Nigerian consulates in New Mexico
New Mexico is in the Atlanta district, which is not obvious from a map. Albuquerque is about twenty hours east by road, the longest drive in the Atlanta district.
Which office covers New Mexico
Nigeria assigns New Mexico to the Consulate General of Nigeria in Atlanta, and that assignment is published rather than inferred.
The 3 places below run from 1,393 miles and 24 h 36 min (Santa Fe) out to 1,474 miles and 25 h 51 min (Las Cruces), with Atlanta at the other end and a 1,423-mile average in between.
Distances from New Mexico
| Town | Consulate | Road distance | By road* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque | Atlanta | 1,402 mi | 24 h 38 min |
| Las Cruces | Atlanta | 1,474 mi | 25 h 51 min |
| Santa Fe | Atlanta | 1,393 mi | 24 h 36 min |
*Calculated at posted speed limits and without traffic, so a real journey always runs longer.
What you can settle from New Mexico
These travel by browser and by post, wherever you are:
- 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
- Nigerian visa, applied for online, then lodged at an external centre
The eleven procedure guides
Eleven procedures explained, from the passport to a burial permit:
- Renewing a Nigerian passport in the United States
- Nigerian visas: the consulate is not where you apply
- Getting a NIN from the United States
- Emergency Travel Certificate
- Holding two passports
- Birth records and attestation
- Police clearance certificate
- Declaring your date of birth
- Burial transit permit
- Letter of authorisation for children under 18
- Registering with your consulate as a Nigerian abroad
Las Cruces and Santa Fe are no better placed. Flying is the only sensible option for a counter visit.
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