2023News

Long delays in Dominican passport issuing

The Passport Agency (DGP) is stamping expired passports to extend their duration. The Passport Agency reports delays in receiving needed documents from the supplier abroad. The next shipment of passport booklets is expected to arrive in April 2023. The delay in passport supply has resulted in the expedition of passports taking up to 30-45 days instead of a week, and VIP requests taking days instead of hours.

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El Dia
Diario Libre

18 January 2023