Regulatory Alerts2016-02-05 | BPS/DIR/GEN/WEB/01/004Extension of BVN for Nigerian Banks' Customers in Diaspora (Revised)
The Central Bank of Nigeria has extended the deadline for Nigerian Banks' Customers in the diaspora to register and link their BVN to their bank accounts. The new deadline is June 30, 2016, and customers are encouraged to complete the process by then. The bank has also provided a list of existing enrollment centers in various countries, with their addresses and contact details.
BANKING AND PAYMENTS SYSTEM DEPARTMENT REF: BPS/DIR/GEN/CIR/03/001 CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA Central Business District P.M.B. 0187, Garki, Abuja.
+234 - 0946238445 Thursday, 04 February, 2016 To: All Deposit Money Banks (DMBs),
Extension Of Bvn For Nigerian Banks' Customers In Diaspora
You will recall that as part of its efforts towards ensuring full implementation of the BVN Project, the Central Bank of Nigeria issued a circular extending the deadline for the registration and linkage of BVN to accounts of Nigerian Banks' Customers in diaspora to January 31, 2016.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has observed, through a recent survey, the low percentage of registration of Nigeria Banks' Customers in diaspora, which may be attributed to lack of accessibility to registration centres and unavailability of registration centres in some cities where Nigerian population is high.
Consequently, all the DMBs are hereby requested to note that BVN enrolment for Nigerian Banks' Customers in Diaspora is hereby extended to 30th June, 2016. This is to enable such customers complete the enrolment and link the BVN to their bank accounts.
The addresses of the existing enrolment centres are as listed below:
| S/No | City/Country | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Washington DC, | Washington: OIS, Washington DMV, 11900 Parklawn Drive, Suite 160, | |
| 1. | USA | Rockville, MD, 20852. Opening times: Monday to Friday (9:00am - |
| 4:00pm) Tel: +1 860 929 8995 | ||
| Atlanta, USA | Atlanta: OIS Services, Suite 204, 918 Holcomb bridge road, Roswell, | |
| 2. | Atlanta, GA 30076 Opening times: Monday to Friday (9am - 4pm) Tel: | |
| +1 860-929-8995 |
BVN ENROLLMENT CENTRES
| 3. | Houston, USA | Houston: OIS Services, Bissonnet Street, Houston, TX 77036 Opening |
|---|---|---|
| times: Monday to Friday (9am - 4pm) . | ||
| 4. | Los Angles, USA | Los Angeles: OIS Services, 11001 South Broadway, Los Angeles. CA |
| 90061 Opening times: Monday to Friday (9:00am - 4:00pm) Tel: +1 860- | ||
| 929-8995 | ||
| 5. | New York, USA | New York: OIS Services 25 Bond Street Brooklyn, New York 11201 |
| Opening times: Monday to Friday (9:00am - 4:00pm) | ||
| 6. | San Francisco, | San Francisco: VFS Global, 50 California Street, Suite 1500 San |
| USA | Francisco, CA 94111 Opening times: Monday to Friday (9am - 4pm) Tel: | |
| +1-415-277-5486 | ||
| 7. | London, U.K | London: OIS Services, 56-57 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1JU, UK Opening |
| times: Monday to Friday (10am - 4pm) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7832 0001 | ||
