NewsWhore
07-21-2009, 07:30 PM
Flavia Garcia, the director of the Passport Department (DGP), announced the start of a new push for Dominicans to get a biometric passport. She spoke at a press conference in Boston, Massachusetts, and told reporters that the push follows International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) requirements.
Biometric passports first began to be issued in May 2004 in the DR.
A 'biometric passport' is defined as one that is digitally printed and that registers the fingerprints, and has the direct impression of the photograph and the signature of the person. The digital passport incorporates the most advanced technology and security that guarantee the true identity of person. There are more than 100 safety features that can only be detected by special "readers."
Garcia said that her mission is to provide Dominicans with a passport containing "the highest standards and criteria of international quality".
She called upon Dominicans who reside overseas to change their passports at the nearest Dominican consulate, since by 2010 all passports should be biometric.
The following consulates are now capable of issuing the new passports: Hamburg, Madrid, Valencia, Barcelona, Boston, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Miami, St. Maarten, Panama, Rome and Milan. The article does not mention the Consulate in New York City, but that is a given.
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Biometric passports first began to be issued in May 2004 in the DR.
A 'biometric passport' is defined as one that is digitally printed and that registers the fingerprints, and has the direct impression of the photograph and the signature of the person. The digital passport incorporates the most advanced technology and security that guarantee the true identity of person. There are more than 100 safety features that can only be detected by special "readers."
Garcia said that her mission is to provide Dominicans with a passport containing "the highest standards and criteria of international quality".
She called upon Dominicans who reside overseas to change their passports at the nearest Dominican consulate, since by 2010 all passports should be biometric.
The following consulates are now capable of issuing the new passports: Hamburg, Madrid, Valencia, Barcelona, Boston, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Miami, St. Maarten, Panama, Rome and Milan. The article does not mention the Consulate in New York City, but that is a given.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#7)