Passport distribution may halt for few days
Summary
Nepal's Department of Passports will temporarily halt or slow passport distribution for up to one week as they transition to a new German passport issuance system, urging citizens with expiring passports to apply early.
Key Points
- The Department of Passports is transitioning to a new passport issuance system from German companies Veridos GmbH and Muehlbauer ID Service GmbH.
- Passport distribution may be halted for up to a week during this transition period, expected within the next one to two months.
- The previous system provider was French company IDEMIA Identity and Security SAS, a partnership that ended after over 15 years.
- Citizens with passports expiring within six months are urged to apply early as the new system stabilizes over one to three months after launch.
