Nigerian consulates in Connecticut
Connecticut is in the New York consular district, which is close enough for a day trip from anywhere in the state. Hartford to Nigeria House is a little over two hours by road.
Which office covers Connecticut
The office that covers Connecticut is the Consulate General of Nigeria in New York.
Of the 5 places listed on this page, Stamford is closest to New York at 36 miles, about 56 min at the wheel. Hartford is furthest at 110 miles and 2 h 34 min. The average works out around 73.
Distances from Connecticut
| City | Office | Distance | Driving time* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport | New York | 57 mi | 1 h 25 min |
| Hartford | New York | 110 mi | 2 h 34 min |
| New Haven | New York | 75 mi | 1 h 51 min |
| Stamford | New York | 36 mi | 56 min |
| Waterbury | New York | 87 mi | 2 h 1 min |
*Calculated at posted speed limits and without traffic, so a real journey always runs longer.
What you can settle from Connecticut
These travel by browser and by post, wherever you are:
- Emergency Travel Certificate, posted to the consulate, with no counter visit
- Dual citizenship rules, worth reading before you take the US oath, not after
- National Identification Number, issued by the NIMC and needed before any passport application
- Passport application form, filled in online before you book anything
The eleven procedure guides
What each document needs, who issues it and how long it takes:
- Nigerian passport renewal
- Applying for a Nigerian visa
- NIN enrolment from abroad
- Emergency Travel Certificate
- Holding two passports
- Birth records and attestation
- Nigerian police clearance certificate from abroad
- Age declaration: fixing a date of birth
- Repatriating remains to Nigeria
- Letter of authorisation for children under 18
- Registering with your consulate as a Nigerian abroad
Bridgeport and Stamford are closer still, near enough that Metro-North makes more sense than driving into Manhattan.
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