| 8. | Leicester, U.K | Leicester: OIS Services, The Peepul Center Orchardson Avenue, |
| Leicester LE4 6DP, UK Opening Times: Monday to Friday (10am - 4pm) | ||
| Tel: +44 (0) 20 7832 0001 | ||
| 9. | Manchester, U.K | Manchester: VFS Global, 1st floor, 18-22 Mosley Street, Manchester M2 |
| 3AG, United Kingdom. Opening Times: Monday to Friday (9am - 4pm) | ||
| Tel: +44 203 695 9871 | ||
| 10. | Dubai, U.A.E | Dubai: OIS Services, 2907 Platinum Tower, Cluster I, Jumeirah Lake |
| Towers, Dubai. Opening times: Sunday to Thursday (9:00am - 4:00pm) | ||
| Tel: +971 4 276 5448 | ||
| 11. | Johannesburg, | Johannesburg: OIS Services, 6 Bolton Road Parkwood Rosebank, 2193. |
| S.A | Johannesburg, SA. Opening times: Monday to Friday (9am - 4pm) Tel: | |
| +27 112682376; +27 112682470 | ||
| 12. | Capetown, S.A | Capetown: VFS Global, 47 Strand Street, 5th Floor Office 504, Cape |
| Town, Western Cape. Opening times: Monday to Friday (8am - 3pm) | ||
| Tel: +27 (0)12 425 3011 | ||
| 13. | Kuala Lumpur, | Kuala Lumpur: OIS Services, 85 Jalan Ampang Hilir, 55000 Kuala |
| Malaysia | Lumpur. Malaysia. Opening times: Monday to Friday (9:00am - 5:00pm) |
| 15. | Beijing, China | Beijing: OIS Services, Unit 1 Suite 1801, Kun Sha Building, 16 |
|---|---|---|
| Xin Yuan Li Str, Chaoyang District, Beijing PRC Opening times: | ||
| Monday to Friday (9am - 4pm) Tel: +86-1084004549 | ||
| 16. | Shanghai, | Shanghai: OIS Services, Room 2025, 22/F, Catic Building, 212 |
| Jiangning Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai, PRC Opening times: | ||
| China | Monday to Friday (9am - 4pm) Tel: +86-2122306696 | |
| Guangzhou: OIS Services, Unit 27/28, 41st Floor, R&F To-Win | ||
| 17. | Guangzhou, | Building,30 Huaxia Rd, Tianhe District, Guangzhou PRC Opening |
| China | times: Monday to Friday (9am - 4pm) Tel: +862089196634 | |
| Toronto: VFS Global, Unit 701 - 1235 Bay Street, Toronto, ON, M5R | ||
| 18. | Toronto, Canada | 3K4, Canada Opening times: Monday to Friday (9am - 4pm) Tel: +1 647- |
| 963-3735 | ||
| Oceanic Plaza | ||
| 19. | Vancouver, | 1066 West Hastings Street, Suite 2000 |
| Canada | Vancouver. BC | |
| V6E 3X2 | ||
| Working Hours - 09:00 to 16:00 (Monday to Friday) | ||
| Email ID - | ||
| bvninfocan@vfsglobal.com | ||
| bynfeedbackcan@vfsglobal.com | ||
| Helpline: +1 647 963 3735 | ||
| Paris: OIS Center, 173 Avenue Victor Hugo, 75116 Paris, France Opening | ||
| 20. | Paris, France | times: Monday to Friday (9:00am - 5:00pm) (Last intake will be at |
| 4.00pm) | ||
| 21. | Rome, Italy | Rome: OIS Services, S.R.L., 169, Via dei Gracchi, 2nd floor, 00192 Rome, |
| Italy Opening times: Monday to Friday (9am - 4pm) | ||
| 22. | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Sao Paulo:VFS Global, Avenida das Nações Unidas, No 12.551, World |
| Trade Center São Paulo, 17 floor, room 1704B. Brooklin Paulista São | ||
| Paulo - SP. Brazil Opening times: Monday to Friday (9am to 3pm) Tel: | ||
| +55 11 3443-7511 | ||
| 23. | New Delhi, India | New Delhi: OIS Services, C/O Central Board of Irrigation & Power Plot, |
| No. 4, Ground Floor, Institutional Area Opp.: Sarvodaya School Malcha | ||
