Nigerian consulates in New York
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New York State is home to the Consulate General at Nigeria House, 828 Second Avenue in Turtle Bay. The city's Nigerian community is among the oldest and largest in the country, concentrated in the Bronx and parts of Brooklyn.
Which office covers New York
New York is in the published consular district of the Consulate General of Nigeria in New York.
Of the 10 places listed on this page, Brooklyn is closest to New York at 10 miles, about 25 min at the wheel. Buffalo is furthest at 376 miles and 7 h 55 min. The average works out around 117.
Distances from New York
| Place | Handled by | Miles | Time at the wheel* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | New York | 148 mi | 3 h 5 min |
| Bronx | New York | 10 mi | 21 min |
| Brooklyn | New York | 10 mi | 25 min |
| Buffalo | New York | 376 mi | 7 h 55 min |
| Mount Vernon | New York | 16 mi | 31 min |
| Queens | New York | 11 mi | 20 min |
| Rochester | New York | 317 mi | 6 h 47 min |
| Staten Island | New York | 21 mi | 39 min |
| Syracuse | New York | 250 mi | 5 h 8 min |
| Yonkers | New York | 15 mi | 27 min |
*Calculated at posted speed limits and without traffic, so a real journey always runs longer.
What you can settle from New York
Before looking at flights, clear the list of what happens online:
- 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
- Police clearance certificate, requested from the Nigeria Police Force, never from a consulate
The eleven procedure guides
One guide per document, with what each one asks for and where it is actually issued:
- 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: flying home without a passport
- Holding two passports
- Birth records and attestation
- Police clearance certificate
- Declaring your date of birth
- Burial transit permit
- Consent letters for minors
- Registering with your consulate as a Nigerian abroad
Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse are a different matter: upstate is six to eight hours from Manhattan, further than several other states in the same district.
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