FG hikes cost of resident permit card to $2,000

The Federal Government has hiked the cost of the Combined Expatriate Residence Permit and Aliens Card (Green cards) to $2,000, shocking foreign residents who wished to obtain the document.

The new price was effected last week without warning by the Ministry of Interior, a development that reportedly caught many foreigners unawares.

The PUNCH correspondent learnt that many foreigners had visited the banks to pay the old rate of $1,000 for the card, but were informed that the document had been increased to $2,000.

The CERPAC card is mandatory for expatriates who are either residing or working in Nigeria or visiting for long periods (that is beyond 56 days) and seamen who stay ashore beyond 28 days.

The PUNCH, December 24, 2018

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