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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Kenyans who have not replaced their old passports with the new e-passport one have until November 30 to do so.<\/p>\n

Director General of Immigration services Alexander Muteshi said the move follows a decision by the East Africa Community Council of minister\u2019s meeting held on November 22 and 29, 2021.<\/p>\n

The council set the deadline for phasing out the old generation passport for all EAC member states to November 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn line with this decision, the Directorate of Immigration Services wishes to inform the general public that Kenya is bound to migrate fully to the new East African Community biometric e-passport by 30th November 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cKenyans are therefore hereby advised to acquire the new Biometric e-passport to avoid any inconveniences,\u201d said Muteshi in a statement.<\/p>\n

The government has been extending the deadline to travel on the new e-passport since 2019.<\/p>\n

Some Kenyans have been travelling on dark blue documents. This was after it emerged almost 1.8 million Kenyans, mostly those in the diaspora were holding dark blue passports.<\/p>\n

The migration to the new-generation e-passport is in accordance with ICAO specifications.<\/p>\n

To rationalize the issuance of this travel document, the government set up and operationalized four passport control centres in Nakuru, Kisii, Eldoret and Embu, and six others in the diaspora; three in Europe (Berlin, Paris and London), one in the US (Washington DC), another in Johannesburg, South Africa, and one more in Dubai.<\/p>\n

Plans are also underway to achieve same-day issuance of passports.<\/p>\n

Muteshi told the Kenyans still holding the dark blue passport to take full advantage of this period to acquire the EAC-format electronic passports at the earliest opportunity possible to avoid the last-minute rush, unnecessary jam-ups at the centres, and travelling inconveniencies.<\/p>\n

The government had previously announced that the old passports would be invalid beginning in 2020 causing a scramble and last-minute rush for the new e-passports ahead of the deadline.<\/p>\n

The process to acquire new passports had turned into a nightmare for many Kenyans who were forced to spend long hours in endless queues at Nyayo House in Nairobi.<\/p>\n

In August 2017, Kenya began issuing single electronic East African Community (EAC) passports, replacing the readable East African and ordinary passports issued by the member states.<\/p>\n

EAC directed its members to begin issuance of the new digital passport by January 31, 2018.<\/p>\n

The new e-passport database is enhanced with an Automated Fingerprint Verification System to minimise fraud, identity theft, forgery and passport skimming.<\/p>\n

Officials argue the e-passport will assist Kenyans in easing travel, especially through the use of automated border clearances or e-gates, automated issuance of boarding passes and faster travel arrangements with airlines and immigration checks worldwide.<\/p>\n

To get the e-passport, applicants will be required to apply for a replacement passport and return their current ones. The move is part of the government’s switching shift to e-services to improve efficiency and reduce security loopholes.<\/p>\n

For instance, since 2015, all foreigners visiting Kenya were required to apply for visas online through the e-visa system.<\/p>\n

The government also rolled out the e-citizen, a one-stop portal for information and service to help Kenyans get fast transactions online conveniently.<\/p>\n

All government agencies are interlinked through a new computer system \u2014 Integrated Population Registration System \u2014 for personal information of individuals.<\/p>\n

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