SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, CMC – The Director of Passports, Lorenzo David Ramírez Uribe, says the bidding course of for the brand new digital or biometric passport for the Dominican Republic is underway.
Earlier this week, Ramírez Uribe highlighted that the Normal Directorate of Passports is reworking, considerably lowering the time required to acquire a passport.
“Beforehand, the method took roughly three hours. After implementing a number of enhancements, now we have decreased the wait time to about half-hour. He mentioned that appointments can be found for any want or emergency inside two to a few days.
He confirmed that the demand for passports continues to develop, with over 730,000 booklets issued in 2023 alone.
This new passport will characteristic an embedded digital chip, enhancing doc safety and gaining “worldwide recognition.”
It can additionally facilitate visa-free entry for Dominicans to a number of international locations, because the Normal Directorate of Passports outlines.
The Dominican Republic is among the many few international locations that also have to undertake this expertise.
An digital passport, or e-passport, consists of an embedded digital chip and may be recognized by a singular worldwide image on the duvet.
In the US, vacationers getting into beneath the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) should have an e-passport if issued on or after October 26, 2006.
The chip accommodates the identical info printed on the passport’s knowledge web page, together with the holder’s identify, date of start, and different biographical particulars, in addition to a biometric identifier, comparable to a digital {photograph}.
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