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Minister: Must Sign Passport After It Is Issued
Speaking in the House of Assembly, Minister of Home Affairs Patricia Gordon-Pamplin advised of another change to the passport process, saying that Her Majesty’s Passport Office is now requiring passport applicants to sign their passports after it is issued. The Minister said, “With the goal to remove the requirement, in the future, for passport... Read more of this article
UK To Print Passports, Up To 4 Weeks To Process
Starting at the end of next month, passports will take up to four weeks to process from the date that an application is submitted to the Bermuda Passport Office as the passport will be printed in the UK, the Minister of Home Affairs Patricia Gordon-Pamplin said in the House of Assembly today [May 27]. The Minister said, “From June 29, 2016, passports... Read more of this article
UK To Print BOTC Passports Starting In June
Minister of Home Affairs Patricia Gordon-Pamplin said she wishes to formally advise the general public that on June 29, 2016, British Overseas Territories Citizen [BOTC] passports will be printed in the UK. The Bermuda Passport Office, the Department of Immigration will continue to receive applications for BOTC passports. Minister Gordon-Pamplin said... Read more of this article
Changes To Passport Processing On June 5th
Changes to the processing of British Overseas Territories Citizen [BOTC] passports will take effect on Friday June 5th of this year, Minister of Home Affairs Michael Fahy said today [May 27] in the Senate. Minister Fahy said, “The significant changes relate passport personalization, printing and dispatch of BOTC passports. All of these functions... Read more of this article
Premier: Passport Issue Was ‘Contentious’ In UK
[Updated] Plans to move passport printing to the UK was “strong point of contention among all the Overseas Territories” and there was “no indication” the UK Government plans to move from their position, Premier Craig Cannonier said in the House of Assembly on Friday. Citing a new passport design with improved security measures,... Read more of this article
Government House On BOTC Passport Printing
Following talk in the media and Parliament, Government House said they wish to clarify the passport situation, saying there “are no plans to abolish” British Overseas Territory Citizen [BOTC] passports. Government House said the British Government is planning to print BOTC passports in the UK in to “produce them to new and higher security... Read more of this article
MP Brown: ‘Passport Matter Has Big Implications’
The Opposition said they support Minister Michael Fahy and the OBA in finding a way to halt or delay the removal of Bermuda Passport printing from on island, with MP Walton Brown saying power has been taken away from the Overseas Territories and the matter has “big implications.” Citing a new passport design with improved security measures,... Read more of this article
Plans To Move Bermuda Passport Printing To UK
Following the UK’s decision to move the printing of Overseas Territories passports to the UK, Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy said the Government plans to assume a leadership role to find solution for Bermuda and the other Territories , which ideally means retaining the ability to print Bermuda passports on the island. Citing a new passport... Read more of this article
