NOTICE TO THE COMMUNITY
The transitional period preceding the changeover to biometric passports will begin on Monday, March 1, 2010. It is therefore highly recommended that citizens whose passport validity expires prior to September 30, 2010, apply for passport renewal or extension, based on the following schedule: - Monday, March 1, to Wednesday, March 10, 2010 for holders of passports valid until May 15, 2010;
- Thursday, March 11, to Saturday, March 20, 2010 for holders of passports expiring between May 16 and June 30, 2010;
- Monday, March 22, to Wednesday, March 31, 2010, for holders of passports expiring between July 1 and September 30, 2010.
Required documentation for passport renewal or extension must be delivered to the diplomatic or consular representation of the area of residence, which will be in charge of processing applications and delivering this travel document. Therefore, travel documents delivered prior to March 31, 2010, will be valid until the deadline date of March 2015 set by the International Organization of Civil Aviation for the generalization of Electronic Biometric Passports. |