| Great100000: 7:43pm On May 23 |
Work permit, valid port, N80k fee… how Nigerians in diaspora can apply for BVN
Nigerians living abroad are now required to pay $50 (about N80,000) to for the bank verification number (BVN), according to findings by TheCable.
On May 13, the CBN, in collaboration with the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), launched the non-resident bank verification number (NRBVN) platform to ease access to financial services for Nigerians in the diaspora.
The NRBVN platform allows Nigerians abroad to obtain their BVN remotely, eliminating the long-standing requirement of physical presence in Nigeria.
Olayemi Cardoso, governor of CBN, said the NRBVN is aimed at increasing financial inclusion, particularly for Nigerians living outside the country.
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE NRBVN
Applicants can access the new platform and with a recognised email by visiting the link https://nibss-plc.com.ng/nrbvn/.
After registration, a link is sent to the email address provided to activate the applicant’s . The link also redirects the applicant to another page for creation.
The next process requires them to scan a QRcode using any two-factor authentication (2FA) app like Google Authenticator.
When this is successfully achieved, applicants are taken to a page with options to “Onboard, Open Bank , or Remit Money.” From here, applicants select their appropriate type status from three options: ‘Nigerian, no BVN’, ‘Nigerian, BVN’, and ‘Nigerian by descent’.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR NRBVN ISSUANCE
To use any of the services on the platform, a valid port is the primary requirement, according to the portal. However, where this is not available, other documents that can be used are the Nigerian port (valid or expired), proof of foreign residency (valid foreign port, residence permit, green card etc.), utility bill, work permit and/or proof of employment, proof of tax payment in the country of residence, and foreign bank statements.
N80,000 REGISTRATION FEE
On the new portal, applicants are notified of a mandatory $50 non-refundable fee to process their registration using either a Visa card or a Mastercard. This contrasts with the free BVN registration for Nigerians living in the country.
After confirming the information, s are redirected to a secure Tazapay checkout page to complete the transaction using their debit or credit cards.
The payment portal, powered by international gateway provider Tazapay, was launched to process applications from diaspora residents who are unable to travel to Nigeria for biometric enrollment.
Once all the required information and documents are provided and payments made, the NRBVN system will validate and screen the information. Once approved, an NRBVN will be provided within 72 hours.
As of May 2025, with the naira trading at around N1,600 to the dollar, the BVN registration fee represents a cost of approximately N80,000 per applicant.
The initiative is expected to enhance know-your-customer (KYC) compliance and reduce identity fraud across Nigeria’s banking system, particularly in the face of tightening regulatory oversight over fintech operations, foreign exchange (FX) inflows, and diaspora remittances.
Source: https://www.thecable.ng/work-permit-valid-port-n80k-fee-how-nigerians-in-diaspora-can-apply-for-bvn/
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| Great100000: 4:23pm On May 24 |
Great100000:
Work permit, valid port, N80k fee… how Nigerians in diaspora can apply for BVN
Nigerians living abroad are now required to pay $50 (about N80,000) to for the bank verification number (BVN), according to findings by TheCable.
On May 13, the CBN, in collaboration with the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), launched the non-resident bank verification number (NRBVN) platform to ease access to financial services for Nigerians in the diaspora.
The NRBVN platform allows Nigerians abroad to obtain their BVN remotely, eliminating the long-standing requirement of physical presence in Nigeria.
Olayemi Cardoso, governor of CBN, said the NRBVN is aimed at increasing financial inclusion, particularly for Nigerians living outside the country.
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE NRBVN
Applicants can access the new platform and with a recognised email by visiting the link https://nibss-plc.com.ng/nrbvn/.
After registration, a link is sent to the email address provided to activate the applicant’s . The link also redirects the applicant to another page for creation.
The next process requires them to scan a QRcode using any two-factor authentication (2FA) app like Google Authenticator.
When this is successfully achieved, applicants are taken to a page with options to “Onboard, Open Bank , or Remit Money.” From here, applicants select their appropriate type status from three options: ‘Nigerian, no BVN’, ‘Nigerian, BVN’, and ‘Nigerian by descent’.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR NRBVN ISSUANCE
To use any of the services on the platform, a valid port is the primary requirement, according to the portal. However, where this is not available, other documents that can be used are the Nigerian port (valid or expired), proof of foreign residency (valid foreign port, residence permit, green card etc.), utility bill, work permit and/or proof of employment, proof of tax payment in the country of residence, and foreign bank statements.
N80,000 REGISTRATION FEE
On the new portal, applicants are notified of a mandatory $50 non-refundable fee to process their registration using either a Visa card or a Mastercard. This contrasts with the free BVN registration for Nigerians living in the country.
After confirming the information, s are redirected to a secure Tazapay checkout page to complete the transaction using their debit or credit cards.
The payment portal, powered by international gateway provider Tazapay, was launched to process applications from diaspora residents who are unable to travel to Nigeria for biometric enrollment.
Once all the required information and documents are provided and payments made, the NRBVN system will validate and screen the information. Once approved, an NRBVN will be provided within 72 hours.
As of May 2025, with the naira trading at around N1,600 to the dollar, the BVN registration fee represents a cost of approximately N80,000 per applicant.
The initiative is expected to enhance know-your-customer (KYC) compliance and reduce identity fraud across Nigeria’s banking system, particularly in the face of tightening regulatory oversight over fintech operations, foreign exchange (FX) inflows, and diaspora remittances.
