Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Travel experts say that Uganda’s passport has attained the highest form of security that is recognizable in any country. The new Electronic Machine-Readable Travel document, the e-passport was designed with enhanced security features, including fingerprint, facial, and iris recognition. But what makes it even more …
Read More »Government clarifies on new e-passport
Kampala, Uganda | The Independent | After a rant on social media over the new e-passport, government clarified on Jan.01 that they are in the process of notifying all foreign embassies and consulates about the change in travel documents. This was after a Ugandan travelling to Denmark was denied a …
Read More »MPs query EAC e-passport
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators have questioned the move by government to introduce the new international East African electronic passport to replace the current passports. The Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Mario Obiga Kania, said that following an East African Community (EAC) directive by Heads of State, the …
Read More »New e-passport: All you need to know
Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control is set to rollout a new International East African passports to replace the current ones. The exercise that starts in January 2019 is an initiative of the EAC Heads of State to synchronise passports across the region.The e-passport …
Read More »Tanzania unveils e-passport
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Jan 31. Tanzanian government unveiled an electronic passport to enhance national security, control illegal immigrants and play a key role in revenue collection. President John Magufuli said the new development is part of efforts to improve productivity and simplify service delivery. He also …
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