The laissez-passer is an official emergency travel document, valid for up to 30 days, for a return to Niger. This document is issued exceptionally by the Embassy to Niger nationals in his constituency, who do not have passports (loss, theft, expulsion). Being a travel document, the issuance of the pass meets the same requirements as the establishment of a passport.
In case of passport loss or theft, the pass request file includes the request of the person concerned, the consular card for the residents, the declaration of loss or theft issued by the local police authorities, the copy of the passport. old passport or Nigerien identity card or nationality certificate, two passport photos and the copy of the plane ticket. It is the responsibility of the person concerned to obtain a declaration of loss / theft by the local police authorities.
NB: The declaration of loss is equivalent to a cancellation of the passport. If the passport declared lost or stolen is found after the declaration of loss / theft is established, this passport would be unusable.
In the event of expulsion, a document establishing nationality or any other means, including the hearing of the person concerned or the testimony of two Nigeriens registered at the embassy, two 2 × 2 identity photos, an official request from the authorities from the competent foreign jurisdiction of the embassy, and a copy of the expulsion decision.
The issuance of the laissez-passer entitles the Embassy to levy the same chancery fees as the passport establishment , namely $60.
