Agency to issue new passport within a month as of next week

Addis Ababa, March 12, 2020 (FBC) –Ethiopia’s Immigration, Nationality and Vital Events Agency said it will put in place a new system as of next week to cut the time it takes to get a new passport.

The new system will allow the agency to give response to first-time passport requests within a month, said Mujib Jemal, Director General of the agency.

A decision has been made to cut the time required to secure new passports to one month from the previous two and a half months, he indicated.

The new system will also allow people with an urgent need to get new passports within five days, he added.

The Agency pushed the time needed to get new passport to two and a half months from only one month since February last year due to shortage of materials.

The number of people applied for passport has reached 90,000, according to him.