Nigerian consulates in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is in the New York district. Philadelphia is under two hours from Nigeria House, one of the easiest trips in the whole district, while Pittsburgh is closer to seven.
Which office covers Pennsylvania
The office that covers Pennsylvania is the Consulate General of Nigeria in New York.
Of the 6 places listed on this page, Allentown is closest to New York at 93 miles, about 2 h 5 min at the wheel. Erie is furthest at 436 miles and 8 h 19 min. The average works out around 213.
Distances from Pennsylvania
| Place | Handled by | Miles | Time at the wheel* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown | New York | 93 mi | 2 h 5 min |
| Erie | New York | 436 mi | 8 h 19 min |
| Harrisburg | New York | 174 mi | 3 h 41 min |
| Philadelphia | New York | 97 mi | 2 h 9 min |
| Pittsburgh | New York | 375 mi | 7 h 31 min |
| Upper Darby | New York | 104 mi | 2 h 27 min |
*Calculated at posted speed limits and without traffic, so a real journey always runs longer.
What you can settle from Pennsylvania
Distance matters less for this half of the paperwork:
- 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
- Nigerian birth certificates and attestation of birth
- Nigerian police clearance certificate from abroad
- Age declaration: fixing a date of birth
- Repatriating remains to Nigeria
- Letter of authorisation for children under 18
- Consular registration
Upper Darby and West Philadelphia hold a substantial Nigerian population. The two ends of this state have completely different journeys.
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