Mozambican embassies to issue identity documents and passports

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Mozambican embassies to issue identity documents and passports

8:13 CAT | 29 Nov 2016

Noticias

The Ministry of the Interior is training staff from some Mozambican embassies and consulates so that they can issue identity documents and passports.

Currently, the process of collecting data and issuing these documents is carried out by brigades sent from Mozambique to countries where significant numbers of nationals reside. The data collected is then sent to Maputo where the documents are produced.

The National Director of Civil Identification, Domingos Jofane, explained to the daily newspaper “Noticias” that the new system will allow diplomatic missions to carry out these tasks throughout the year to improve the service to citizens.

Jofane stated that once the data is collected it will be sent to Maputo for verification. Once processed, the documents will be printed and sent to the missions where they will be issued. He pointed out that the new process will greatly reduce the need for people to return to Mozambique to renew their documents.

The pilot programme will begin in Ethiopia and Portugal before probably being spread to South Africa and Germany.

Not all diplomatic missions will offer the service. However, it is expected that citizens will be able to travel to the relevant missions to apply for documents. For example, it may be that Mozambicans living in Britain would be able to apply for documents by travelling to Lisbon rather than Maputo.

Source: AIM