How to apply for a Dominican passport when it has been Lost or Stolen Lost, Stolen, or Damaged Passports must be reported immediately to the nearest Police Station or Commonwealth of Dominica High Commission/Consulate or the Immigration Office, Roseau. Commonwealth of Dominica Lost or Stolen Passport Re-issue Procedure – Required Documents: All documents that areContinue reading “Lost or Stolen Dominican Passport – How to reapply for Re-Issue”
Category Archives: e-passport
Dominica E-Passport Discussion
You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers on this Sunday’s Annou Pale. Join me from 7 p.m for a discussion on the transition from machine-readable passports to e-Passports.
e-Passport: Requirements and benefits
The government has started the registration of citizens for the distribution of digital passports, also known as electronic passport or passports in February 2022. According to concerned officials, all the necessary preparations about e-Passports, is ready. The e-Passport has an embedded electronic microprocessor chip which contains biometric information used to authenticate the identity of theContinue reading “e-Passport: Requirements and benefits”
Why E-Passports for Dominica
The air passenger experience involves many requirements that countries must address relating to effective travel document and border management, information sharing and the identification of high-risk travellers, the screening of people and cargo for security purposes, global anti-terrorism objectives, and many other inter-related priorities. Because of the overlapping and complementary nature of these programmes andContinue reading “Why E-Passports for Dominica”
E-Passport Myths 1-10
Myth #1 – The e-Passport replaces border officialsMyth #2 – The e-Passport was introduced for facilitation reasonsMyth #3 – The e-Passport was introduced in response to 9/11Myth #4 – The e-Passport was introduced because the RFID industry wanted salesMyth #5 – It was introduced as a plot by the UN to regiment the world via biometricsMythContinue reading “E-Passport Myths 1-10”
Traveler Identification
Governments around the globe, including Dominica, are embedding biometric technology into ID documents. New biometric passports (or e-passports or digital passports) are a combination of paper and electronic passports and contain biometric information that can be used to authenticate the identity of travelers. This passport contains a special chip that contains the holder’s photograph andContinue reading “Traveler Identification”