DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Dominicans who renewed their passports as of 2020 during the Abinader administration may find themselves with passports where the front cover lettering is fading. Tenders for passport booklets at the Passport Office with the change of government had fallen under multiple complaints.

The present administrator of the Passport Office, Lorenzo David Ramirez has gone on record saying the situation does not affect passports issued during his term. He began in June 2024. Ramirez is the third choice to direct the office made by President Luis Abinader.

The previous administrations during the Abinader administration were Nestor Cruz Pichardo, appointed in 2020 and removed in January 2023. He was replaced by Digna Reynoso, the wife of the president of the Chamber of Deputies Alfredo Pacheco, appointed in January 2023. Her term was also seriously criticized for delays and...