Source: https://www.thecable.ng/work-permit-valid-port-n80k-fee-how-nigerians-in-diaspora-can-apply-for-bvn/
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| Atarakpa: 9:35am On May 25 |
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Gradually we are getting there. BAT on your mandate I stand jagaban!!!!!
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| caniva(m): 9:38am On May 25 |
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Why are they paying again?
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| Adexgentle005(m): 9:39am On May 25 |
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80k fee to get a bvn? You gotta be kidding me right now. This is a joke taking too far.
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| Adexgentle005(m): 9:39am On May 25 |
caniva:
Why are they paying again?
I taya oh
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| lexy2014: 9:41am On May 25 |
Adexgentle005:
80k fee to get a bvn? You gotta be kidding me right now. This is a joke taking too far.
emilokan on the beat
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| streetshuttle(m): 9:45am On May 25 |
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That's fair enough. So far so good. We're getting there.
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| Sirianese: 9:46am On May 25 |
lexy2014:
emilokan on the beat
Hon. Tax and Die 
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| NaijaNaWaa: 9:53am On May 25 |
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This doesn’t make an iota of sense. Can anyone educate me on the value of BVN and why it should be monetized? What can BVN do that National ID can’t do? 2 hungry man indomie to anyone who can make a serious defense of BVN.
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| otabuko(m): 9:54am On May 25 |
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Cut our throats. Emilokan
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| saphiere(f): 9:55am On May 25 |
caniva:
Why are they paying again?
They have to pay because this is not BVN but NRBVN.
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| wunmi590(m): 10:01am On May 25 |
Why are they being mandated to make payment?
I will rather purse it and when next I'm coming to Nigeria for vacation, I will work into a bank and enrol for BVN and NIN for free..
Money that would not be able for at the end of the day...
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| Apel147(m): 10:17am On May 25 |
Cost of security logistics is not same as what they would if they were in the country!
caniva:
Why are they paying again?
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| Misterone: 10:18am On May 25 |
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People are just yapping nonsense on this thread. Is the $50 not better than the requirement of physical presence that use to apply before now! Will anyone prefer to pay millions of naira for transportation and waste of time instead of $50!
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| rigid123: 10:19am On May 25 |
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You want to make it easier for people to repatriate their dollar to boost your economy, you put obstacles on the way ($50 bvn). That's shortsighted and discouraging. Why not make it free and enticing? If someone repatriates $5k because of your initiative, you make a lot that covers the fee indirectly. Imagin 10k people repatriate 5k each in a month.This is common sense.
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| bigtt76(f): 10:21am On May 25 |
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Lol what of those with BVN already any need to do this? 🤣
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| okeke6969: 10:22am On May 25 |
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Jagabandit on the bit. You gonna learn😪😪😪
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| visijo(m): 10:22am On May 25 |
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if una don hang like 5 wig untop una wardrobe nobody be una class again
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| ledaman: 10:24am On May 25 |
Just to make more funds for FG without reflection on the masses. 
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| TechBaron: 10:27am On May 25 |
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Why
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| otherway: 10:29am On May 25 |
rigid123:
You want to make it easier for people to repatriate their dollar to boost your economy, you put obstacles on the way ($50 bvn). That's shortsighted and discouraging. Why not make it free and enticing? If someone repatriates $5k because of your initiative, you make a lot that covers the fee indirectly. Imagin 10k people repatriate 5k each in a month.This is common sense.
Nice reasoning
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| Lighterx: 10:30am On May 25 |
visijo:
if una don hang like 5 wig untop una wardrobe nobody be una class again
Na me b this
But my own b 5 designer cloth
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| visijo(m): 10:46am On May 25 |
Lighterx:
Na me b this
But my own b 5 designer cloth
But why na?
So guys can't rapport with you again
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| boldmkay: 10:50am On May 25 |
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#80,000 too small na
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| Lighterx: 10:51am On May 25 |
visijo:
But why na?
So guys can't rapport with you again
Oga I b guy
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| youngrichnigga: 10:53am On May 25 |
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| DLifeless1: 10:56am On May 25 |
Misterone:
People are just yapping nonsense on this thread. Is the $50 not better than the requirement of physical presence that use to apply before now! Will anyone prefer to pay millions of naira for transportation and waste of time instead of $50!
rigid123:
Misterone
This is your fellow human being, can you see how living things reason? When you sprinkle some of your destiny into the brown paper and wrap it up with kolos to smoke, this is the result, just to sound sane with your APC brain, you've disgraced your lineage now. Tueh!
You want to make it easier for people to repatriate their dollar to boost your economy, you put obstacles on the way ($50 bvn). That's shortsighted and discouraging. Why not make it free and enticing? If someone repatriates $5k because of your initiative, you make a lot that covers the fee indirectly. Imagin 10k people repatriate 5k each in a month.This is common sense
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| DLifeless1: 11:01am On May 25 |
saphiere:
They have to pay because this is not BVN but NRBVN.
So the NR before the BVN cost 80K?
N is 40K, and R is 40K?
APC Ntooor! Ekwensu echiele unu amù na ire, tueh.
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| Menclothing1: 11:03am On May 25 |
NaijaNaWaa:
This doesn’t make an iota of sense. Can anyone educate me on the value of BVN and why it should be monetized? What can BVN do that National ID can’t do? 2 hungry man indomie to anyone who can make a serious defense of BVN.
You can’t open any acct or buy government property or loan without BVN
NiN can’t do that alone it needs BVN
Without BVN you can’t even Nigeria port
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