The Ugandan Embassy has made the passport renewal in the UAE super easy for its citizens and I honestly wish Nigeria can copy them!!
The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control at the Ugandan Ministry of Internal Affairs on Wednesday rolled out the e-passport enrollment service at the Ugandan mission in Abu Dhabi.
No more long wait or delays in getting passports renewed or replaced for Ugandan expats in the UAE, as a new electronic service has been launched at the country's embassy in Abu Dhabi to ease the process.
The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control at the Ugandan Ministry of Internal Affairs on Wednesday rolled out the e-passport enrollment service at the Ugandan mission in Abu Dhabi.
Previously, the passport applications were manually received and couriered to Uganda for verification and to be entered into the central system. But with the new e-passport system, the details are being received at the embassy, verified by an immigration official and sent instantly to the central system in Kampala, Uganda for printing the passport.
The new passport will be issued in a day and then sent to the Ugandan embassy in Abu Dhabi through a courier service and handed to applicant, according to authorities.
It has been taking between one to two months for someone to get their passports after submitting their old passports and applications for renewal at the embassy.
But with the new e-passport system, it will now take seven working days for an expat to get their new passport once they complete the application process, including the biometric process, verification of details and approval through the e-passport system at the embassy.
Henry Mayega, deputy Ambassador of Uganda to the UAE said it was a good thing that Abu Dhabi was among the few Ugandan embassies where the service has been launched.
“We have been privileged by the launch of new service at the Ugandan embassy in Abu Dhabi and we are hopeful that it will be of great benefit to our people,” said Mayega adding that the Ugandan embassy in the UAE has been the third country where the e-passport service has been launched.
“I urge all Ugandans living and working in the UAE to avail of the new passport service,” added Mayega.
Ndugwa Mustafa, the Chairman of Ugandans in Dubai said bringing the e-passport service to the UAE will help ease life for the many Ugandans applying for passport renewal and those applying for passports of newborn babies.
“People had to wait for almost two months to get their passports after applying for renewal. But with the new system the process will be quicker and cheaper,” he said.
Toyeen B's World: Exclusive: Is your Nigerian passport expired? Here's how to renew it here in the UAE.Our technical team is in Abu Dhabi preparing for the launch of Passport operations at the Ugandan Embassy. This Passport Enrolment Centre when launched will seamlessly serve the over 60,000 documented Ugandans in UAE and neighboring countries without having to come back to Uganda pic.twitter.com/9sibkGxxAa
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And they say Nigeria is the giant of Africa.
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I do not see why we can not borrow a leaf from Uganda Embassy!
ReplyDeleteCan you just imagine? Uganda si Nigeria! We should be leading everywhere.....
ReplyDeleteThis is a shame on Nigeria. When I went for my renewal in March 2022, I was told no booklet and some Nigerians outside were collecting money to book dates for biometric appointment.
ReplyDeleteAm sure the staff inside are aware of this bribery an corruption. The same ministry behaviour that includes bribery an corruption, that is practiced in Nigeria is now happening right here at the Naija Embassy in Abu Dhabi.