Requirements For Registration Of Nigerian Foreign-Trained Graduates

The following are the requirements for registration of foreign- trained Nigerian graduates wishing to participate in National Youth Service Corps:

• The Originals and photocopies of the following documents are required for registration and mobilization of foreign-trained graduates into the National Youth Service Corps (please note that downloaded Certificates/Transcripts, Statement of result and Attestation letters are not acceptable); viz:
  • First University Degree or HND Certificate
  • Complete official Transcript of the First Degree or HND programme
  • Marks Sheets (for Indian Schools only)
  • O’level Certificate i.e WASC, GCE, SSCE, NECO, IGCE, GCSE, High School Diploma for those who schooled in USA e.t.c. Candidate must obtain credit in not less than 5 subjects (including English and Mathematics) in not more than 2 sittings.
  • Medical Doctors and Optometrists are required to produce in addition, Evidence of completion of Housemanship, Registration Certificate with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria/Optometrists Association of Nigeria, as applicable.
  • Pharmacists shall produce in addition, Evidence of completion of Internship and the registration certificate with Pharmacists Council of Nigeria.
• Nigerian International Passport showing clearly;
  • Entry Visa to Country of Study
  • First Departure Date from Nigeria
  • Date of Return to Nigeria
  • Data page of the passport
  • Candidates with dual nationality are required to produce both passports for verification.
• Loss Of Travelling Passport
  prospective Corps Member who lost his/her passport would be required to present;
  • Police and Immigration reports from the country where the Passport got missing
  • Sworn Affidavit
  • Evidence of stay in country of study
  • The above documents should contain the same information as contained in the lost passport.
  • Current Nigerian International Passport
• For Loss Of Academic Credentials, the following is required;
  • Police Report
  • Sworn Affidavit
  • Confirmation letter from either the examination body (for loss of 'O' Level Certificate) or the academic institution of graduation (for loss of Degree, HND Certificate).
• Certificates not written in English Language should be translated at the Embassy of the country of study or a University in Nigeria where the language is studied, before uploading and presentation to the NYSC.
• Special Note:
  • Registration of foreign-trained graduates commences on 9th December, 2013 and closes on 14th February, 2014
  • Foreign-trained graduates enlisting into the Nigerian Youth Service are not obliged to choose their State of deployment. However, married women would be deployed to the state where their husbands are domiciled provided their marriage certificate and evidence of change of name (Newspaper publication and Court Affidavit) are uploaded and attached to their forms.
  • Graduate of University of Education Winneba, Ghana, King Faisal University, Chad Republic and all Universities in the Republic of Benin are requested to obtain and upload letters of Evaluation from Federal Ministry of Education, Abuja before registration.
  • All names inconsistency on different documents must be supported with Court Affidavit and uploaded before physical verification.
  • Verification is not done by proxy. All prospective corps members must therefore appear physically at the Evaluation Division of the Corps Mobilization Department of NYSC National Directorate, Maitama, Abuja for verification after registering on-line.
  • You are expected to indicate the state where you will pick your call-up letter.
  • You are expected to collect your call-up letter on presentation of your international Travelling passport. Collection by proxy is not allowed.
  • You will also present your international travelling passport before you can register at the orientation camp.