate prompt service. Please arrive on time with completed applications. Applicants who arrive late will be served in order of arrival. 

For all services in Abuja, including follow up visits, please use this link to schedule an appointment.

For Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA) please find updated information here (PDF 187KB).

For a child’s first or second passport renewal, progress photos chronologically depicting the child’s physical development since the previous issuance is strongly recommended.

CRBA Appointments can be scheduled here.

Notarial Services are done by appointment only.  Please schedule your appointment here.

Additional Passport Pages are provided by appointment only. Please allow up to 24 hours for processing.

Applicants requiring a follow up visit must schedule an appointment online for the respective service, the same as a first time visit. Please schedule your follow up appointment here. 

ACS-Abuja business hours are as follows: 

Monday, Tuesdays and Thursday from 1:00pm – 3:00pm.

Friday from 8:00am – 11:00am.

American Citizen Services, including notaries, are no longer available on Wednesday afternoons.

Please note, the Embassy is closed to the public for American and Nigerian holidays, and the last Friday of every month.

If you are an American citizen and require emergency assistance, please dial 09-461-4000.

Inquiries regarding visas or consular services should be addressed to ConsularAbuja@state.gov.

Lagos:

American Citizen Services hours:

All ACS services provided at the Consulate General in Lagos require an appointment.  Appointment times are organized to facilitate prompt service. Please arrive on time with completed applications. Applicants who arrive late will be served in order of arrival. 

For all services in Lagos please use this link to schedule an appointment. 

For a child’s first or second passport renewal, progress photos chronologically depicting the child’s physical development since the previous issuance is strongly recommended.

For Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA) please view the information sheet (PDF 187KB)

CRBA Appointments can be scheduled here.

Notarial services and adding extra passport pages are done by appointment only.  Please schedule your appointment here.

Please note that the Consulate General is closed to the public for American and Nigerian holidays, and the last Friday of every month.

If you are an American citizen and require emergency assistance, please dial (234-1) 460-3600 or (234-1) 460-3400.

Inquiries regarding the American Citizen Services Unit should be addressed to LagosACS@state.gov

Visa inquiries cannot be answered by the American Services section and should be addressed accordingly:

• If your inquiry concerns a nonimmigrant visa case, please contact LagosNIV@state.gov
• If your inquiry concerns a student visa, please contact LagosStudentVisas@state.gov
• If your inquiry concerns an immigrant visa case, please contact LagosIV@state.gov

Important Notices 

• The American Citizen Services Section cannot answer visa inquiries.  All such inquiries must be directed to the visa section.  Please go to the visa page for contact information.
• Please do not bring mobile phones or any electronic devices as they are not allowed within the Embassy. We also strongly advise that you do not bring large bags, such as backpacks, suitcases or packages to the interview as there are no storage facilities on Embassy grounds.
• Only person(s) seeking consular services will be admitted into the Embassy. Exceptions will be made only if those seeking consular services are under 18, or if they are disabled and require assistance.