Section 33: Application of the Act to young persons.

(1) Subject to tlre provisions of this Act, any person of or above the apparent age of eighteen years who is in Nigeria but is not a citizen thereof, shall apply to the Comptroller-General of Immigration-
(a) at such time and place as may be required under this section for a permit under this Act ; and
(b) for such permit, not later than three months after he attains that age, and notice of the requirements of this section may be published in such a manner as the Comptroller-General of Immigration thinks fit.
(2) The Minister may exempt any person or class of persons from the requirement of this section; and the comptroller-General of Immigration may, from time to time, give notice of the requirements of this section in the Federal Gazette and in some newspapers printed and circulating in Nigeria.
(3)
A permit under this section shall be subject to such conditions as the Minister may, from time to time prescribe, and the failure to comply, when required by this section shall be an offence, and any person affected shall be deemed to be a person seeking to enter Nigeria for the first time, and may be dealt with accordingly.
(4) A person under the apparent age of eighteen years may be permitted to enter Nigeria only when he has a valid passport and visa, and may be permitted to remain in Nigeria as long as such person is with his parents and any person so admitted shall not live elsewhere without the approval of the Comptroller-General of Immigration.
(5) Such a person, if he attains the age of eighteen shall apply to the comptroller-General of Immigration for the issuance of a residence permit under this Act to remain in Nigeria.
(6)
The Comptroller-General of Immigration may issue a permit upon such conditions as he thinks fit, or he may refuse a permit; and if a permit is refused the person affected shall be dealt with in such manner as the Minister may direct.
(7) The failure to comply with the requirement of this section shall be an offence.