Middle Eastern only passports discontinued from today
Posted by Editor on December 31, 2018 - 10:34 am
The issuance of passports valid only for Middle Eastern countries will be discontinued from today.
Accordingly the Department of Immigration and Emigration will issue passports that are valid for all countries from the 1st of January.
The decision to issue passports, valid for all countries, was made subsequent to the decision to introduce a new passport.

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