| Marg, Chanakyapuri New Delhi 110021, Delhi, India. Opening times: | ||
| Monday to Friday (9:00am - 4:00pm) & Saturdays |
| 24. | Melbourne, | Melbourne : VFS Global, Suite 4, Level 12, 55 Swanston Street, |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Melbourne, Victoria - 3000. Australia. Working Hours: (9:00am | |
| to 3:00pm) Tel: +612 9252 1152 | ||
| 25. | Brisbane, | VFS Global, Level 8, Joint Visa Application Centre, 87 Wickham |
| Terrace, Spring Hill, Brisbane, QLD - 4004 | ||
| Australia | Suite 4, Level 12, 55 Swanston Street, | |
| Melbourne, Victoria - 3000 | ||
| Eurollment Dates | ||
| 15 February 2016 to 28 February 2016 | ||
| Working Hours - 09:00 to 15:00 (Monday to Friday) Email ID - | ||
| bvninfoaustralia@yfsglobal.com | ||
| bynfeedbackaustralia@vfsglobal.com | ||
| Helpline: +612 9252 1152 | ||
| 26. | Perth, Australia | VFS Global, Level 3, 267 St. George's Terrace, Perth, WA - 6000 |
| Enrollment Dates | ||
| 27 January 2016 to 10 February 2016 | ||
| Working Hours - 09:00 to 15:00 (Monday to Friday) | ||
| Email ID - | ||
| bvninfoaustralia@vfsglobal.com | ||
| bynfeedbackaustralia@vfsglobal.com | ||
| Helpline: +612 9252 1152 | ||
| 27. | Riyadh, Saudi | VFS Global, Dove Plaza (Hyper Panda), Umm Al Hamam Street, |
| Arabia | Riyadh Office Hours: 09:00 to 16:00 (Sunday to Thursday), 10:00 to | |
| 14:00 on Saturdays | ||
| Email ID - | ||
| bvninfosaudiarabia@yfsglobal.com | ||
| bynfeedbacksaudiarabia@yfsglobal.com | ||
| Helpline: +966 920011494 | ||
| 28. | Jeddah, Saudi | VFS Global, Al Etimad Visa Centre - TasHeel Commercial Plaza, |
| Arabia | Ground Floor - Suwaid Bin Sakher Street, Off Jundub Bin Kaab Street, | |
| Al Mohammadiyah District 1, Jeddah | ||
| Office Hours: 09:00 to 16:00 (Sunday to Thursday), 10:00 to 14:00 on | ||
| Saturdays | ||
| Email ID - |
| bvninfosaudiarabia@yfsglobal.com | ||
|---|---|---|
| bynfeedbacksaudiarabia@yfsglobal.com | ||
| Helpline: +966 920011494 | ||
| 29. | Al Khobar, Saudi | VFS Global, Ground Floor, Unified Visa Application Centre, King |
| Faisal Road, Al Rakah Al Janubiyah Dist, Al Khobar | ||
| Arabia | Office Hours: 09:00 to 16:00 (Sunday to Thursday), 10:00 to 14:00 on | |
| Saturdays | ||
| Email ID - | ||
| bvninfosaudiarabia@vfsglobal.com | ||
| bynfeedbacksaudiarabia@vfsglobal.com | ||
| Helpline: +966 920011494 | ||
| 30. | Kiev, Ukraine | VFS Global (BVN Enrollment Centre) |
| 60, Kyrylivska Street, 04080, Kiev, Ukraine | ||
| Working Hours - 08:30 to 15:30 (Monday to Friday) | ||
| Email ID - | ||
| byninfoukr@yfshelpline.com | ||
| feedbackbvnukr(@yfshelpline.com | ||
| Helpline: +380 44 224 57 66 |
Please note that plans are on to deploy more registration centres for locations with high Nigerian population. Nigeria Banks' Customers in diaspora are enjoined to seize the opportunity of this extension to register and link their BVN to their bank accounts.
Updated information about the enrolment centres can be obtained at www.nibss-plc.com.ng or www.bvn.com.ng .
Please be guided and ensure strict compliance.
'DIPO FATOKUN Director, Banking and Payments System Department