HOW TO REGISTER FOR THE BANK VERIFICATION NUMBER OUTSIDE NIGERIA.
BVN Nigeria Diaspora: In conjunction with Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS), VFS Global Services has launched a BVN enrolment service to various centers in Nigeria for Nigerian Bank Account Holders to enroll for Bank Verification Number (BVN), this ensures that banking transactions are simple and secure in Nigeria.
Bank Verification Number (BVN) was proposed and launched by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to secure the transactions of the customer and improve people’s faith in the Nigerian banking sector.
NOTE: Put in mind that BVN enrollment in other countries outside Nigeria ends by is January 31, 2016. This is the BVN Nigeria diaspora deadline date. In case you are curious for more information about the process to enroll for BVN abroad, the locations of BVN centers abroad as listed below.
If you want to register for the BVN in other countries, simply log on to oisservices.com to book and an appointment and visit any of the locations posted above with the following items:
BVN Nigeria Abroad Requirements
– A valid identification like your Current International Passport, your Driver’s License card, or your National ID Card.
– Your Account Name and Account Number
– A recent passport photograph
– Enrolment fee (this is not stable but it is based on the location of the BVN centers).
THE OBJECTIVES OF BANK VERIFICATION NUMBER
The main aim of the BVN project is to utilize biometrics information to identify and verify all the account(s) holders in all banks in Nigeria, and also authenticate the customer’s identity when processing transactions.
- To ensure Bank Customers have a unique and uniform identity.
- To transact with the use of biometric features and PIN without the card
- To identify customers that have been blacklisted.
Bank Verification Number Nigeria Deadline
It is compulsory for all Bank customers in Nigeria to get their BVN before October 31, 2015. If you are unable to complete the exercise by this date, you will not be allowed to operate your Bank accounts anymore. To get more information, simply visit www.nibss-plc.com.ng/bvn/
BANK VERIFICATION NUMBER (BVN) ENROLLMENT CENTERS FOR NIGERIANS IN THE DIASPORA
SAUDI ARABIA – AL KHOBAR
VFS Global, Ground Floor, Unified Visa Application Centre, King Faisal Road, Al Rakah Al Janubiyah Dist, Al Khobar
bvninfosaudiarabia@vfsglobal.com
bvnfeedbacksaudiarabia@vfsglobal.com
Telephone: +966 920011494
SOUTH AFRICA – CAPE TOWN
VFS Global (BVN Enrollment Centre)
47 Strand Street
5th Floor Office 504
Cape Town
Western Cape
bvninfosa@vfsglobal.com
bvnfeedbacksa@vfsglobal.com
Telephone: +27 (0)12 425 3011
SAUDI ARABIA – JEDDAH
VFS Global, Al Etimad Visa Centre – TasHeel Commercial Plaza, Ground Floor – Suwaid Bin Sakher Street, Off Jundub Bin Kaab Street, Al Mohammadiyah District 1, Jeddah
bvninfosaudiarabia@vfsglobal.com
bvnfeedbacksaudiarabia@vfsglobal.com
Telephone: +966 920011494
UNITED KINGDOM – MANCHESTER (UK)
VFS Global (BVN Enrollment Centre)
1st Floor, 18-22 Mosley Street, Manchester, M2 3AG
bvninfouk@vfsglobal.com
bvnfeedbackuk@vfsglobal.com
Telephone: +44 203 695 9871
AUSTRALIA – MELBOURNE
VFS Global (BVN Enrollment Centre)
Suite 4, Level 12, 55 Swanston Street,
Melbourne, Victoria – 3000
bvninfoaustralia@vfsglobal.com
bvnfeedbackaustralia@vfsglobal.com
Telephone: +612 9252 1152
SAUDI ARABIA – RIYADH
VFS Global, Dove Plaza (Hyper Panda), Umm Al Hamam Street, Riyadh
bvninfosaudiarabia@vfsglobal.com
bvnfeedbacksaudiarabia@vfsglobal.com
Telephone: +966 920011494
The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – SAN FRANCISCO
VFS Global (BVN Enrollment Centre)
50 California Street, Suite 1500 San Francisco, CA 94111.
bvninfousa@vfsglobal.com
bvnfeedbackusa@vfsglobal.com
Telephone: +415 277 5486
BRAZIL – SAO PAULO
VFS Global (BVN Enrollment Centre)
Avenida das Nações Unidas, No 12.551,
World Trade Center São Paulo, 17o floor, room 1704B.
Brooklin Paulista
São Paulo – SP. Brazil
bvninfobra@vfsglobal.com
bvnfeedbackbra@vfsglobal.com
Telephone: +55 11 3443-7511
CANADA – TORONTO
VFS Global (BVN Enrollment Centre)
Unit 701 – 1235 Bay Street, Toronto, ON, M5R 3K4, Canada
bvninfocan@vfsglobal.com
bvnfeedbackcan@vfsglobal.com
Telephone: +1 647 963 3735
Click here to download the Biometrics Enrollment Form