June 30, 2016
The Passport Office on Thompson Boulevard in Nassau.
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‘Passport verification process weakened by outside decision’
ACTING Chief Passport Officer Nicholas Symonette said a previously made decision outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs weakened the Passport Office’s verification process, creating an opportunity for fraudulent activity.
‘Complaints at passport office down by 80 percent’
ACTING Chief Passport Officer Nicholas Symonette said the Passport Office had recorded a significant decrease in complaints and delays, with customer service issues declining by almost 80 percent.
Passport Act protocols for children of Bahamian men gazetted
THE long-awaited protocols for many affected by last year’s landmark Privy Council citizenship ruling –– which established that children born to Bahamian men are entitled to citizenship regardless of their mother’s nationality –– were tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday in a bill to amend the Passport Act.
Mitchell asks for patience ahead of more passport office delays
FOREIGN Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell said yesterday that the Passport Office is experiencing the “summer from hell” as he announced delays of more than 12 weeks for e-passports.
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