NYSC Requirements For Orientation Camp Registration

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NYSC Camp Requirements are things you must bring to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation camp for registration. There are compulsory items, like your final year ID card and call-up letter, without which you can’t register. Additionally, there are essential items, such as extra clothes and personal items, that aren’t compulsory but will make your stay more comfortable. It’s important to have all these things to avoid any issues during the registration process and to ensure a smoother experience at the camp.

In this article, we will clearly explain what you need to bring to the NYSC camp for registration. Just keep reading as we provide details if you are a Nigerian graduate preparing to serve in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Program.

The worst thing that can happen is to arrive at the NYSC Orientation camp and realize that your documents are not complete. Therefore, we urge every prospective corps member to carefully read this post to understand what is required from them; because the NYSC management would send you home if your documents are not complete. This has been the rule, and it’s strictly followed. To make this concise and handy, we will classify things needed at the NYSC Orientation camp into two categories:

1. Compulsory camp requirements and Essentially requirements.

Note: Items listed under the compulsory category are documents that, without any of them, you may not be registered at the NYSC camp. The items listed under the essential category are not compulsory but needed for your personal comforts.

NYSC Registration Requirements (*Compulsory)

Here are the NYSC registration requirements:

1. Final Year ID Card:

Bring the original and two (2) photocopies of your final year ID card. To get your ‘final year identity card, visit the Directorate of Students’ Affairs in your school and make a request. NYSC also accepts the school ID card in lieu of the final year ID, but they don’t accept the departmental ID card.

2. Statement of Result (B.SC or HND)

Bring the original and four (4) photocopies of your degree or HND statement of result. If you have the original certificate itself, better. But if you don’t, just go with the official statement of the results. For foreign-trained graduates, they must present the original certificate itself (not the statement).

3. NYSC Call-up Letter

Bring the original and four (4) photocopies. NYSC will send this letter to you a few days after online registration. Please, DO NOT laminate your call-up letter because NYSC will reject a laminated copy.

4. NYSC Green Card

Bring the original and four (4) photocopies. The Green Card is the online print-out slip after NYSC online registration. Also, Do NOT laminate it! Note: the Green Card and call-up letter are to be printed out in color.

5. Recent Passport Photograph

Bring eight (8) copies. The background color should be white or off-white. You may like to read our post on NYSC Registration Passport Requirements.

6. Medical Certificate of Fitness

Bring two (2) copies from any government hospital or military clinic in Nigeria. You may also like to read this post: NYSC Medical Certificate for Camp Registration.

7. Uploaded Documents

Foreign-trained graduates should go to camp with the original of all documents they uploaded during online registration.

NYSC Essential Camp Requirements

Here are the essential camp requirements:

1. White Round-necked T-shirts

Consider bringing extra for personal comfort.

2. White Shorts

Consider bringing extra pairs for emergencies.

3. White Tennis Shoes & White Socks

NYSC will provide these, but an extra pair is advisable.

4. Tea or Beverages

Important for those who prefer non-watery camp tea.

5. Toiletries

Antiseptics, insecticides, towel, sanitary pads, pampas, etc.

6. Mosquito Net

Very important for protection against mosquitoes and other camp insects.

7. Cash

Bring at least N20,000, and also bring your ATM card.

8. Torchlight

Rechargeable ones are recommended.

9. Waist Pouch

Essential for keeping money and important items.

10. Padlocks

Important for securing your boxes and bags.

11. Phone and Power Bank

Essential for communication.

NB: Remember to check the mammy market (camp market) for additional items like bed sheets, pillows, buckets, and other large items to avoid overloading yourself.

In conclusion, being well-prepared for your National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camp experience is good. Ensuring you have all the compulsory documents, like your final year ID card and call-up letter, is vital for a successful registration process. Moreover, bringing essential items, such as extra clothes and personal necessities, will contribute to a more comfortable and enjoyable stay at the camp. Best of luck, and see you at camp.

194 thoughts on “NYSC Requirements For Orientation Camp Registration”

  1. Rotimi

    Good morning pls i have my certificate , however i wasnt given a statement if result by my school. Can i proceed woth the certificate

  2. Onyinrose

    Pls is it mandatory to go with ur waec and jamb result to the camp, and secondly pls when is d next stream coming up thank u

    1. Humphery

      No, WAEC and JAMB results are not needed. However, if you are a foreign trained student, you need to go with original WAEC result.

  3. Akinpelu Mary

    Pls my name is not arrange well in my call up letter and have already printed it,hope I will not have problem in camp

  4. okpowodu Micheal

    I have my original certificate with my passport on it but no school id card will I be able to register in camp

  5. Vivian

    Thank you sir for all you do..God bless you. Please sir, I lost my ND notification in fire incident, so I only have my ND photocopy and the original of my HND,please will it be accepted?

      1. Owunna Sandra kelechi

        Pls u said 2 copies of medical fitness, do u mean original and one photocopy

  7. Oge

    Hi. My name was disarranged in my statement of result but It has been corrected. Will it be an issue when I get to camp?

  8. Kemsy

    Hello. Thank you for all your hard work! I misplaced my school alumni ID card but I just found a photocopy of the ID. Please Will it be accepted in camp?

  9. Ismail

    What about people posted to adamawa or jigawa and they are 5 to 6 days late, hope they are still acceptable in camp??? I mean if they leave on the 15th due to transport fare, health issues..

  10. Ojo Emmanuel

    Please sir, can a printed certificate of fitness be acceptable in camp..? Some of my friends are having difficulty with their own certificate of fitness so they printed the one sent to their mail.. Hope. It will be acceptable

  11. Olaleye Victoria damilola

    Good afternoon, please am 5weeks pregnant will I be in camp or I would go home after necessary registration

    2. Halima Yakubu

      Please my course still hasn’t changed to the one I offered, will that be a problem or I can change it in camp

  12. Umar

    Please My school mistakenly finger error my graduation date , they put 13 Feb,2020 instead of 12 Feb, 202. Please advise me on what to do

  15. Timothy

    Hi. The genotype on my school I’d card is wrong it’s was my school that made the mistake while printing… But on my medical fitness report I included the correct one and also during the nysc online registration I selected the correct one… Hope it won’t be a problem in camp for my school I’d card carrying a different genotype result from my medical fitness report and online registration?

  16. Temitope

    Please my name is not spelt correctly on my dashboard and I’ve tried correcting it but couldn’t,I have also applied for correction but it hasn’t taken effect and I have already printed my green card, can I correct it in camp

  17. kris

    Please is a school id card a compulsory requirement for foreign trained graduates?

  18. Austine

    Please apart from the white tennis shoe, can one also buy white canvas /snickers. Can it be use instead of the white tennis shoe ?

      2. Markus

        Please I have a serious issue about my DOB in my waec which is carrying 1995 when I go for jamb updation I corrected It but it didn’t effect is still carrying 1990 how do I correct it, I tried for correction it didn’t work I hope I can correct it if I go camp

  19. Hannah

    Please the sizes of my kit didn’t show on my green card. The space for it is blank. What do I do?

  20. Mr. Compiler

    My name was wrongly spelled, and the passport i used was the old one, how can I change these two?
    hope it is possible?

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