Skip to Main Content
Go to ILO main website
Français
Español
 
 
 
Home
NGA-2015-L-104155
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Immigration Act, 2015 (Act No. 8 of 2015).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Nigeria
Subjects (Classification)
Migrant workers
Adopted on (Date of text)
2015-05-25
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
This Act [which repeals Immigration Act, Cap. I1, LFN, 2004, and the Passport (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, Cap. P1, LFN, 2004]. sets out the provisions for matters relating to immigration, passports, visas, resident permits, work permits, and the prohibition of smuggling of migrants into and from Nigeria, and for the protection of and provision of remedies and assistance to, objects of smuggling of migrants offences in Nigeria.
This Act also gives effect in the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the provisions of the Protocol Against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime.
Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
1963-08-01 (NGA-1963-L-52910)
Immigration Act (No. 6 of 1963) (Chapter 171).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre
Country
Nigeria
URL
http://placng.org/
File
NGA104155.pdf (PDF)